Senator Mike Lenett (D-19) has posted a gaudy $205,787.65 balance on his new campaign finance filing. But there’s a catch: $200,000 of that sum came from a loan from Lenett…
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Duchy to Rivals: Who’s Your Mommy?
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Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg has made an emphatic, foot-stomping statement to her enemies on the County Council and elsewhere by raising more money than the other at-large candidates COMBINED.In her…
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By Marc Korman. Last time we discussed the Maryland 6th Congressional district and its incumbent, Roscoe Bartlett. Today we will look at one of the candidates trying to take him…
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Let’s play connect the dots, folks. Republican Scott Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate special election in Massachusetts. That means President Obama’s health care plan is unlikely…
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ACT: Use Costco Subsidy to Prevent Bus Cuts
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Action Committee for Transit (ACT) has written the County Council urging them to use money intended to subsidize Costco in Wheaton to support the Ride-On bus system instead.County Executive Ike…
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Kagan Outraises Forehand (Updated)
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District 17 Senate challenger Cheryl Kagan claims to have raised $63,216.93 in cash in 2009 and to possess $96,032.74 in the bank in a new press release. If her results…
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One incumbent Delegate in MoCo raised just $350 in contributions and spent $2,540 in fundraising expenses in 2009. This may just be the worst performance by any incumbent in the…
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Hunk of the Hill = King of the Hill?
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District 19 Delegate candidate Sam “Hunk of the Hill” Arora has been seen busily looking for money at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Layhill Road. Well, Arora must have…
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Ali Claims $170,000+ (Second Update)
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Delegate Saqib Ali (D-39) claims to have raised $90,000 during 2009 and to possess over $170,000 on hand for his Senate… er, excuse us, Delegate… race. We reprint his statement…
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By Marc Korman. Seven of Maryland’s eight seats in the US House of Representatives are currently represented by Democrats. In Maryland’s 6th district, Republican Roscoe Bartlett has been holding office…