By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County is sometimes referred to as “the ATM of Maryland.” That’s because it’s the largest single source of tax revenue for the state and generates much…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive candidate Robin Ficker is enrolled in the county’s public financing program and has announced that he has qualified for $231,185 in public matching funds. Those…
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Samir Paul Raising Money for Recount
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By Adam Pagnucco. District 16 House candidate Samir Paul, who led for most of the ballot counting over Sara Love but now trails by nine votes, is raising money to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. This past primary saw the first use of public campaign financing in local elections in Maryland. Many people both inside and outside Montgomery County have been watching…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s look at the June campaign finance reports for the Council At-Large candidates, the last ones available prior to the primary. A note on methodology. First, we…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The June campaign finance reports are in and they will be the last ones available prior to the primary. Today, we’ll look at the County Executive race. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the purposes for the disclosure of political contributions is to help voters decide whom to support in elections. In order to serve that role, contributions…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Today we look at fundraising by the Council District candidates. As with our prior posts on the County Executive and Council At-Large races, we start with a…
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Self-Financing by MoCo Candidates
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By Adam Pagnucco. Businessman David Blair is being criticized for contributing $1.9 million to his campaign for County Executive. Council Member Marc Elrich, who is also running for Executive, told…
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Council At-Large Fundraising History
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, we wrote about fundraising in the Council At-Large race. Today we put that in perspective. How do today’s campaigns compare to the campaigns of the…