By Adam Pagnucco. Here is today’s question. Should school resource officers be stationed inside MCPS schools? District 1 Drew Morrison (D) Yes, I support returning School Resource Officers to MCPS…
Council District 2
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is today’s question. The school board has approved the relocation of Wootton High School to the Crown site in Gaithersburg. Will you support the funding necessary…
County Council District Questionnaire: Taxes
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is today’s question. Note: I asked this question of the candidates before the county council approved its budget. Do you support County Executive Marc Elrich’s recommendation…
By Adam Pagnucco. Here is today’s question. If you are elected, name three things you would like to accomplish over the next four years. District 1 Drew Morrison (D) Create…
County Council District Questionnaire: Bio
By Adam Pagnucco. This is the first post in a series on answers to this year’s Montgomery Perspective questionnaire for county council district candidates. Here is the question. Before you…
By Adam Pagnucco. Many folks following county politics look at the county employee unions as a monolith. You should avoid that mistake. They have important differences based on budget, the…
By Adam Pagnucco. Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 35, which represents county police officers, has endorsed Council Member Andrew Friedson for county executive. The union also endorsed incumbent Council…
Realtors Endorse for Executive and Council
By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has announced its endorsements for county executive and county council. I don’t print every endorsement (there are a ton…
Marilyn Balcombe: Cast Vote Data
By Adam Pagnucco. Marilyn Balcombe, the former president and CEO of the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce, won her Council District 2 primary easily. Coming off a respectable fifth-place finish in…
Balcombe’s Comeback
By Adam Pagnuccco. MoCo political history is full of strong female candidates who run once, lose respectably and never run again. Recent examples include Becky Wagner (2010 council at-large), Beth…
