This is a list of candidates for local, state and federal office in Montgomery County as best as we could determine on August 15, 2017 . It will be updated at least once a week until the filing deadline of Feb. 27. Candidates for county executive and county council are listed first, followed by state legislature, Congress and then statewide office.
We have done our best to identify candidates who have announced, filed for the office or filed for public financing of their campaigns. We may have missed some candidates, although the list includes close to 100 candidates already, 20 just for the four at-large seats on the Montgomery County Council. We are missing photos and websites for some candidates.
This list is maintained by Glynis Kazanjian and Len Lazarick who should be emailed about any corrections or additions. We hope to add campaign finance and other useful data as the election season goes on, but not so much data that the list becomes unwieldy.
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE
Democrats
Roger Berliner, District 1, County Council President, term limited; filed 7/3/17
Using traditional fundraising; no public financing
Email [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/BerlinerForMontgomery/
Marc Elrich, At-Large, term limited; filed 6/28/17
Filed for public financing; 2/22/17
Email [email protected]
Website www.marcelrich.org
George Leventhal, At-Large, term limited; filed 7/3/17
Filed for public financing; 9/29/16: qualified
Email [email protected]
Website: https://georgeleventhal.com/
http://www.mymcmedia.org/leventhal-receives-nearly-200000-from-public-election-fund/
Republicans
Robin Ficker, Attorney; filed 2/28/17;
Filed for public financing; 2/8/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.robindeliversforyou.com/
http://www.mymcmedia.org/robin-ficker-declares-candidacy-in-the-2018-race-for-county-executive/
COUNTY COUNCIL
County Council At-Large (Four seats, runs countywide)
Democrats
Hans Riemer, incumbent; filed 7/19/17; first elected in 2010
Filed for public financing; 1/18/17
Email [email protected]
Website hansriemer.com
Marilyn Balcombe;
Traditional financing; 5/1/17
Email [email protected]
Charles Barkley; serving fifth term House of Delegates
Email [email protected]
http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa02763.html
Cherri Branson
Traditional financing; 6/20/17
Brandy Brooks; filed 7/14/17
Filed for public financing; 5/12/17
Email [email protected]
Website https://brandy4montgomery.com/
Ukiah Busch;
Filed for public financing; 2/16/17
Ron Colbert; filed 5/1/17
Public financing; 4/6/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.colbertforcouncil.com/
Bill Conway
Filed for public financing; 4/3/17
Website https://billconwayforcouncil.com/
http://www.mymcmedia.org/potomac-lawyer-says-hes-running-for-at-large-council-position/
Hoan Dang; filed 6/26/17
Public financing; 4/10/17 – qualified 8/11/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://votedang.com/
http://www.mymcmedia.org/hoan-dang-files-for-at-large-seat-on-county-council/
Lorna Phillips Forde
Public financing; 7/24/17
http://dhr.maryland.gov/maryland-commission-women/commissioners-staff/lorna-phillips-forde-mba/
Evan Glass, filed 7/22/17
Filed for public financing;
https://www.facebook.com/EvanGlassforMoCo/
Richard Gottfried; filed 3/2/17
Filed for public financing, 3/2/17
Email [email protected]
Website votegottfried.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIB-bEG1tFo
Neil Greenberger
Email [email protected]
http://www.mymcmedia.org/council-spokesman-to-run-for-seat-on-county-council/
Seth Grimes
Filed for public financing, 8/2/17
https://www.facebook.com/Seth4MC/
Ashwani Jain; filed 5/9/17
Will Jawando
Filed for public financing, 8/9/17
Website http://willjawando.com/
Danielle Meitiv; filed 6/1/17
Filed for public financing, 5/31/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://meitiv2018.com/
Darwin Romero; filed 07/31/2017
Public financing, 7/26/17
Email [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/romero4council
Mohammad Siddique; filed 8/10/17
Chris Wilhelm
Filed for public financing, 2/21/17
Website https://www.wilhelmforcouncil.com/
At-Large
Green Party Candidates
Tim Willard; filed 4/14/17
Filed for public financing, 4/18/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.timforcouncil.org/
County Council District 1
Democrats
Bill Cook; filed 5/23/17
Filed for public financing, 3/9/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.cookinthecouncil.com/
Pete Fosselman
