Council At-Large candidate Will Jawando has released this campaign video.
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Ike Leggett’s Video for Hoan Dang
Who is Voting for Neil Greenberger?
By Adam Pagnucco.
At least one homeowner is voting for Council At-Large candidate Neil Greenberger and he printed a picture of the person’s house on his first mailer. To our knowledge, Greenberger is the only Democratic Council At-Large candidate to guarantee that there will be no property tax hike if he is elected. That’s because the county’s charter requires that all nine Council Members must vote to increase property tax collections above the rate of inflation and Greenberger promises to vote no.
Candidates Take Positions on Controversial Transportation Projects
By Adam Pagnucco.
The Suburban Maryland Transportation Alliance has released questionnaires completed by County Executive and County Council At-Large candidates on transportation issues. While many answers are similar – who doesn’t favor transportation funding? – others illuminate real differences on specific issues. Drawing on the questionnaires, here are four key projects on which the candidates disagree. (Note: unlisted candidates did not complete the questionnaire.)
Question: Do you support funding and building the missing link of the Mid-County Highway (M-83) to better connect Clarksburg and other Upcounty communities?
Executive candidates who said yes
David Blair
Robin Ficker
Rose Krasnow
Executive candidates who said no
Roger Berliner
Marc Elrich
George Leventhal
Council At-Large candidates who said yes
Rosemary Arkoian
Marilyn Balcombe
Robert Dyer
Lorna Phillips Forde
Neil Greenberger
Ashwani Jain
Michele Riley
Council At-Large candidates who said no
Gabe Albornoz
Bill Conway
Hoan Dang
Evan Glass
Seth Grimes
Will Jawando
Jill Ortman-Fouse
Hans Riemer
Question: Do you support the Maryland Traffic Relief Plan to add new express toll lanes on I-270 while keeping the existing lanes free of charge? (Editor’s note: this question contains a link to Governor Hogan’s proposals for I-270 and I-495.)
Executive candidates who said yes
Roger Berliner
Robin Ficker
Rose Krasnow
George Leventhal
Executive candidates who said no
David Blair
Marc Elrich
Council At-Large candidates who said yes
Gabe Albornoz
Rosemary Arkoian
Marilyn Balcombe
Bill Conway
Hoan Dang
Robert Dyer
Lorna Phillips Forde
Neil Greenberger
Jill Ortman-Fouse
Michele Riley
Council At-Large candidates who said no
Seth Grimes
Ashwani Jain
Will Jawando
Other answers
Evan Glass did not answer yes or no. He said, “I am not convinced that toll lanes are the correct solution to this problem.”
Hans Riemer did not answer yes or no. He said, “I support the council’s adopted vision for 270.”
Question: Do you support the Maryland Traffic Relief Plan (see link above) to add new express toll lanes on I-495, keeping the existing lanes free of charge?
Executive candidates who said yes
Roger Berliner
Robin Ficker
Rose Krasnow
George Leventhal
Executive candidates who said no
David Blair
Marc Elrich
Council At-Large candidates who said yes
Gabe Albornoz
Rosemary Arkoian
Hoan Dang
Robert Dyer
Lorna Phillips Forde
Neil Greenberger
Michele Riley
Council At-Large candidates who said no
Bill Conway
Evan Glass
Seth Grimes
Ashwani Jain
Will Jawando
Jill Ortman-Fouse
Hans Riemer
Other answers
Marilyn Balcombe did not answer yes or no. She said, “I don’t think we know all the options for how to expand capacity on 495.”
Question: Do you support studying the concept of a second Potomac River crossing, north of the American Legion Bridge?
Executive candidates who said yes
Robin Ficker
Executive candidates who said no
Roger Berliner
David Blair
Marc Elrich
Rose Krasnow
George Leventhal
Council At-Large candidates who said yes
Gabe Albornoz
Rosemary Arkoian
Marilyn Balcombe
Robert Dyer
Lorna Phillips Forde
Neil Greenberger
Jill Ortman-Fouse
Council At-Large candidates who said no
Bill Conway
Hoan Dang
Evan Glass
Seth Grimes
Ashwani Jain
Will Jawando
Hans Riemer
Michele Riley
Balcombe’s Pitch to Upcounty
By Adam Pagnucco.
Whether they are right or wrong, MANY residents of Upcounty who communicate with your author feel that they are not treated as well by county government as their neighbors to the south. Council At-Large candidate Marilyn Balcombe, who lives in Germantown and is the CEO of the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce, is tapping into that sentiment with this mailer sent to Upcounty residents. We think this is a smart move. With so many at-large candidates concentrating heavily on Downcounty’s Democratic Crescent and splitting the votes there, if Balcombe has Upcounty mostly to herself, she just might be able to fly under the radar to victory.
Looking for Michele Riley?
By Adam Pagnucco.
Would you like to find information on Council At-Large candidate Michele Riley? It’s easy. Just google one of her opponents.
Here’s an example. Let’s google fellow Council At-Large candidate Jill Ortman Fouse. See the first result? It’s Michele Riley’s website!
Let’s try this again and google Evan Glass. Wow, look at that! Michele Riley is the first result – again.
This works for a LOT of candidates. Let’s look up Hans Riemer, Hoan Dang, Ashwani Jain, Bill Conway, Marilyn Balcombe and Chris Wilhelm. You guessed it – the first result goes straight to Michele Riley.
See folks, this makes us wonder. We thought there were 33 Democrats running for Council At-Large. But what if that’s not true? What if only one person is running – Michele Riley!
It’s gonna be fun to have three special elections for the vacant at-large seats!
