By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we discussed Marc Elrich’s assets and liabilities. Let’s move on to David Blair and Hans Riemer. First, some disclosures: I was Riemer’s chief of…
David Blair
The County Executive Primary, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Let’s start with some disclosures. I have had ties to all three of this year’s candidates in the county executive primary. I was an enthusiastic supporter of…
The County Executive Primary, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. The year was 2006. I had lived in Montgomery County for almost three years and knew very little about it. I knew the county executive was Doug…
By Adam Pagnucco. This year, MoCo saw its biggest battle over ballot questions in sixteen years. Most county players lined up on one side or the other and victory has…
By Adam Pagnucco. The six committees formed to advocate for and against MoCo’s ballot questions have filed their final campaign finance reports before the general election, covering the period through…
By Adam Pagnucco. The six committees formed to advocate for and against MoCo’s ballot questions have filed campaign finance reports through October 4. Let’s see who is paying for all…
New Ad Supports Question A
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery Countians for Question A & Against Question B, a ballot issue committee headed by David Blair, has announced its first ad. The ad and accompanying press…
Ballot Question Committee Scorecard
By Adam Pagnucco. Over the last few weeks, a spate of political committees have formed to support or oppose the four charter amendments on the ballot. At this writing, six…
By Adam Pagnucco. A new group formed by former County Executive Ike Leggett, former Congresswoman Connie Morella, businessman and former county executive candidate David Blair and business owner Carmen Ortiz…
MoCo’s Most Influential, Part Five
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One of this series laid out the rules and methodology for how we determined MoCo’s most influential people. These lists were developed by adding together the…