By Adam Pagnucco. The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) has made early endorsements in state legislative races. The endorsement of MSEA and its local affiliate, the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), deploys the mighty Apple Ballot, one of the most powerful tools in MoCo politics. The endorsements below are just the first batch and more … Continue reading MSEA Makes Early Endorsements
Today, I am pleased to present a guest post by Adam Pagnucco: If Montgomery County Democrats want to substantially increase their turnout in the 2018 election, they are going to have to reach out to Democratic non-voters who are disproportionately young, Latino, African American, low income and who live far from the party’s traditional Downcounty … Continue reading MoCo Dems Who Don’t Vote, Part Four
Last week, Sen. Karen Montgomery and Dels. Anne Kaiser, Eric Luedtke and Craig Zucker expressed their support for the appointment of Zucker to replace Montgomery who will step down at the end of the year, and Pam Queen to fill Zucker’s seat. Why Zucker for Senate instead of the more experienced Kaiser, or Luedtke who … Continue reading Explaining the D14 Recommendations
June 25, 2015 Secretary Pete Rahn Maryland Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary 7201 Corporate Center Drive P.O. Box 548 Hanover, MD. 21076 Milton Chaffee Motor Vehicle Administrator 6601 Ritchie Highway NE Glen Burnie, MD 21062 Dear Secretary Rahn and Administrator Chaffee: As you know, the Supreme Court held last week in Walker v. … Continue reading Updated Letter Against Confederate Flag License Plates
Letter from Forty-Two State Legislators June 23, 2015 Secretary Pete Rahn Maryland Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary 7201 Corporate Center Drive P.O. Box 548 Hanover, MD. 21076 Milton Chaffee Motor Vehicle Administrator 6601 Ritchie Highway NE Glen Burnie, MD 21062 Dear Secretary Rahn and Administrator Chaffee: As you know, the Supreme Court held … Continue reading Bipartisan Support for Confederate Flag Removal in Maryland
Elected to Maryland General Assembly in 2014 I’m in the middle of gathering data for a study on the election of African-American and Latino legislators, so I thought I’d share the data for the new Maryland General Assembly. The Current State of Play Minorities compose a greater share in the House than the Senate. While … Continue reading General Assembly Racial Breakdowns
Blue Indicates Reelected Delegate The above table contains a list of the 84, or 60 percent, most progressive delegates going into the 2014 elections, according to Boris Shor and Nolan McCarty’s measure of state legislator ideology. Remember that the lower the score (i.e. the more negative or left on the number line), the more progressive … Continue reading Who are the Most Progressive Members of the House of Delegates?
I don’t often meet Republican candidates here in Montgomery County, if only because they appear to be thin on the ground. So I was a little intrigued when I met up with Ed Edmundson, a candidate for the House of Delegates in District 15, at Starbucks. About Ed Ed is a first time candidate reminiscent … Continue reading Republican Ed Edmundson Not from Central Casting
This is an off-the-cuff first glance assessment of last night’s primary election results. WINNERS 1. Incumbents. Did any of them lose? Even the ones facing strong challengers seem to have made it safely to dry land. In the Council races, Hans Riemer, George Leventhal and Roger Berliner all made it home safe. While Leventhal lagged … Continue reading Winners and Losers: MoCo Edition
You can find the full endorsements online: District 14 House: Kaiser, Luedtke, Zucker District 15 House: Dumais, Miller, Fraser-Hidalgo District 16 Senate: Lee House: Kelly, Frick, Korman District 17 Senate: Kagan House: Barve, Platt, Hoffman District 18 Senate: Madaleno House: Gutierrez, Waldstreicher, Shetty District 19 House: Kramer, Cullison, Bardack District 20 House: Hixson, Unger, Jawando … Continue reading WaPo Endorses in MoCo Legislative Races
