By Adam Pagnucco. My reply to MCGEO President Gino Renne’s response to my post on the county’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC) concludes. The union says that if DLC were…
By Adam Pagnucco. My reply to MCGEO President Gino Renne’s response to my post on the county’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC) continues. The union claims that state monopolies on…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, MCGEO President Gino Renne, leader of the local union that represents most Montgomery County employees, responded to my post on the county’s Department of Liquor…
Gino Renne, President of UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, Responds to Seventh State’s Guest Blogger Adam Pagnucco on Privatization of Montgomery County’s Department of Liquor Control: Mr. Pagnucco opens his blog…
By Adam Pagnucco. Few issues in county government have received more attention over the past two years than the operations of its Department of Liquor Control (DLC). In most parts…
Farewell to MPW: This Time for Real
Yes, I know I’ve told you this before, but now it’s for real: I am leaving Maryland Politics Watch. The last time I quit, I had just turned 40 and…
Jane Lawton for Delegate, 2006
Town of Chevy Chase Council Member and Mayor Jane Lawton first ran for a District 18 house seat in 2002, finishing fifth. But she was appointed to replace retiring Delegate…
Royce Hanson for County Executive, 1978
Legendary Planning Board Chairman Royce Hanson ran for Congress twice in the 1960s, for County Executive in 1978 and for County Council this year. He lost all four times. But…
Dana Dembrow was elected to a District 20 House seat in 1986 and spent many years fighting with the rest of his delegation, which included Senator Ida Ruben and Delegates…
Connie Morella for Congress, 1980
Connie Morella surprised MoCo by winning a District 16 Delegate seat as a Republican in 1978. She surprised the county again by running for Congress two years later. She lost…