Montgomery County Candidates List For Local, State, Federal Office 1/8/18

1/9/18

By Glynis Kazanjian, MarylandReporter

This is an updated list of candidates for local, state and federal offices in Montgomery County as best as we could determine as of January 7, 2018. It will be updated at least once a week until the filing deadline of Feb. 27. Candidates for county executive and county council are listed first, followed by the state legislature, Congress and statewide offices.

We have done our best to identify candidates who have announced, filed for the office or filed for public financing of their campaigns. We may have missed some candidates, although the list includes over 150 candidates already, at least 26 just for the four at-large seats on the Montgomery County Council. We are missing photos and websites of some candidates.

As we kick off the new year with a historic election where public campaign financing will be used for the first time in Montgomery County, 11 candidates have qualified to receive matching campaign finance funds and 25 others are seeking qualification. As it stands, $11 million in county funds have been allocated to finance the races for county executive and county council. We include total disbursement amounts for qualified candidates in their profile. (See the general list of approved candidates below.)

Election News

Democrat Maya Rockeymoore Cummings has dropped out of the gubernatorial race.

Democrat Adam DeMarco will challenge incumbent Congressman John Sarbanes in one of the country’s most gerrymandered districts – Cong. Dist. 3; Republican candidate J.D. Evans has dropped out.

Democrat Tony Puca has dropped out of the County Council District 2 race and has entered the race for House delegate in Legislative District 15.

Other new candidates include:

Legislative District 18 – Democrat Leslie Milano, Republican Ron Franks;

Legislative District 20 – Democrat Malik Lendzondo;

Legislative District 39 – Democrat Clint Sobratti;

Candidates approved for public campaign financing in Montgomery County

County Executive election: George Leventhal and Marc Elrich

County Council At-Large election: Hans Riemer, Bill Conway, Hoan Dang, Evan Glass and Chris Wilhelm.

County Council District elections:

District 1 – Reggie Oldak

District 2 – Ed Amatetti

District 3 – Sidney Katz

District 4 – Nancy Navarro

This list is maintained by Glynis Kazanjian and Len Lazarick, who should be emailed about any corrections or additions. We hope to add campaign finance and other useful data as the election season goes on, but not so much data that the list becomes unwieldy.

As with all the content on MarylandReporter.com and Montgomery Reporter, which operates under a Creative Commons License, the content can be used by anyone in any media without asking permission so long as MarylandReporter.com is credited.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Democrats

Roger Berliner

Roger Berliner, District 1, County Council President, term limited; filed 7/3/17

Using traditional fundraising; no public financing

Email roger@berlinerformontgomery.com

https://www.facebook.com/BerlinerForMontgomery/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/roger-berliner-officially-enters-2018-montgomery-executives-race/2017/06/08/9eb54904-4c79-11e7-bc1b-fddbd8359dee_story.html?utm_term=.368c67a617de

David Blair

David Blair (filed campaign account with State Election Board on 10/20/17)

Email davidb@friendsofdavidblair.com

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Potomac-Businessman-David-Blair-Highly-Likely-To-Run-For-County-Executive/

Marc Elrich

Marc Elrich, At-Large, term-limited; filed 6/28/17

Qualified for public financing 10/2017; total received matching funds as of 12/31/17 – $316,146

Website www.marcelrich.org

Email info@marcelrich.org

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Marc-Elrich-Formally-Launches-County-Executive-Campaign/

William Frick

William Frick; Majority Leader House of Delegates

Website http://www.billfrick.com/

Email bill@billfrick.com

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/del-bill-frick-joins-montgomery-executives-race/2017/09/20/586fee5a-9e44-11e7-9083-fbfddf6804c2_story.html?utm_term=.05a848733de8

Rose Krasnow

Rose Krasnow (former Rockville City Mayor)

Filed for public financing 11/13/17

Email rosekras@gmail.com

George Leventhal

George Leventhal, At-Large, term-limited; filed 7/3/17

Qualified for public financing 7/21/17; total matching funds received to date – $282,654

Email info@georgeleventhal.com
Website: https://georgeleventhal.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/george-leventhal-officially-enters-race-for-montgomery-county-executive/2017/06/26/7e7b30b8-5a8e-11e7-9b7d-14576dc0f39d_story.html?utm_term=.56e3d03e4846

http://www.mymcmedia.org/leventhal-receives-nearly-200000-from-public-election-fund/

