Council District 1 candidate Ilaya Hopkins is challenging incumbent Roger Berliner to a series of candidate forums. Hopkins wants to do local forums in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Garrett…
Council District 1
Hopkins Hits Berliner in Announcement Speech
District 1 County Council challenger Ilaya Hopkins took a few swings at incumbent Roger Berliner in her kickoff speech last weekend. Let the bulls be released and the china be…
Hopkins Candidacy Announcement
East Bethesda resident Ilaya Hopkins sent out the following press release announcing her candidacy for the Council District 1 seat. The district includes Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Potomac. The incumbent,…
Berliner Hiring Campaign Staff
One of our spies intercepted the following message from a Google group. ———- Forwarded message ———-From: HMILLS3 [email withheld]Date: Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:12 AMSubject: [jobsthatareLEFT] Campaign Staff &…
Ilaya Hopkins, who announced her exploratory committee for the Council District 1 seat currently occupied by Roger Berliner last month, is now formally launching her campaign. We reproduce her kickoff…
We have written extensively about the At-Large County Council race. But what about the District County Council elections? Sadly for us but happily for the incumbents, there’s not very much…
Berliner’s First 2010 Lit Piece
Council Member Roger Berliner has released his first literature piece of the 2010 campaign. We reproduce it below.The piece’s content represents a classic and intelligent tactic by any incumbent. Berliner…
On Berliner vs. Hopkins
District 1 County Council Member Roger Berliner is facing a potential Democratic primary challenge from East Bethesda civic leader Ilaya Rome Hopkins. Berliner, a freshman who lost a special election…
Berliner Releases Gigantic Supporter List
County Council District 1 incumbent Roger Berliner has released a list of 158 supporters in his kickoff announcement for his re-election campaign. We expect incumbents to receive lots of institutional…
Roger Berliner Joins Obama Ticket
Well, maybe not, but it sure seems that way from the District 1 incumbent’s latest fund-raising solicitation. Berliner’s links of his policy positions to Obama might be smart strategy considering…
