2026 PREDICTIONS

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Chairman Dennis Melby: Republicans win at least two seats on the Montgomery County Council, maybe more.

First Vice Chair Reardon Sullivan:

  1. The ballot initiative to limit spending in MoCo to the prior year rate of inflation will get on the ballot and pass with 55% of the vote
  2. There will be at least one (1) legal action to a current Council member that will affect the Democrat primary.
  3. Republicans will win an election in County government for the first time in 15 years.
  4. The RNC will sue Maryland regarding voter integrity.

Second Vice Chair Monte Gingery: Republicans also win 1-2 school board seats and 1 congressional seat

Finance Chair Laura Benson: There will be growing pressure from MoCo residents this year to reverse both the plastic bag ban and gas leaf blower ban. 

Secretary Lori Jaffe: Montgomery County will wake up and vote for common sense.

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