Montgomery Community Media

The recently approved Montgomery County fiscal 2016 budget includes funding for a new Public Election Fund that will allow candidates for County Council and County Executive to qualify for partial public financing for their campaigns. Here’s what former County Councilmember Phil Andrews had to say about the fund. Since 2001, members of the Montgomery County […]

The City of Gaithersburg will hold city elections on Nov. 3 for the office of Mayor and several Council seats and two of the six polling places will be new this election cycle. City Attorney Lynn Board said the polling place at Asbury Methodist Village is changing from the Hefner building to the Rosborough Center […]

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 […]

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 […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and the Montgomery County Council are united in their support for U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen’s bid to become a U.S. Senator. At an endorsement rally on March 9 at the steps of the Council Office Building, the elected leaders expressed their support for Van Hollen’s candidacy. http://youtu.be/L77JKAuKAac You may […]

The recommendation to reduce Montgomery County’s voting age to allow 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote earned two supporters on the Montgomery County Council. The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee  which includes councilmember Hans Riemer, Nancy Navarro and Sidney Katz heard a report and recommendations of the Right to Vote Task Force Thursday. The […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke starts our live primary election coverage with thoughts from voters about the issues, a look at the Governor’s race and the use of social media by the candidates.

In this MyMCMedia extra video,  Duchy Trachtenberg, a candidate for the District 1 Montgomery County Council seat, talks about why she is running. Trachtenberg is running against incumbent Councilmember Roger Berliner (D) in the gubernatorial primary, which is coming up on June 24. You can find out more about Trachtenberg’s campaign here.   Related:

In this MyMCMedia extra video, former Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin describes the democratic field in the race for county executive as “boring.” Take a look: The primary election is set for June 24. Ervin resigned from her elected seat on the Montgomery County Council earlier this year to become the executive director of the […]