By Adam Pagnucco. In last year’s primary, Kristin Mink dominated a field of Black candidates in plurality-Black Council District 5. Who else did her voters support? Let’s start with the…
Council District 5
East County Politics Keeps on Rolling
By Adam Pagnucco. A source called me this morning with a question I have not heard before. “Is it customary for Montgomery County politicians to visit homicide scenes?” I thought…
East County Gets its Own Council District
By Adam Pagnucco. In the years when Montgomery County had just five county council districts, East County (defined here as the areas around Route 29 and New Hampshire Avenue) did…
Tom Hucker’s Early Voting Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. When the county’s GOP-controlled Board of Elections tried to eliminate early voting sites in Burtonsville and Chevy Chase, Council Member Tom Hucker was one of the leaders…
Tom Hucker’s Farm Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. District 5 County Council Member Tom Hucker, who is running for reelection, has sent out a mailer spotlighting a Silver Spring farmer who credits him for saving…
A Quick Note on Candidates
By Adam Pagnucco. A few interesting things popped up in candidate filings today. Krish Vignarajah has still not filed for Governor. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz has filed, but his…
Hucker Files for Reelection in District 5
By Adam Pagnucco. District 5 County Council Member Tom Hucker filed for reelection to his current seat on June 19. Hucker’s decision ends speculation that he was considering the at-large…
Valerie Ervin for County Council, 2006
Incoming County Council President Valerie Ervin has enjoyed one of the more rapid rises to prominence in MoCo history. In 2002, she became Council Member George Leventhal’s Chief of Staff….
Valerie Ervin’s General Election Mailer
Hans Riemer has always been an ardently pro-transit candidate, even at the risk of his own health. In 2006, he ran for the open Council District 5 seat and sent…