By Adam Pagnucco. After his loss to County Executive Marc Elrich in the 2022 general election, Republican businessman Reardon “Sully” Sullivan got back to work. He established a ballot issue…
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CASA’s Political Spending
By Adam Pagnucco. CASA, the Maryland-based immigrant rights group, has taken a lot of criticism over its statements about Israel for which it has now apologized. But that criticism has…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I wrote a series about fundraising in Congressional District 6 and also a post on Will Jawando’s U.S. Senate fundraising. I planned to write a…
CD6 Money, Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we found that 72% of all contributions received by Congressional District 6 candidates were made by individuals (aside from the candidates themselves). In Part…
CD6 Money, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we found that 72% of all contributions received by Congressional District 6 candidates were made by individuals (aside from the candidates themselves). In Part…
CD6 Money, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we found that 72% of all contributions received by Congressional District 6 candidates were made by individuals (aside from the candidates themselves). Today, we…
CD6 Money, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. With two quarters of campaign finance reports in the books, it’s time to take stock of fundraising in the Congressional District 6 race. This series will explore…
A War for MCPS? Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the premise of this series: a long string of local controversies is creating an opening for national conservative groups to play in our school…
Council At-Large Primary: Brandy Brooks
By Adam Pagnucco. This year marked the fifth cycle of county races I have studied and I have never seen anything like what happened with Brandy Brooks. In 2018, Brooks…
By Adam Pagnucco. Part Four illustrated the significant flows of political contributions from downcounty to candidates in public financing. Today, we shall see which communities lagged behind. Gaithersburg Gaithersburg combines…