By Adam Pagnucco. Update: Council District 5 candidate Kevin Harris has also filed for matching funds on May 15, claiming $12,400 in qualifying contributions from 176 in-county residents. Original Post:…
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These Public Financing Candidates Are Done
By Adam Pagnucco. Update: Even though the deadline is May 12, the State Board of Elections said on March 30 that they will allow a candidate to file for matching…
Stop Giving Robin Ficker More Ammo
By Adam Pagnucco. Right about now, the happiest man in Montgomery County lives in Boyds. He is 74, a huge sports fanatic, a long time attorney, a former state Delegate,…
Will Taxpayers Fund Ficker’s Next Campaign?
By Adam Pagnucco. As MCM and Seventh State have reported, MoCo political heckler Robin Ficker is running for County Executive. That’s not shocking – Ficker has a long history of…
MoCo Revolts
By Adam Pagnucco. In a thundering rebuke to Montgomery County’s governing establishment, voters have passed term limits by a 38 point margin with early votes and election day votes counted. …
Term Limits Opposition in Shambles
By Adam Pagnucco. With the challenge to Robin Ficker’s petition signatures having failed in court, the opposition to term limits has hit a new low. Opponents have less than three…
Help Save Maryland, GOP Push Term Limits
By Adam Pagnucco. Brad Botwin, Director of the anti-immigration group Help Save Maryland, has sent out the following email promoting term limits. ***** UPDATE ON THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TERM LIMIT…
Anyone But Robin Ficker
By Adam Pagnucco. The Washington Post’s legendary editorial from 1988 says it all: Anyone But Robin Ficker. The only problem with it is that it’s nearly thirty years old. And…
Two Myths About Term Limits
By Adam Pagnucco. The fight over whether term limits should apply to Montgomery County elected officials is now underway, and that’s even before political heckler Robin Ficker has submitted his…
Why Term Limits Will Probably Pass
By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County political heckler Robin Ficker, who has tormented politicians and voters alike for decades, is on the verge of getting a charter amendment calling for term…