By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, I summarized how I asked my sources to help me construct a list of important events in county history since the 1960s. Part Two…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part Four illustrated the significant flows of political contributions from downcounty to candidates in public financing. Today, we shall see which communities lagged behind. Gaithersburg Gaithersburg combines…
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By Adam Pagnucco. There were huge differences in public financing participation by geography in 2018. In some areas, residents donated significant amounts of money to publicly-financed candidates which were enhanced…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Two, we learned that downcounty accounts for less than one-quarter of the county’s population but comprised 52% of individual contributions eligible for matching funds to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Downcounty exerts a disproportionate impact in voting for countywide offices. It also exerts disproportionate influence in public financing. Let’s begin analyzing why that is. The table below…
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By Adam Pagnucco. When Montgomery County passed public financing more than six years ago, many predictions were made. Public financing was supposed to empower small donors. (It did.) It was…
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School Board Campaign Finances, October 18
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By Adam Pagnucco. The school board candidates’ last campaign finance reports prior to the general election were submitted to the state on Friday. The table below shows money raised and…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As MoCo faces a crippling financial shortfall projected at $190 million this year and a billion dollars over the next six years, the county council will be…
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Will Jawando, A Man with Options
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By Adam Pagnucco. Several astute readers noticed something interesting about last week’s post on Council Member Will Jawando’s fundraising email – it led to a website allowing contributions up to…
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By Adam Pagnucco. This week, MoCo’s school board candidates reported their campaign finances through August 18. The results for the cycle are below. Here’s a three-word summary: they’re all broke….
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