Traditional financing, 3/2/17
Andrew Friedson
Jim McGee
Filed for public financing, 7/27/17
Email [email protected]
Reggie Oldak; filed 4/26/17
Filed for public financing, 4/25/17
Email [email protected]
Website https://www.reggieoldak.com/
Meredith Wellington; former County Planning Board member
Traditional financing, 5/31/17
Email [email protected]
Website https://www.meredithwellington.com/
County Council District 2
Democrats
Craig Rice, incumbent
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rice/index.html
Tony Puca; filed 5/24/17
Filed for public financing, 5/24/17
Email [email protected]
In competitive MoCo council race, Democrat turns to crowdfunding; two Republicans already filed
Republicans
Ed Amatetti; filed 3/1/17
Filed for public financing, 2/13/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.edamatetti.com/
Tom Ferleman; filed 2/28/17
Traditional financing, 2/23/17
Email [email protected]
Website https://ferleman.com
County Council District 3
Democrat candidates
Sidney Katz, incumbent, filed 8/9/17
Filed for public financing, 7/27/17
Website http://sidneykatz.com/
Ben Shnider; filed 5/10/17
Traditional financing
Email [email protected]
Website https://www.shniderforcouncil.com/
County Council District 4
Democrats
Nancy Navarro; incumbent; filed 6/29/17;
Filed for public financing, 3/31/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://nancynavarro.org/
County Council District 5
Democrats
Tom Hucker; filed 6/19/17
Traditional financing
Email [email protected]
Website http://tomhucker.com/
MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
All incumbent state legislators from Montgomery County are Democrats. All legislative districts have one senator and three delegates elected at large from that district.
Legislative District 14
SENATE
Craig Zucker, D; filed 2/28/17; appointed to Senate February 2016 to fill vacancy; served one term and one year as delegate from Jan. 2011 to Feb. 2016
Website http://www.craigzucker.com/
HOUSE
Anne Kaiser; filed 2/28/17; serving fourth term
Email [email protected]
Website http://annekaiser.com/
Eric Luedtke; filed 2/28/17; serving second term
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.ericluedtke.com/
Pamela Queen; filed 2/28/17; Appointed by Democrat Central Committee February 2016 to fill a vacancy left by Del. Craig Zucker, who was appointed to fill Sen. Karen Montgomery’s seat upon her resignation in Dec. 2015
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.pamelaqueen.com/
Legislative District 15 (One open seat; Del. Aruna Miller running for 6th Congressional District)
SENATE
Brian Feldman; filed 2/20/17; serving in second term; appointed to Senate in September 2013; formerlydelegate 2003-2013
Website http://brianjfeldman.com/
HOUSE
Kathleen Dumais; serving in fourth term
Website http://kathleendumais.info/
David V. Fraser-Hidalgo; serving in second full term,
Website http://www.fraserfor15.org/
Republican candidates
David Wilson; filed 3/7/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.votefordavidwilson.com/
District 16 (one opening – Del. Bill Frick running for 6th Congressional District)
SENATE
Susan Lee; filed 4/5/17; serving first term as senator; served three terms as delegate
Email [email protected]
Website http://susanleeforsenate.com/
HOUSE
Ariana Kelly; serving second term
Website https://delegatearianakelly.com/
Marc Korman; filed 3/23/17; serving first term
Website http://www.marckorman.com/
Sara Love
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Sara-Love-to-Run-for-District-16-Delegate-Seat/
Jordan Cooper
District 17
SENATE
Cheryl Kagan; first term in Senate; served House 1995 to 2003;*may run for county executive
Website http://www.cherylkagan.org/
http://marylandreporter.com/2017/07/31/sen-kagan-considers-race-for-county-executive/
HOUSE
Kumar Barve; serving seventh term
Website http://www.kumarbarve.com/
James Gilchrist; serving in third term
Andrew Platt; serving first term
Julie Palakovich Carr; filed 7/2017; current member of the Rockville City Council
Email [email protected]
Website https://www.juliepalakovichcarr.com/
District 18 (Open Senate seat – Sen. Richard Madaleno running for governor)
SENATE
Jeffrey Waldstreicher, D; running for Senate; serving third term as House delegate
Website http://www.jeffwaldstreicher.com/
Alfred Carr; serving third term
Website http://www.alcarr.org/
Ana Sol Gutierrez; serving fourth term
Website http://www.anasolgutierrez.com/Ana-Delegate_Site/ANA_-_MD_Delegate_D-18.html