Republicans

Robin Ficker

Robin Ficker, Attorney; filed 2/28/17;

Filed for public financing; 2/8/17

Email robinficker@msn.com
Website http://www.robindeliversforyou.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/ficker-announces-2018-run-for-montgomery-county-executive/2017/03/03/f508dc1e-0037-11e7-8f41-ea6ed597e4ca_story.html?utm_term=.2a94e89cab21

http://www.mymcmedia.org/robin-ficker-declares-candidacy-in-the-2018-race-for-county-executive/

COUNTY COUNCIL

County Council At-Large (Four seats, runs countywide)

Democrats

Hans Riemer

Hans Riemer, incumbent; filed 7/19/17; first elected in 2010

Qualified for public financing 8/11/17; total received matching funds as of 12/31/17 – $ 127,821

Email info@hansriemer.com
Website hansriemer.com

Gabe Albornoz

Gabe Albornoz, D; filed 9/12/17

Filed for public campaign financing, 8/31/17

www.gabeforcouncil.com

Rosemary Arkoian; filed 12/19/17

Filed for public financing 12/13/17

Email rarkoian@hotmail.com

Marilyn Balcombe

Marilyn Balcombe; not filed for candidacy

Traditional financing; 5/1/17

Email marilyn@marilynbalcombe.com

http://marylandreporter.com/2017/06/20/term-limits-create-opportunities-for-women-to-run-for-montgomery-county-council/

https://www.germantownpulse.net/single-post/2017/02/15/Marilyn-Balcombe-to-Run-for-At-Large-Seat-on-County-Council

Del. Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley; filed for candidacy 11/9/17; serving fifth term House of Delegates

Email charles@charlesbarkleyforcouncil.com

Website http://charlesbarkleyforcouncil.com/

Traditional financing

http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa02763.html

Shruti Bhatnagar

Shruti Bhatnagar; filed 10/18/17

Filed for public campaign financing, 9/5/17

Email Shruti4MoCoCouncil@gmail.com

Cherri Branson

Cherri Branson; filed 10/20/17

Traditional financing; 6/20/17

Website http://www.branson4council.com/

Brandy Brooks

Brandy Brooks; filed 7/14/17

Filed for public financing; 5/12/17

Email brandy@brandy4moco.com
Website https://brandy4montgomery.com/

http://marylandreporter.com/2017/06/20/term-limits-create-opportunities-for-women-to-run-for-montgomery-county-council/

Ron Colbert

Ron Colbert; filed 5/1/17

Public financing; 4/6/17

Email ron@colbertforcouncil.com
Website http://www.colbertforcouncil.com/

Bill Conway

Bill Conway; filed 8/4/17

Qualified for public financing 9/12/17; total received matching funds to date – $100,746

Website https://billconwayforcouncil.com/

http://www.mymcmedia.org/potomac-lawyer-says-hes-running-for-at-large-council-position/

Hoan Dang

Hoan Dang; filed 6/26/17

Qualified for public financing 9/19/17; total received matching funds to date – $104,509

Website http://votedang.com/

Email hoan@votedang.com

http://www.mymcmedia.org/hoan-dang-files-for-at-large-seat-on-county-council/

Lorna Phillips Forde

Lorna Phillips Forde; filed for candidacy 11/9/17

Filed for public financing; 7/24/17

Website http://www.lornaphillipsforde.com/

Email info@lornaphillipsforde.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LornaPhillipsForde4MCCouncil/

Loretta Garcia

Loretta Garcia, D; filed 8/30/17

Website https://www.facebook.com/LorettaGarciaforCouncil

Email attorneygarcia@aol.com


Filed for public campaign financing 8/29/17

Julian Haffner

Julian Haffner

Email Julian@JulianHaffner.com

https://www.facebook.com/pg/JulianHaffner4MoCo/about/

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Attorney-Julian-Haffner-Is-Latest-Entrant-In-Crowded-Contest-For-County-Council-At-Large/

John Hurson

John Hurson

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Former-Majority-Leader-in-Annapolis-To-Run-for-Montgomery-County-Council/

John Hurson attempts political comeback.

