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Aruna Miller, candidate for the Democratic nominee in Maryland’s 6th congressional district, participated in the May 3, 2018 Candidates’ Forum hosted by several Democratic Clubs. Paul Bessel moderated the forum. Miller responded to this question: Assuming you were elected, what is the first thing you would work on in Congress? The forum included Andrew Duck, George […]

David Trone, candidate for the Democratic nominee in Maryland’s 6th congressional district, participated in the May 3, 2018 Candidates’ Forum hosted by various Democratic Clubs. Paul Bessel moderated the forum. Trone responded to this question: Why do you think you can succeed as a legislator? The forum included Andrew Duck, George English, Dr.Nadia Hashimi, Chris […]

Democrats vying for the 6th congressional district will take part in a forum from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 3, in the Gaithersburg High School auditorium, 314 S. Frederick Ave. The seat is open because the incumbent, Rep. John Delaney of Potomac, has decided to vacate the seat and focus on running for […]

Hogan Plans Two Events in Montgomery Next Week Gov. Larry Hogan has two fundraisers planned for July 31. He will be a guest at a noon lunch reception in Potomac for Amie Hoeber, the Republican nominee for the 6th Congressional seat. The same day, Hogan will be at Positano Ristorante in Bethesda for a reception […]

Montgomery County executive candidates — even the County Council members who are vying for a new position — found much to criticize about Montgomery’s business policies, hitting the energy tax and the lack of analysis in how legislation affects county companies. The candidates, all Democrats running in the June 26 primary, spoke at a forum […]

Democrats vying for the party’s primary June 26 largely criticized Gov. Larry Hogan over the state incentives offered to Amazon to build its second headquarters to Maryland. Maryland is one of 20 communities around the country — including Virginia and the District of Columbia — that have made the Seattle-based company’s short list of potential […]

Seven Democrats who want to face Gov. Larry Hogan in November discussed issues at a candidate forum in Silver Spring on Tuesday night. One of the questions concerned their positions on marijuana decriminalization and legalization. Here’s what they had to say: The candidates were Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, former NAACP president and CEO […]

At a forum Monday night for Montgomery County Board of Education candidates, Brandon Rippeon said parents were to blame for the county’s persistent achievement gap, with white and Asian students outperforming African American and Hispanic students. Here’s a follow-up interview: Rippeon is running for the at-large seat made vacant by Jill Ortman-Fouse, who is running […]

Gov. Larry Hogan would win head-to-head matchups against each of the Democrats trying to take his seat, according to the results of a poll out Tuesday. Undecided voters, however, remain high enough — more than 20 percent — to keep the outcome mathematically in doubt. The results are from the Goucher Poll, conducted by the […]

Brandon Rippeon, candidate for Montgomery County Board of Education At-Large | District 3, participated in the April 23, 2018 Candidates’ Forum hosted by League of Women Voters of Montgomery County. Tracie Potts of NBC 4 moderated the forum. Rippeon made the following closing statement: The forum included Ryan Arbuckle, Timur Edib, Marwa Omar Ibrahim, Julie […]