Legislative session is upon us and it is more important than ever to DEFEAT bad bills: bills that will undermine local control of our school board, and bills that encroach upon a healthy and effective learning environment for the students of Montgomery County.

Please take 30 seconds of your time to participate in this email campaign that explains the detrimental nature of SB0068 - Restorative Practices in Schools. It will go to every member of the EEE Committee which will vote on it this week.  Click here to take action! Please share with all of your MD family and friends as well; it is time to end the lack of discipline in schools which reduce learning and safety in all classrooms!

Probably AI generated, we don't think the Governor went to Pennsylvania.

We tease the Democrats 'cause we love 'em....but wish they'd stop raising our taxes!

How did the State go from a $5B+ surplus left by Governor Larry Hogan to a $3B+ deficit in two short years?

Governor Wes Moore is addressing a $3B+ deficit in his FY2026 Budget with $1B in new revenues (tax and fee increases), $500M from the State’s Rainy Day Fund, and $2B in cuts and government efficiencies.

You can find the Fiscal Briefing prepared by the Department of Legislative Services here.

Question: How do you get chosen as a Republican leader?

Answer: Only two questions - are you a registered Montgomery County Republican voter and can you get the support of the other Republican voters for election or the majority of the Committee for a mid-term appointment. We don't ask gender, religion, age, orientation, race, color, marital status, ethnicity or any other personal information. We aren't DEI, it's your ability that counts.

Funny, our Democrat counterparts actually have segregated their seats for years by sex, so many for males and so many for females. Of course to maintain their radical roots they recently opened up the seats to "non-binary", meaning if you so chose you could "declare" a gender to match the vacancy that was available!

Crazy you say? Well, welcome to the Democrat Party. What do you think of that option?

Tell us what you think at [email protected]

The MCGOP Digest is a compilation of items sent to us by our Friday 5pm deadline. Send items to [email protected] We value your engagement and appreciate your continued support. God Bless America!

In a brilliant editorial last week, columnist Peggy Noonan chastised California’s political leaders for losing focus on their primary responsibilities of keeping “citizens and their property safe.” What more evidence than the Los Angeles fires do we need that a progressive agenda with esoteric goals became far more important to the Democratic super-majority in California than the basic protection of its tax-paying citizens? Noonan added that, “A one-party will yield one-party rule that encourages sloth, carelessness, and corruption. People on a team cover up for their own. Good government comes from competition.” (You Never Forget a Fire, Wall Street Journal, 1/16/25)

Beware, because Maryland is the East Coast mirror image of California. The last time Maryland legislators had any real political competition was when Larry Hogan was governor. After inheriting a $5 billion deficit from Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley, Hogan retired that debt then left the state with a $5 billion surplus – a $10 billion turnaround. So is it any surprise that in just under two years Governor Moore and his Democratic super-majority in the state legislature vanquished that surplus and created a $3 billion deficit? Experts claim that number is expected to soar to $6.2 billion by 2030. Help.

I love that this country has an ability to self-correct, which is what we witnessed in this past election. It’s high time for change in California and in Maryland, too. Which is why the MCGOP is gearing up now for the 2026 elections. Please keep that in mind as we reach out to you in the months ahead to help us in a pivotal election year; one where we earnestly hope to see Marylanders self-correct by breaking the Democratic super majorities in our county council and state legislature.

Stacey Sauter

MCGOP Chair

WE LISTEN - what do you think? Write me at [email protected]

On Wednesday, January 29^th, the Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act will be heard in the Maryland House Ways & Means Committee.  Democrats have been blocking and suppressing this legislation for years, but polls show a vast majority of Americans support commonsense bills like this one to ban biological males from competing in girls’ high school sports.  
 
The facts, logic, and public opinion are all on our side—we just need to let the Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly hear it.  

Here is more information on how you can get involved in supporting the Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act:  📚Read and share this op-ed from the bill’s sponsor, Delegate Kathy Szeliga:

Read the Op-Ed!