By Adam Pagnucco. Parts One, Two and Three were the setup. Now let’s start looking at what actually happened. (Disclosure: I worked for David Blair’s campaign.) Campaign Finance The table…
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The County Executive Primary, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we discussed Marc Elrich’s assets and liabilities. Let’s move on to David Blair and Hans Riemer. First, some disclosures: I was Riemer’s chief of…
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The County Executive Primary, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s start with some disclosures. I have had ties to all three of this year’s candidates in the county executive primary. I was an enthusiastic supporter of…
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The County Executive Primary, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. The year was 2006. I had lived in Montgomery County for almost three years and knew very little about it. I knew the county executive was Doug…
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Farewell to a Fighter
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By Adam Pagnucco. When I worked at the county council, there was no constituent who contacted me more than Bruce Hatch Lee. That’s really saying something. I worked for an…
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Fecal Fracas
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By Adam Pagnucco. My kid reads this site. My parents read this site. So does much of the rest of my family. Many persons of eminence from across the land…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a year that was expected to be good for Republicans, Democrats picked up seats in both the Maryland Senate and the House of Delegates. Maryland Matters…
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Get Up or Get Out
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By Adam Pagnucco. The massive, gilded doors close on the gleaming conference room inside. Steaks, lobster and caviar are brought out on silver trays while cabernet, single malt scotch and…
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The Iron Law of Oligarchy
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By Adam Pagnucco. When I was a graduate student at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, I worked for a professor named George Brooks. He was a man…
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Acevero’s Triumph
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2018, MCGEO employee Gabe Acevero was elected to the House of Delegates in District 39. Two years later, Acevero and his employer disagreed on the…