Montgomery Community Media

The City of Gaithersburg is seeking election judges for its 2015 municipal elections, being held on Tuesday, November 3.  Judges are needed for six polling places located throughout the City and for three early voting sessions being held at City Hall prior to election day. To be eligible for consideration, interested applicants must be registered […]

UPDATED, April 29, 6 p.m. – MCPS will announce the results of the election for the next student member of board of education at 8 p.m. tonight, delayed due to a power outage. According to a Facebook post from the Montgomery County Student Government Association,  an electrical problem at one school delayed the count. ORIGINAL […]

Last year, the Montgomery County Council and County Executive approved a bill that would provide partial public financing for local elections. The bill was designed to attract a broader pool of applicants, but as Susan Kenedy reports a lack of funding for the program has prompted a Council Committee to take action. Visit our PEG […]

Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin formally kicked off his bid for Congressman Chris Van Hollen’s 8th Congressional district seat on April 19th. “I am running because America needs effective progressive leadership to renew the momentum of popular democracy in America,” Raskin, a Democrat, said in a message posted on his Facebook page. “I have a […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee today unanimously recommended that the full Council consider adding up to $2 million to begin funding a new Public Election Fund that will allow candidates for County Council and County Executive to qualify for partial public financing for their campaigns. When the Council approved […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has posted the following statement on his Facebook page about the General Assembly’s passing of the state budget: “The people of Maryland made it clear last year that the same old path of more spending, more taxes, and politics as usual was not acceptable. While I have reservations about the General Assembly’s […]

U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) today issued the following statement endorsing Hillary Clinton’s run for President in 2016: “Whoopee, Hillary is off and running! I’m ready for Hillary. And America is ready for Hillary. She is going to break that glass ceiling once and for all. “When we put Hillary in the Oval Office, she […]

Gaithersburg Councilmember Cathy Drzyzgula announced today that she does not plan to seek a third term on the Gaithersburg City Council. Drzyzgula has served on the Council since 2007. “I do not plan to run this fall,” Drzyzgula wrote in a posting on Facebook and sent to a neighborhood list serve. “I expect our retirement […]

Two Montgomery County Public Schools students are lobbying for votes to become the next student member of the Board of Education, a position that could become more powerful come July. Rachit Agarwal, a junior from Richard Montgomery and Eric Guerci, a sophomore from Bethesda Chevy Chase High, are both on the ballot for the job. The […]

The entire Montgomery County Council and County Executive Isiah Leggett attended an endorsement rally in Rockville on March 9 to show their support for Congressman Chris Van Hollen’s bid for U.S. Senate. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.           Related: