Blair Ewing served 22 years on the Board of Education before finally running for a County Council at-large seat in 1998. He finished third that year and went on to…
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Ida Ruben for Parris Glendening, 1998
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This year’s Governor’s race has certain parallels with 1998. Both years saw an incumbent Democrat in a rematch with a tough opponent, and both years saw low primary turnout in…
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Phil Andrews, Council At-Large, 1994
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Phil Andrews is now known as the virtually invulnerable County Council Member from District 3 (Rockville/Gaithersburg), but he did not start out that way. Andrews first ran for a council…
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End Gridlock Team, Council At-Large, 2002
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During the entire 1998-2002 term, freshman Council Member Blair Ewing battled County Executive Doug Duncan on the ICC, development policy, living wage and other issues. In the spring of 2002,…
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Jeff Waldstreicher’s Walk Piece, 2006
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This is the walk piece used by District 18 Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher in his first run for office in 2006. Jeff won a close race over fellow first-time contender Dan…
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Ike Leggett’s Journal Profile, 1990
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In 1990, then-freshman Council Member Ike Leggett was running for reelection. Here is what Leggett had to say in the Montgomery Journal about his goals for his second term.
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Robin Ficker’s Term Limits Initiative, 2000
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Robin Ficker’s ballot initiative to pass term limits for county office holders may not get through the courts this year, but this is not the first time Ficker has tried…
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Pat Baptiste for Council At-Large, 1998
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If we made a list of the heaviest hitters in MoCo politics who have never been elected to federal, state or county office, it would have to include Pat Baptiste….
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Peter Franchot on the Purple Line: A History
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Transit advocates must be dismayed at Comptroller Peter Franchot’s comments casting doubt on the viability of the Purple Line, especially since many considered him a project supporter. But is that…
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Ana Sol for Delegate, 1998
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Here’s an odd one. School Board member Ana Sol Gutierrez first ran for Delegate in 1998 against a slate of incumbents. She lost that race, but was elected in 2002…