Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker is running for reelection to keep his District 5 County Council seat. Hucker filed his elections paperwork Monday at the Board of Elections offices in Gaithersburg. He is the first candidate to file for the District 5 Council seat, according to the BOE website. As the District 5 County Councilmember, […]

The Democratic primary for Montgomery County Executive is still a year away, but Council President Roger Berliner has already released a campaign video. The video includes testimonials from a number of people, including Del. Marc Korman, community activist Art Brodsky, and former PTA officials Melissa McKenna and Paul Geller. The theme of the video is […]

Councilmember Craig Rice ended speculation Friday that he would run for county executive and instead seek re-election. “I’ve decided to launch my re-election campaign and I hope you’ll be there with me,” Rice said in a video statement he distributed. Rice represents District 2, which covers Germantown, Damascus and other upcounty communities. In the video, […]

County Council President Roger Berliner said Wednesday he would work to bring prosperity for all county residents. “Not just some, but all. Extending the ladder of economic opportunity up and down,” Berliner said at an event announcing his campaign to become Montgomery’s next county executive. About 70 people attended the announcement, at Owen’s Ordinary. Berliner […]

The mother of the “free-range kids” has filed the necessary paperwork to run for one of the four Montgomery County Council at-large seats to be decided in 2018. Danielle Luttenberg Meitiv, a 48-year-old Silver Spring Democrat, said she was running over concerns about her children’s future and the children of Montgomery County, particularly in education, […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will have a fundraiser in Montgomery County next week. He will be hosting a reception 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6, at Manor Country Club in Rockville. Tickets are $500 and up. Hogan has not filed for re-election. Other political fundraisers coming up are: An omelet brunch for Del. Charles Barkley at 9 […]

Del. Bill Frick’s website says he’s running for Congress. When contacted by MyMCMedia on Friday, Frick would provide few details. “We’re not looking for press,” he said. The three-term delegate said he would not run against Rep. John Delaney, the Democratic incumbent for the 6th Congressional District. Delaney may give up the seat to seek […]

The three incumbents say they are not running as a slate but Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and City Councilmembers Yvette Monroe and Michael Sesma picked up their election packets at the same time on Friday morning. All three incumbents arrived at 9 a.m. and they were not the first ones to pick up a candidate […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner will announce his 2018 bid for county executive at an event in North Bethesda on Wednesday, June 7, his campaign announced Thursday. The event, at 7 p.m., will be at Owen’s Ordinary, 11820 Trade St, inside the Pike & Rose community. The campaign says it will release the names […]

Total Wine & More founder David Trone said Thursday too many businesses are afraid of failure. “We want failure,” Trone told the Small Business Network. “Because if we don’t have some failure, how are we going to learn. If we don’t learn, we’re probably not going to succeed.” Trone, who ran unsuccessfully for the 8th […]