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…
2025 Public Financing Series
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By Adam Pagnucco. I worked at the county council when the original public financing bill was passed. Here is one point that was repeated over and over by the bill’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Seven, we learned that zip codes with high percentages of Asian, Black and Latino residents disproportionately did not contribute to publicly financed candidates. Let’s look…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Six, we looked at per capita contributions by local area. Let’s expand that analysis to demographics. The U.S. Census Bureau collects demographic data on 46…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Parts Four and Five, we examined contributions to publicly financed candidates by region. Today, let’s look at local areas as defined here. The pie chart below…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Four, we learned that Downcounty residents accounted for the majority of all contributions to publicly financed candidates, as well as candidates for county executive and…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county’s public financing law has one stipulation on geography: contributions from individuals who live in the county are eligible for public matching funds while contributions from…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One discussed the origins of public financing in Montgomery County and Part Two laid out how it has been used in the last two cycles. Let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One laid out the history and basic characteristics of Montgomery County’s public campaign financing system, which was designed by former Council Member Phil Andrews. Now let’s…
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On Public Financing, Part One: Introduction
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By Adam Pagnucco. Public financing of county elections is a growing trend in Maryland. Montgomery County was the first to adopt such a system in 2014 and has used it…
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