In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council At Large Email info@laurieannesayles.orgWebsite www.laurieannesayles.orgFacebook facebook.com/SaylesforMoCoTwitter @LaurieASaylesOther instagram.com/councilmember_lasayles Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? Our county is a tale of two communities, the haves, and have-nots. The pandemic exacerbated what we knewContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 4 Email VoteKateStewart@gmail.comWebsite www.VoteKateStewart.com Twitter https://twitter.com/KateforTakoma Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? We need to do a much better job of connecting with our residents who are mostContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 4 Email info@troymurtha.comWebsite www.troymurtha.com Instagram murtha4moco Facebook https://www.facebook.com/murtha4moco Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? History is dominated by unexpected events. Not everyone who purports to be an expertContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Executive, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Democratic Party – Running for County Executive Email david@blairformontgomery.comWebsite www.blairformontgomery.comFacebook Facebook.com/david.t.blair.officialTwitter twitter.com/DavidTBlairOther instagram.com/davidtblair Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? I knew that Montgomery County residents value health and protecting their family members, neighbors, co-workers, and everyone in our community, soContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 2 Email marilyn@marilynbalcombe.comWebsite www.marilynbalcombe.comFacebook facebook.com/Balcombe2022Twitter @marilynbalcombe Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? There are so many lessons learned, but I will focus on two things (1) the impact of covidContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 6 Email christa.tichy@gmail.comWebsite christatichyforcouncil.comFacebook ChristaTichyforcouncil.com Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? A greater appreciation for our green space, the importance of proper hand washing, and the gratitude for ourContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 5 Email carylamari@yahoo.comWebsite http://carylamari.net Twitter @cary_lamari Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? The pandemic has changed everything. How do we protect our population while still providing some semblanceContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, County Council, Elections, Local Government

Basic Information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 5 Email electwilliamchipmontier@gmail.comWebsite www.williammontier.com Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? Some things that helped us recover from the pandemic, such as the isolating ourselves, also hurt the mentalContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Childcare, Elections, Local Government, MCPS, Mental health

Basic Information Email ANewDawn4BOE@gmail.comWebsite ANewDawn4BOE.comFacebook A-New-Dawn_for-Board-Of-EducationTwitter Dawn_LCPC Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? The biggest lesson learned is that we should never close school buildings or switch to virtual learning again. The impact that school closures and virtual learning had onContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Elections, Local Government, MCPS, School

Basic Information Email scott@fourpointeducation.comFacebook Scott JoftusTwitter ScottJoftus Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? In-person schooling is critical for the academic and social and emotional wellness of our students. Virtual learning taught us a number of innovative and successful approaches toContinue Reading