Today, we examine the campaign funds of Montgomery’s county-level office holders. All data pertains to the year ending 1/14/09.Strongest Position 1. George Leventhal, At-Large (Balance $59,677.53, Net Gain $366.03)Leventhal is…
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Once again, it’s time to look at the mother’s milk of politics: cold, hard cash. Today, we examine the campaign funds of Montgomery’s statehouse delegation, as well as those of…
The majority of our informants thought we got it mostly right on our post about Senate President Mike Miller’s effort to force the counties to eat teacher pensions. But one…
Something Maryland Gets Right
By Marc Korman. The Maryland political calendar in December and early January is filled with fundraisers, as lawmakers rush to raise money before the 2009 legislative session begins on January…
Death of an Institution
By Marc Korman. Comptroller Peter Franchot recently held a fundraiser in the lobby of the Chevy Chase Bank building in Bethesda. Alex Boyle, Vice Chairman of Chevy Chase, kicked off…
Kanstoroom Reports Finances to MPW
County Council District 4 Candidate Steve Kanstoroom is the only Democrat in the race for whom the State Board of Elections is not displaying a finance report. After I mentioned…
Last Friday was the deadline for the final campaign finance reports before the County Council District 4 special election primary. Both the Navarro and Praisner camps will find them useful.Nancy…
The Politics of Paranoia
One charge made with increasing ferocity against County Council District 4 candidate Nancy Navarro is that she is allegedly a “tool of the developers.”Stuart Rochester, a District 4 resident supporting…
Who’s Got the Biggest War Chests in MoCo?
If you have not done this already, go visit the UMBC Maryland Campaign Finance website. It’s a fun research tool and you’ll learn things about politicians you won’t believe. For…