By Adam Pagnucco. Here’s a pet peeve of mine. A reporter in the official media puts out an opinion piece while claiming to be a reporter. Most of the time,…
Jud Ashman
By Adam Pagnucco. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, who is using public financing to run in Council District 3, has claimed to have enough in-county contributions to qualify for matching funds. …
Jud Ashman is Running for Council District 3
By Adam Pagnucco. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, who just won reelection by 48 points, opened a public financing account today to run for the open Council District 3 seat. The…
Good Luck Beating an Incumbent
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in March 2021, I wrote a column titled It’s Hard to Beat Incumbents. That’s one of the most basic premises of politics, but sometimes it gets…
Gaithersburg to Council: No on Rent Control
By Adam Pagnucco. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, writing on behalf of himself and his city council, has sent a letter to the county council opposing rent control legislation. The city…
Gaithersburg Revolts Against Rent Control
By Adam Pagnucco. On July 3, the mayor and city council of Gaithersburg decided to write a letter to the county council opposing the rent control bill that was recently…
A guest column by Jud Ashman, Mayor of Gaithersburg. Let’s take a quick break from politics and policy and talk about things that there’s at least a chance we can…
Interview: Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman
By Adam Pagnucco. Welcome to a new format I am starting for Montgomery Perspective: written interviews. From time to time, I plan on asking influential people in the county a…
Gaithersburg Electeds Endorse Balcombe
By Adam Pagnucco. Council At-Large candidate Marilyn Balcombe has announced endorsements from three elected officials in Gaithersburg: Mayor Jud Ashman and City Council Members Mike Sesma and Neil Harris. Balcombe…
By Jud Ashman. First things first. Voters in Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Garrett Park are fortunate to have two exemplary people, Jennie Forehand and Cheryl Kagan, vying for the State Senate…
