By Adam Pagnucco. Former Congressman David Trone, who represented Congressional District 6 from 2018 through 2024, has announced a primary challenge against his successor, April McClain Delaney. Trone left the…
Politics
By Adam Pagnucco. The county council has unanimously appointed former Board of Education Member Shebra Evans to the at-large seat vacated by Gabe Albornoz. Evans was defeated in her reelection…
What Will be the Effect of the Apple Ballot?
By Adam Pagnucco. Last Friday, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) announced its endorsees in county and school board races. Because those endorsements appear on its widely distributed Apple Ballot,…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has announced its endorsements in county and school board races. MCEA’s recommendations are conveyed to voters by the Apple Ballot and…
The Comeback Kids
By Adam Pagnucco. When you’re sizing up election races, some factors naturally rise to the top: incumbency, money, endorsements, candidate work ethic and more. Here is an important one that…
Will Jawando Get the Apple Ballot?
By Adam Pagnucco. With the retreat of the Washington Post editorial board from local affairs, the most prominent endorsement in MoCo politics belongs to the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA),…
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this month, Bethesda Magazine reported that the county council received 67 applications from residents seeking to fill the remaining portion of departing Council Member Gabe Albornoz’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. This is the tenth(!) post on Montgomery County’s public financing system, making it one of my longest series ever. But public financing deserves the attention. We were…
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County PTA activist Wylea Chase has announced her run for the Board of Education At-Large seat being vacated by Karla Silvestre, who is running for county…
Jud Ashman is Running for Council District 3
By Adam Pagnucco. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, who just won reelection by 48 points, opened a public financing account today to run for the open Council District 3 seat. The…
