By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Andrew Friedson, who is running for executive, has sent out his fourth mailer. This one is complicated because it’s customized with different versions for each…
2026 Primary
Fatmata Barrie’s First Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. Former council stafffer Fatmata Barrie, who once worked for Council Member Will Jawando, is running for a council at-large seat. Her first mailer is reprinted below.
CASA in Action, Realtors Run Digital Ads
By Adam Pagnucco. The CASA in Action PAC and the Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS MD IEC, both of whom have begun independent expenditures promoting candidates, have started to…
Love Korman Walk Lit
7By Adam Pagnucco. Senator Sara Love and Delegate Marc Korman, who represent District 16, are running as a team for reelection. The delegate likes to joke about his fondness for…
Washington Jewish Week Endorsements
By Adam Pagnucco. Washington Jewish Week, one of the few media outlets still endorsing for local offices, has endorsed for county executive, county council and school board in Montgomery County. …
MCGEO Releases Endorsements
By Adam Pagnucco. UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO, which represents most non-MCPS county employees, has released its endorsement list. MCGEO is the last of the large county employee unions to endorse….
By Adam Pagnucco. Many folks following county politics look at the county employee unions as a monolith. You should avoid that mistake. They have important differences based on budget, the…
Glass’s TV Ad
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Evan Glass, who is running for county executive, has launched an ad that is running on connected TV and digital platforms. This ad follows ads…
Friedson’s Third Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. Printed below is the third mailer by Council Member Andrew Friedson, who is running for county executive. Mail ballots are going out now, a critical point in…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I broke the story that a Super PAC financed by the real estate industry had raised $1.2 million and begun spending on a negative TV…
