One reason why Montgomery County is struggling so much over its maintenance of effort (MOE) issue is the rocky relationship between the County Council and its “Rogue Superintendent,” Jerry Weast….
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District 19 Race Snowballs Early
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Three Delegate challengers are now raising money in the District 19 Battle Royal. But here’s the problem: there is no evidence that any of the incumbents are going anywhere.Sam “Hunk…
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Becky Wagner Announces First Fundraiser
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At-large County Council challenger Becky Wagner has selected a campaign manager and announced a fundraiser. These are the first steps in a widely anticipated run for public office.Wagner has been…
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Follow the Money, Part Six (Updated)
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So you think that Maryland political candidates have to disclose all their donors? Well, they don’t. They can legally conceal their identities by reporting “lump sums.”The State Board of Elections’…
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Follow the Money, Part Five
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Who is financed by Maryland residents and who is backed by out-of-state money? We know the answers and now so do you.Total Receipts from Maryland Contributors (Excludes Self and Family)…
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Follow the Money, Part Four
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It’s time to look at self-financing. Which MoCo candidates depend on themselves the most? Let’s find out.Total Receipts from Self (Includes Loans) 1. Ben Kramer, Delegate/County Council Challenger: $220,4502. Mike…
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Follow the Money, Part Three
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In our ten-year dataset of MoCo political contributions, business entities and PACs accounted for 27.1% of all receipts and labor PACs and political clubs accounted for 4.9%. Here are the…
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Follow the Money, Part Two
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Let’s start crunching our colossal dataset of Montgomery County political contributions!Here is the distribution by category of all contributions and loans received by every MoCo county and state incumbent, along…
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Follow the Money, Part One
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Now it can be told. For months, we have been quietly gathering tens of thousands of records of political contributions to county and state candidates in Montgomery County. After countless…
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By Marc Korman. Former Governor Bob Ehrlich took a look at the election results in New Jersey and Virginia and liked what he saw. I think Bob Ehrlich should take…