By Adam Pagnucco. Rockville City Council Member Izola Shaw, who is running for the County Council District 3 seat, is known for her advocacy on renters’ rights. She is the…
Council District 3
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this month, I reported that Rockville City Council Member Izola Shaw had established a public financing campaign committee to run for Council District 3. Incumbent Sidney…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, two well-known candidates created campaign committees to run for county council district seats. I expect both of them to be serious contenders with real chances…
Sidney Katz: Cast Vote Data
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Sidney Katz, who was reelected easily to a third term in District 3, was an elected official in the City of Gaithersburg for decades before…
Ben Shnider’s Campaign Video
By Adam Pagnucco. We’ve been putting up a lot of videos lately but this is one of our favorites. At the risk of annoying Shnider’s wife, try calling him on…
Sidney Katz’s Video Ad
By Adam Pagnucco. County Council Member Sidney Katz (D-3) is running for reelection against challenger Ben Shnider. Before being elected to the council in 2014, Katz was the long-time Mayor…
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…
The Progressives’ Big Gamble
By Adam Pagnucco. One of the more remarkable things occurring in MoCo this cycle is the snowballing of progressive groups around District 3 County Council challenger Ben Shnider. Just look…
Ben Shnider’s First Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. Mailhouses rejoice as Council District 3 rivals Sidney Katz and Ben Shnider have chosen to exchange early mailers in an increasingly active race. We’ll have more to…
By Adam Pagnucco. In addition to the wild and woolly Executive and Council At-Large races, MoCo has two competitive District County Council elections. Let’s have a look. Council District 1…