Republican Shelly Skolnick, 78, of Friendship Heights, has announced he will be running for Montgomery County Executive.
Skolnick previously ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in 2012, 2016, and 2020, and for an at-large seat on the Montgomery County Council in 2006, 2014, and 2018.
WTOP’s Kate Ryan reports that Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker has withdrawn his name from the County Executive race.
Hucker, who currently represents District 5 as a Councilmember, announced that he had formed an “exploratory” committee ahead of an expected bid back in July of 2021 before officially filing in December of last year.
Reardon Sullivan has announced his campaign for County Executive. Reardon is currently the chairman of Montgomery County’s Republican Central Committee (MCRCC), which is official organization of the Republican Party in Montgomery County.
He is currently the only GOP candidate to file, and would go up against the winner of the Democratic primary between incumbent Marc Elrich, David Blair, Tom Hucker, and Hans Riemer.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich delivered his 2022 “State of the County” address today at the Silver Spring Civic Building. This was Elrich’s first in-person State of the County address since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following notes courtesy of @MontCoExec on Twitter:
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will deliver his 2022 “State of the County” address at noon on Thursday, April 14, at the Silver Spring Civic Building (1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring).
This will be County Executive Elrich’s first in-person State of the County address since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. His 2020 address was held in person on January 15 of that year and his 2021 address, held on March 5, was virtual.
The 2022 street sweeping schedule for residential sweeping routes has been released. This annual program is designed to ensure clean and environmentally friendly neighborhood streets. Residential sweeping begins every spring and typically ends in early July.
The 2022 Residential Sweeping Program started on April 6. In 2021, crews swept over 4,100 miles of roads in residential neighborhoods and removed over 1,200 tons of debris from our streets.
The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has endorsed Marc Elrich for re-election as county executive.
His statement can be seen below: