By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I wrote about the practice by members of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) of appointing themselves to state legislative offices. (The state’s constitution gives…
Politics
How to Clean Up Vacancy Appointments
By Adam Pagnucco. Have you ever run for office? I have not, but I have worked for a few campaigns and written about many of them. It’s HARD. There are…
Council At-Large Primary: Tom Hucker
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s going to be strange to see MoCo politics without Tom Hucker in the middle of it. Hucker has been a player in the county since he…
Council At-Large Primary: Scott Goldberg
By Adam Pagnucco. Here are a few things to know about Scott Goldberg. First, he might be the funniest politician in the county other than Kumar Barve, Bill Frick and…
Council At-Large Primary: Laurie-Anne Sayles
By Adam Pagnucco. I have a long-time friend who votes in every election and sometimes asks me for advice when she does not know the candidates well. This year, she…
Council At-Large Primary: Gabe Albornoz
By Adam Pagnucco. Everyone who meets Gabe Albornoz says the same thing: “What a nice guy!” And it’s true. If I get run over by a bus and I have…
The Geography of Wes Moore’s Transition Team
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is something incoming Governor Wes Moore is going to learn in his first elected job: in Maryland, geography is everything. It relates to race, politics, culture,…
Trone on Pace to Win
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I wrote about mail ballot counting in the Congressional District 6 race pitting incumbent Democrat David Trone against Republican Delegate Neil Parrott. At that time, Parrott…
Council At-Large Primary: Will Jawando
By Adam Pagnucco. If the county’s progressive movement has a principal leader, that person may be Will Jawando. He has long had political talent – he is good looking and…
Trone vs Parrott: Who Will Win?
By Adam Pagnucco. The Congressional District 6 race between Democratic Congressman David Trone and Republican Delegate Neil Parrott has come down to the counting of mail and provisional ballots. As…