Paul Geller

Paul Geller; filed 11/15/17

Filed for public campaign financing 11/15/17

Email ppgusa@hotmail.com

Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/AlohaPaulGeller

Evan Glass

Evan Glass; filed 9/20/17

Qualified for public financing; total received matching funds to date – $100,882

https://www.facebook.com/EvanGlassforMoCo/

Richard Gottfried

Richard Gottfried; filed 3/2/17

Filed for public financing, 3/2/17

Email richgott3@verizon.net
Website votegottfried.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIB-bEG1tFo

Neil Greenberger

Neil Greenberger; filed 10/4/17

Filed for public campaign financing 9/19/17

Website http://greenbergerforcouncil.com/

Email ngreenberger@hotmail.com

http://marylandreporter.com/2017/10/30/former-moco-council-aide-now-candidate-critical-of-former-bosses/

http://greenbergerforcouncil.com/neil-h-greenberger-announces-run-for-at-large-seat-on-montgomery-county-council/#.Wd5eY2iPK71

http://www.mymcmedia.org/council-spokesman-to-run-for-seat-on-county-council/

Seth Grimes

Seth Grimes; filed 11/17/17

Filed for public financing, 8/2/17

https://www.facebook.com/Seth4MC/

Ashwani Jain

Ashwani Jain; filed 8/16/17

Traditional financing

Website VoteAshwaniJain.com

Email ajain@voteashwanijain.com

Endorsement from Hon. Julián Castro video | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yhoIThSBN8

Will Jawando

Will Jawando; filed 8/9/17

Filed for public financing, 8/9/17

Website http://willjawando.com/

Melissa McKenna

Melissa McKenna; filed 10/13/17

Website www.mckennaformoco.org

Email melissa@mckennaformoco.org

Michele Riley

Michele Riley;

Email michele@michele4moco.com

Website https://www.michele4moco.com/

Danielle Meitiv

Danielle Meitiv; filed 6/1/17

Filed for public financing, 5/31/17

Email dmeitiv@gmail.com
Website http://meitiv2018.com/

http://marylandreporter.com/2017/06/20/term-limits-create-opportunities-for-women-to-run-for-montgomery-county-council/

Darwin Romero

Darwin Romero; filed 07/31/2017

Public financing, 7/26/17

Email info@darwinromero.us

https://www.facebook.com/romero4council

Mohammad Siddique

Mohammad Siddique

Mohammad Siddique; filed 8/10/17

Filed for public campaign financing 8/10/17

msiddique00@gmail.com

Rebecca Smonkrowski

Rebecca Smondroski; not filed for candidacy; MCPS Board of Education District 2 member; will kick off campaign Nov. 29

Email rsmondrowski@gmail.com

Steve Solomon

Steve Solomon; filed 11/7/17

Traditional financing

Website www.VoteSteveSolomon.com

Email VoteSteveSolomon@Gmail.com

Chris Wilhelm

Chris Wilhelm; filed 9/21/17

Qualified for public financing, 2/21/17; total received matching funds to date – $95,202

Website https://www.wilhelmforcouncil.com/

Email chris@wilhelmforcouncil.com

At-Large

Green Party Candidates

Tim Willard

Tim Willard; filed 4/14/17

Filed for public financing, 4/18/17

Email dravidic@yahoo.com
Website http://www.timforcouncil.org/

County Council District 1

Democrats

Bill Cook

Bill Cook; filed 5/23/17

Filed for public financing, 3/9/17

Emailwmcook@gmail.com
Websitehttp://www.cookinthecouncil.com/

Pete Fosselman

Pete Fosselman; not filed for candidacy

Traditional financing, 3/2/17

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Ex-Kensington-Mayor-Becomes-First-Candidate-To-Jump-Into-District-1-Council-Race/

Andrew Friedson; filed 10/5/17

https://andrewfriedson.com/

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Andrew-Friedson-Announces-Run-for-District-1-County-Council-Seat/

Jim McGee

Jim McGee; not filed for candidacy

Filed for public financing, 7/27/17

Email 1920jimmy@gmail.com

Reggie Oldak

Reggie Oldak; filed 4/26/17

Qualified for public financing 8/24/17; $total received matching funds to date – $74,185

Email Reggie@ReggieOldak.com

Website https://www.reggieoldak.com/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ReggieOldakforCountyCouncil/

https://www.reggieoldak.com/http://marylandreporter.com/2017/06/20/term-limits-create-opportunities-for-women-to-run-for-montgomery-county-council/

Dalbin Osorio

Dalbin Osorio; filed 9/22/17

Email info@dalbinosorio.com
Website http://www.dalbinosorio.com/

Ana Sol Gutierrez

Ana Sol Gutierrez

Ana Sol Gutierrez; filed 10/18/17

Filed for public campaign financing 9/18/17

Website http://www.anasolgutierrez.com/Ana-Delegate_Site/ANA_-_MD_Delegate_D-18.html

Meredith Wellington

Meredith Wellington; filed 8/4/17; former County Planning Board member

Traditional financing, 5/31/17

Email meredithwellington2018@gmail.com
Website https://www.meredithwellington.com/

http://bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Former-Planning-Board-Member-Meredith-Wellington-Files-to-Run-for-District-1-County-Council-Seat/

Republicans

Richard Banach; filed 8/31/17

Filed for public financing, 8/20/17

Email richardbanach@go.rmc.edu

County Council District 2

Democrats

Craig Rice

Craig Rice; not filed for re-election, but has announced; incumbent

Traditional financing

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rice/index.html

https://www.germantownpulse.net/single-post/2017/06/09/Craig-Rice-Will-Seek-Re-election-to-District-2-Seat-Forego-County-Executive-Run

Tiquia J. Bennett

Tiquia Bennett; filed 11/14/17

Email tiquia.bennett@gmail.com

Tony Puca

Tony Puca; filed 5/24/17; withdrawn (now running for Leg. Dist. 15 House seat)

Filed for public financing, 5/24/17

Email tonypuca@aol.com

In competitive MoCo council race, Democrat turns to crowdfunding; two Republicans already filed

Republicans

Ed Amatetti

Ed Amatetti; filed 3/1/17

Qualified for public financing 10/17/17; $37,190 distributed

Email eamatetti@comcast.net
Website http://www.edamatetti.com/

http://marylandreporter.com/2017/06/26/moco-council-candidate-closing-the-gap-on-qualifying-for-public-funding/

Tom Ferleman

Tom Ferleman; filed 2/28/17

Traditional financing, 2/23/17

Email thomas@ferleman.com
Website https://ferleman.com

County Council District 3

Democrat candidates

Sidney Katz

Sidney Katz, incumbent, filed 8/9/17

Qualified for public financing, 7/27/17; total received matching funds to date – $55,813

Website http://sidneykatz.com/

Ben Shnider

Ben Shnider; filed 5/10/17

Traditional financing

Email shniderb@gmail.com
Website https://www.shniderforcouncil.com/

County Council District 4

Democrats

Nancy Navarro

Nancy Navarro; incumbent; filed 6/29/17;

Filed for public financing, 3/31/17

Email nn@navarrogroup.com
Website http://nancynavarro.org/

County Council District 5

Democrats

Tom Hucker

Tom Hucker; filed 6/19/17

Traditional financing

Email tom@tomhucker.com
Website http://tomhucker.com/

STATE’S ATTORNEY

John McCarthy

John McCarthy, D, incumbent, filed 06/26/2017

Email john.mccarthy@johnmccarthy.us
Website www.johnmccarthy.us

The Democratic incumbents at the courthouse are running as a team.

Tom DeGonia

Tom DeGonia; has not filed for candidacy – said to be running

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Rockville-Based-Lawyer-DeGonia-Plans-To-Take-On-States-Attorney-McCarthy/

CLERK OF THE COURT

Barbara Meiklejohn

Barbara H. Meiklejohn, D, incumbent, filed 06/26/2017

Email barbarameiklejohnforclerk@gmail.com

Alan Bowser

Alan S. Bowser; filed 11/30/17

Email alan.bowser@gmail.com

REGISTER OF WILLS

Joseph Griffin

Joseph M. Griffin, D, filed 06/26/2017

http://registers.maryland.gov/main/region/montgomery/montgomerybio.html

Email grif_joe@yahoo.com

SHERIFF

Darren Popkin

Darren Mark Popkin, D, filed 06/26/2017

Email darren.popkin@gmail.com

Website darrenpopkinforsheriff.com

Jae Hwang

Jae Hwang; not filed for candidacy but has announced

Website http://www.jaeforsheriff.com/

Email info@jaeforsheriff.com

http://www.thesentinel.com/mont/news/local/item/5945-gop-challenger-rises-against-sheriff-popkin

MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

All incumbent state legislators from Montgomery County are Democrats. All legislative districts have one senator and three delegates elected at large from that district.

Legislative District 14

SENATE

Craig Zucker

Craig Zucker, D; filed 2/28/17; appointed to Senate February 2016 to fill vacancy; served one term and one year as delegate from Jan. 2011 to Feb. 2016

Website http://www.craigzucker.com/

Robert Drozd

Robert Drozd, R, filed 5/12/2017

https://www.facebook.com/DrozdForMaryland/

robert.s.drozd@gmail.com

HOUSE

Anne Kaiser

Anne Kaiser; filed 2/28/17; serving fourth term

Email delegatekaiser@gmail.com

Website http://annekaiser.com/

Eric Luedtke

Eric Luedtke; filed 2/28/17; serving second term

Email ericformaryland@gmail.com

Website http://www.ericluedtke.com/

Pamela Queen

Pamela Queen; filed 2/28/17; Appointed by Democrat Central Committee February 2016 to fill a vacancy left by Del. Craig Zucker, who was appointed to fill Sen. Karen Montgomery’s seat upon her resignation in Dec. 2015

Email pamela_queen4107@comcast.net

Website http://www.pamelaqueen.com/

Republican

Patricia Fenati

Patricia Fenati

Patricia Fenati; filed 9/29/17

Website www.patfenati.com

Email D14GOP@gmail.com

Unaffiliated

Adrienne Craver

Adrienne Craver; not filed for candidacy

https://www.adrienneformd.com/

adrienneformd@gmail.com

District 15 (One open seat; Del. Aruna Miller running for 6th Congressional District)

SENATE

Brian Feldman

Brian Feldman; serving in second term, filed 11/15/17; appointed to Senate in September 2013; formerly delegate 2003-2013

Website http://brianjfeldman.com/

Republican

David Wilson

David Wilson; filed 3/7/17

Email votefordavidwilson@gmail.com

Website http://www.votefordavidwilson.com/

HOUSE

Kathleen Dumais

Kathleen Dumais; filed 11/15/17; serving in fourth term

Website http://kathleendumais.info/

David Fraser-Hidalgo

David V. Fraser-Hidalgo; filed 11/15/17; serving in second full term,

Website http://www.fraserfor15.org/

Anis Ahmed

Anis Ahmed; filed 12/11/17

Email ahmeda20878@gmail.com

Facebook facebook.com/anis.ahmed.169

Kevin Mack; filed for candidacy 11/3/17

Website https://www.mackfordelegate.com/

Email mackfordelegate@gmail.com

Tony Puca

Tony Puca; filed 12/27/17*previous County Council District 2 candidate

Filed for public financing, 5/24/17

Email tonypuca@aol.com

In competitive MoCo council race, Democrat turns to crowdfunding; two Republicans already filed

Lily Qi

Lily Qi (Asst. Chief Administrator Officer, Montgomery County Office of the County Executive); not filed for candidacy

Website http://www.lilyqi.com/Portal/Customers/lilyqi/index.html

Email qulturematters@gmail.com

Endorsements Ike Leggett, County Executive

Andy Wan Wye

Andrew (Andy) Van Wye; not filed for candidacy

Email andymvanwye@gmail.com


Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Andy-Van-Wye-for-Delegate-District-15-170099826912290/

Republican

Laurie Halverson

Laurie Halverson; filed for candidacy 11/8/17

Email LaurieSHalverson@gmail.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LaurieHalversonforDelegate/?ref=page_internal


SENATE District 16 (one opening – Del. Bill Frick running for 6th Congressional District)

Susan Lee

Susan Lee; filed 4/5/17; serving first term as senator; served three terms as delegate

Email senatorsusanlee@gmail.com

Website http://susanleeforsenate.com/

HOUSE

Ariana Kelly

Ariana Kelly; not filed for re-election; serving second term

Website https://delegatearianakel

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