Mila Johns; filed 6/14/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.start.umd.edu/people/mila-johns
https://www.facebook.com/pg/MilaJohnsforD18/community/
Legislative District 19 (two open one Senate, one House – Sen. Roger Manno running for 6th Congressional District)
SENATE
Benjamin Kramer; running for Senate seat; serving third term as delegate
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.benkramer.org/
HOUSE
Bonnie Cullison; serving second term, filed 8/11/2017
Website http://cullisonformaryland.com/
Marice Morales; serving first term, filed 8/11/2017
Website http://www.maricemorales.com/
Brian Crider, D; filed 04/19/2017
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.delegatebrian.com/about/
Justin Dayhoff, D; filed 03/10/2017
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.justindayhoff.com
Jade Wiles, Jr.; filed 2/28/2017
Email [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/jade.wiles.9
DISTRICT 20
SENATE
William Smith; appointed to the Senate December 2016 to fill seat vacated by Rep. Jamie Raskin, CD8; Served two years house as House delegate
Website https://willsmithformaryland.com/
HOUSE
Sheila Hixson; serving in eleventh term; delegate since 1976; *possibly retiring
David Moon; first term
Website http://davidmoon.us/
Jheanelle Wilkins; appointed in 2017 to fill Del. Smith’s vacated seat
Website https://jheanellewilkins.com/about/
Lorig Charkoudian; filed 06/02/2017
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.lorigD20.com
DISTRICT 39 (one open House seat – Del. Charles Barkley running for County Council At-Large)
SENATE
Nancy King; filed 5/25/2017; serving third term; served one term as House delegate
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.FriendsofNancyKing.com
HOUSE
Kirill Reznik; filed 5/25/17; serving in third term
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.Reznikformaryland.com
Shane Robinson; filed 5/25/17; serving second term
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.Delegaterobinson.com
Gabriel Acevero; filed 4/05/2017
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.gabrielacevero.org
Bobby Bartlett; filed 6/26/2017
Email [email protected]
Website http://bobbybartlett.com/
Lesley J. Lopez; filed 6/21/2017
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.lopezformaryland.com
CONGRESS
Congress 3rd Congressional District
John Sarbanes
Website http://www.johnsarbanes.com/
Republican candidates
David J. Evans; filed 6/20/17
Email [email protected]
Congress 6th Congressional District – (Open seat due to Rep. John Delaney running for President in 2020)
FUNDRAISING totals for all candidates.
Democrats
William Frick; House delegate since 2007
Website http://www.billfrick.com/
Aruna Miller; serving second term as delegate
Website https://www.arunamillerforcongress.com/
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-sixth-district-midterm-20170428-story.html
Roger Manno; serving in second term; House member 2007 to 2011 (one term)
Website http://rogermanno.com/
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bs-md-roger-manno-house-20170802-story.html
David Trone
Website https://www.davidtrone.com/
Republican candidates
Andrew Duck; filed 6/7/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://duckforcongress.org/
Unaffiliated
Ted Athey; filed 6/26/17
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.tedathey.com/
Green Party
George Gluck; filed 2/28/17
Email: [email protected]
8th Congressional District
Jamie Raskin; serving first term
Website https://jamieraskin.com/
Governor
Democrats
Rushern Baker, Prince George’s County Executive
Website http://www.rushernbaker.com/
Ralph Jaffe; filed 5/18/17
Website www.fedupwithcrookedpolitics.com
Ben Jealous
Richard Madeleno. Montgomery County senator
Website http://www.madalenoformaryland.com/
Alec Ross
Website https://alecross.com/
Jim Shea
Website https://www.jimshea.com/
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-shea-governor-20170622-story.html
Libertarian candidates
Shawn Quinn; filed 5/26/17
Website http://citizen4quinn.org/our-stand-on-issues.html
Email [email protected]
Republican candidates
Larry Hogan, incumbent
Website http://www.larryhogan.com/
Lieutenant Governor
Democrat candidates
Freda Jaffe; filed 5/18/17
Email [email protected]
Website www.fedupwithcrookedpolitics.com
Libertarian candidates
Christina Smith; filed 5/26/17
Email [email protected]
Website http://citizen4quinn.org/our-stand-on-issues.html
via http://marylandreporter.com/2017/08/17/montgomery-county-candidates-list-for-local-state-and-federal-office/