public campaign financing

March 16, 2018 | Michelle Queen

Montgomery Week in Review

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Guests include Phil Andrews, Mardia Dennis, Cassandra Quesnel, and Pablo Blank. Mooers and the panel discuss public campaign financing with Phil Andrews, food insecurity with Mardia Dennis from Manna Food, addressing student stress and anxiety over gun violence with Cassandra Quesnel from Every Mind, and […]

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April 24, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Public Campaign Finance (VIDEO)

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 […]

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September 30, 2014 | Staff Writer

photo County Council

Council Passes Public Campaign Financing

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously enacted Bill 16-14, which will allow candidates for County Council and County Executive to qualify for partial public financing for their campaigns. This is the first measure of its type for County elective offices in the Washington Region and in the State of Maryland. Councilmember Phil Andrews was the […]

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September 16, 2014 | Aline Barros

Nancy Navarro council vice president

Council Committee Votes Unanimously on the Public Finance Campaign Bill (VIDEO)

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee voted unanimously on Sept. 15 to recommend the adoption of a public campaign finance bill to Montgomery County Council. The bill could establish a system of public campaign financing for candidates for the offices of County Executive and County Council. In this MyMcMedia Extra, Montgomery County Councilmember […]

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