By Adam Pagnucco. As first reported by Maryland Matters yesterday, a poll commissioned by Common Cause Maryland has found overwhelming support for special elections to fill state legislative vacancies. I…
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What Happened to These State Bills?
By Adam Pagnucco. Over the last several months, I wrote about a few state bills that have since been resolved in the most recent session of the General Assembly. Let’s…
Barve Supports Hoffmann for His House Seat
By Adam Pagnucco. Former Delegate Kumar Barve has issued a statement of support for former Rockville Mayor Susan Hoffmann to be appointed to his District 17 House of Delegates seat. …
Dems vs Dems, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we revealed the complaint filed by Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) Member Liza Smith against Maryland Democratic Party Chair Yvette Lewis. I asked…
Dems vs Dems, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. Liza Smith, a member of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC), has filed a formal complaint with both the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Maryland…
By Adam Pagnucco. Last year, District 18 voters were denied a contested House of Delegates primary. This was one of the strangest and most unfortunate electoral events in county history. …
By Adam Pagnucco. The Democratic Party is a diverse organization in many, many ways but one of its core beliefs is support for free and fair elections. Indeed, one can…
Senator Ariana
By Adam Pagnucco. The title of this post is what you will soon be calling Delegate Ariana Kelly (D-16), who has announced that she is seeking the State Senate seat…
By Adam Pagnucco. Few people other than central committee members like the current process of appointments for state legislative vacancies. Most folks who contact me about this prefer special elections,…
Who Applied for the District 14 House Seat?
By Adam Pagnucco. Following is the list of applicants for the open District 14 delegate seat as of 5 PM yesterday. Many of them are known to the county’s political…