Sid Kramer served one term on the County Council and two terms in the Senate before becoming Montgomery County’s third Executive in 1986. Most people…
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Titans of Montgomery County, 1981
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These are four of the most influential people in Montgomery County’s history, standing together in a unique photo from 1981. Norman Christeller (left): County Council…
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Lou D’Ovidio for Delegate, 1986
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Lou D’Ovidio was a teacher and MCPS administrator for 25 years and served two terms on the Takoma Park City Council before running for a…
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Roger Berliner for County Council, 2000
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Roger Berliner first ran for the County Council District 1 seat in the 2000 special election to replace the retiring Betty Ann Krahnke. Berliner was…
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Valerie Ervin for County Council, 2006
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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…
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Team for Montgomery, 1986
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In 1986, seven County Council candidates ran as a slate called Team for Montgomery: incumbents Neal Potter, Rose Crenca, Mike Gudis and Bill Hanna and…
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SchaeferMania!
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William Donald Schaefer was one of Maryland’s great political characters. But this 2001 flyer celebrating his second anniversary as Comptroller leaves even your author speechless!
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The Pinocchio Mailer, 1998
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The Seven Dwarfs are not the only Disney characters to appear in MoCo political mail. In 1998, Democratic District 15 House challenger David Dashefsky invoked…
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David Weaver for Delegate, 1990
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David Weaver is one of MoCo’s greatest campaign strategists, spokesmen and staffers. He served as a staffer to Senator Joe Biden, worked on Gus Bauman’s…
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Montgomery County’s TRIM Amendment, 1978
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Prince George’s County is well-known for its TRIM amendment, a cap on property tax increases passed by referendum in 1978. Some blame TRIM for preventing…