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Jane Lawton for Delegate, 2006
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Town of Chevy Chase Council Member and Mayor Jane Lawton first ran for a District 18 house seat in 2002, finishing fifth. But she was…
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Royce Hanson for County Executive, 1978
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Legendary Planning Board Chairman Royce Hanson ran for Congress twice in the 1960s, for County Executive in 1978 and for County Council this year. He…
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Dana Dembrow was elected to a District 20 House seat in 1986 and spent many years fighting with the rest of his delegation, which included…
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Connie Morella for Congress, 1980
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Connie Morella surprised MoCo by winning a District 16 Delegate seat as a Republican in 1978. She surprised the county again by running for Congress…
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Sid Kramer’s Write-In Campaign, 1990
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Sid Kramer served one term on the County Council and two terms in the Senate before becoming Montgomery County’s third Executive in 1986. Most people…
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Titans of Montgomery County, 1981
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These are four of the most influential people in Montgomery County’s history, standing together in a unique photo from 1981. Norman Christeller (left): County Council…
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Lou D’Ovidio for Delegate, 1986
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Lou D’Ovidio was a teacher and MCPS administrator for 25 years and served two terms on the Takoma Park City Council before running for a…
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Roger Berliner for County Council, 2000
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Roger Berliner first ran for the County Council District 1 seat in the 2000 special election to replace the retiring Betty Ann Krahnke. Berliner was…
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Valerie Ervin for County Council, 2006
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Incoming County Council President Valerie Ervin has enjoyed one of the more rapid rises to prominence in MoCo history. In 2002, she became Council Member…
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