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Montgomery County Council Votes to Establish a Police Accountability Board and Administrative Charging Committee in Montgomery County

By Patrick Herron

Published April 19, 2022 at 4:37PM

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening Endorses Hans Riemer for Montgomery County Executive

By MCS Staff

Published April 19, 2022 at 11:40AM

07.03.12- BALTIMORE, MD- Photos of former Governor, Parris Glendening, outside of the Court of Appeals Building in Annapolis. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record).

Former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening has endorsed Hans Riemer for Montgomery County Executive. Glendening, a Democrat, served as the 59th Governor of Maryland from January 18, 1995, to January 15, 2003. Previously, he was the County Executive of Prince George’s County from 1982 to 1994.

His full endorsement letter, sent out by the Riemer campaign, can be seen below:

Montgomery County Supports Removing the Name of Francis G. Newlands, a White Supremacist, From Memorial Fountain in Chevy Chase

By Patrick Herron

Published April 19, 2022 at 10:02AM

Senator Newlands Memorial

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Shelly Skolnick Announces Run For County Executive

By Patrick Herron

Published April 16, 2022 at 6:26PM | Updated April 20, 2022 at 4:59PM

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.

Tom Hucker Withdraws From County Executive Race; Will Run For At-Large County Council Seat Instead

By MCS Staff

Published April 16, 2022 at 7:07AM

WTOP’s Kate Ryan reports that Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker has withdrawn his name from the County Executive race.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, Chairman of MoCo’s GOP Committee, Announces Run For County Executive

By MCS Staff

Published April 15, 2022 at 7:18AM | Updated April 15, 2022 at 8:03AM

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.

Notes From County Executive Marc Elrich’s State of the County Address

By Patrick Herron

Published April 14, 2022 at 2:58PM

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: