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October 4th, 2023 – Moderately MOCO received the following letter Subject: Unless There is an Immediate Change in Leadership, Please Skip the MCDCC Fall Gala My Fellow Democrats: I am writing to you as a party leader and longtime donor today because I, like you, have been hearing and readingContinue Reading

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By Andrew Messick The Gaithersburg city council race is heating up with the scheduled first debate already to go and the candidates set at six with two incumbents and one second-time candidate. There is a spread of moderate to progressive and various ideas new and old. Candidates The six candidates,Continue Reading

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September 1, 2023 – GAITHERSBURG, MD – By Pieter Friedrich Yamil Hernández launched his campaign for Gaithersburg City Council today with a cheeky lego-block digital video proving that creativity in politics is not dead after all. “Gaithersburg welcomed me with open arms,” Hernández says in the video. “This is whereContinue Reading

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The Montgomery County Student Member of the Board (SMOB) Election will be held this week on April 19. The SMOB is a voting member of the Board of Education (BOE) elected solely by students. You can read more about the BOE structure here. You can read more about the finalistsContinue Reading

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The Montgomery County Student Member of the Board (SMOB) Election will be held this week on April 19. The SMOB is a voting member of the Board of Education (BOE) elected solely by students. You can read more about the BOE structure here. You can read more about the finalistsContinue Reading

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Introduction Montgomery County, Maryland is known for its diverse population and economic prosperity. Understanding its government structure is crucial for residents who wish to stay informed and participate in their local community. This blog post aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the Montgomery County government structure, shedding light onContinue Reading

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The 2 schools with SMOB (Student member of the board of education) finalists make up 33.3% (1/3) of all SMOBs ever despite 2 schools being under 8% of MCPS HS. The top 3 schools make up 46.6% of all SMOBs (12% of schools). 6 High Schools have never had aContinue Reading

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If you haven’t heard of the Forward Party it is a new third party with the primary goal of election reform. In Maryland, the Forward Party is currently working to become an official party and is expected to start collecting signatures mid April 2023. I did an interview with MatthewContinue Reading

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Background Information Last year on October 12, 2022, all 5 Montgomery County Planning Board members resigned (Montgomery Planning) as requested by the County Council amid multiple scandals (The Washington Post – gfted). This was precipitated by numerous events that we covered: The original scandal involving Casey Anderson liquor use onContinue Reading

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I wanted to attend the Montgomery County Council’s first Hybrid Town Hall Meeting of the new council but I am sick so decided to do my first full on live tweet instead. You can see the full set of tweets here but I’ve also taken those tweets and turned itContinue Reading