By Adam Pagnucco. Have you ever run for office? I have not, but I have worked for a few campaigns and written about many of…
legislative vacancies
The Growing Popularity of Special Elections
By Adam Pagnucco. With an appointment for the District 20 Senate seat approaching, the time is right to revisit the issue of whether to have…
The Central Committee is also announcing the election of Francine Towbridge-Winston to the at-large committee seat being vacated by Shirley Rivadeneira and the re-election of…
Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) Chair Karen Britto will be the committee’s choice to be the next Delegate from District 16 tomorrow night. But…
In its meeting on Tuesday night, the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) did not pick a replacement for retiring District 16 Delegate Bill Bronrott….
The Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) is accepting applications to replace Delegate Bill Bronrott (D-16), whose resignation will be effective on April 26. Under…
Fixing Senate Vacancies, Part Three
By Marc Korman. In Parts 1 and 2 we reviewed previous Senate appointments and the current efforts to reform the process. Ending uninhibited gubernatorial appointments…
Fixing Senate Vacancies, Part Two
By Marc Korman. In Part 1, we reviewed some historical Senate vacancy appointments, including the recent appointments that have stirred interest in the topic of…
Fixing Senate Vacancies, Part One
By Marc Korman. The four US Senate vacancies as a result of the election of President Obama have created lots of headlines. As a result,…
The resignation of District 2A (Washington County) Delegate Robert A. McKee promises scandal in the newspapers for some time to come. But the appointment process…