Maryland Public Television will be televising a Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on May 19th at 7pm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsjA4HLt_-w 

This political season has brought no shortage of national talking points into state and local races. Some of those issues matter deeply to voters. But in local government, candidates should be judged first on the responsibilities of the offices they seek, and on the problems they have the power to address.

A “red herring” is an argument or claim that distracts from the central issue. In Montgomery County, the central issue should be whether local leaders have managed the County effectively and whether candidates are offering realistic solutions to the challenges directly within their authority.

Thanks to those who sent in feedback! Here is some of the feedback that we received.

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PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME!

Love your message this week. I will use those comments on my FB page.

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Dennis Melby, ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT WHAT YOU ON MONTGOMERY COUNTY

YOU ARE 100% RIGHT AND IT IS A SHAME THAT SOME OF THESE DEMOCRATS CAN'T TELL RIGHT FROM WRONG AND CORRECT THE

PROBLEMS THEY HAVE LET THEIR LEADERS CREATE. DON'T WORRY I AM NOT LEAVING MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND SOONER THAN LATER

THE DEMOCRATS WILL FALL OUT OF FAVOR.

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Well, you never know do you? Just got this in my email box. It's from Donald Trump. I think he likes what we do, and how our voters and candidates are working to make MoCo great. I guess it's The Trump Minute!

Oh, and he wants all of us to come to the Trump Birthday Bash. After all, you're only 80 once. Let's see how many folks can sign his card, get a picture with his stand-in, help blow out the candles and wish him well. Check it out HERE. And Thank You Mr. President!

Tell me what you think about "The Donald" and whether I'll have competition from "the trump minute" at [email protected]

State Supreme Court says MoCo overstepped with gun restrictions | Bethesda Today | Ceoli Jacoby | May 5, 2026, 2:00 pm Updated May 7, 2026 4:50 pm

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STOP THE SPEND

County Executive Marc Elrich has proposed another round of tax and fee increases in Montgomery County. In addition to higher property tax rates and rising property assessments, the proposal includes increases to the County piggyback tax, transportation tax, electric vehicle charging tax, solid waste tax, water quality tax, and more.

For the average homeowner, the combined impact is expected to exceed a 12% increase.

Now is the time to take action. We have a unique opportunity to influence how Montgomery County manages its spending by limiting annual growth to the prior year’s rate of inflation.

This petition does not dictate which programs or services will be capped. Those decisions will remain entirely with the County Council. However, if passed, total County spending would be limited to the previous year’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), unless the Council votes unanimously to exceed that limit.

THIS PETITION DOES NOT CAP ANY SPECIFIC BUDGET ITEM

Sherwin Wells for County Council - At Large