Cheryl Kagan, who is running against Senator Jennie Forehand in the District 17 Democratic Primary will be on the “Political Pulse” TV Show on: — Thurs, Feb. 4th at 9…
Politics
Campaign Finance Shorts, Part Two
Here are quick breakdowns of Districts 15, 16 and 17.District 15 Adam: Senator Rob Garagiola is playing on a statewide field now. He had the largest net gain ($76,913) of…
Campaign Finance Shorts, Part One
Starting today, Adam and Marc will briefly review the fundraising totals in Montgomery County and elsewhere. We’ll dig in more on selected races in the future.County Offices Adam: Roger Berliner…
Saqib Strikes Back!
Delegate Saqib Ali (D-39) has mounted a blistering counter-attack to Senator Nancy King’s recent comments about him in the Gazette. We reprint his statement, “Fighting the Smears,” from his blog.Thursday,…
Kagan Releases Website Statistics for 2009
District 17 Senate candidate Cheryl Kagan has released her website statistics for 2009. They show growing interest in her campaign. The chart above shows Kagan’s unique visitors by month starting…
The Simmons-Kramer Hump-or-Dump Bill
Delegates Luiz Simmons (D-17) and Ben Kramer (D-19) have filed a bill allowing a divorce to be granted if the parties are not having sex. No, we are not making…
Change or Die
The conventional view of politics in Montgomery County is that much depends on the balance of power and the relationships among three groups: business, labor and the civic community. That…
District 18 Delegation Opposes Ride-On Cuts
The District 18 Delegation – Senators Rich Madaleno and Delegates Ana Sol Gutierrez, Jeff Waldstreicher and Al Carr – have joined the District 16 Delegation in opposing the County Executive’s…
Former Obama campaign worker and current Action Committee for Transit board member Hans Riemer has just announced his entry into the council at-large race on Facebook. Riemer’s entry changes the…
On Berliner vs. Hopkins
District 1 County Council Member Roger Berliner is facing a potential Democratic primary challenge from East Bethesda civic leader Ilaya Rome Hopkins. Berliner, a freshman who lost a special election…
