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…
Council District 5
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Kristin Mink, who is running for reelection using public campaign financing, has distributed flyers urging her constituents to support Will Jawando for county executive. That…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has announced its endorsements in county and school board races. MCEA’s recommendations are conveyed to voters by the Apple Ballot and…
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How Progressives Could Seize Control of MoCo
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By Adam Pagnucco. MoCo isn’t that big on slate politics. Sure, we have loose coalitions of lefties and (relative) moderates. And in the past, we have had groups of pro-growth…
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Kristin Mink: Cast Vote Data
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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…
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East County Politics Keeps on Rolling
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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…
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East County Gets its Own Council District
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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…
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Tom Hucker’s Early Voting Mailer
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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…
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Tom Hucker’s Farm Mailer
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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…
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A Quick Note on Candidates
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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…