By Marc A. King, Candidate for House of Delegates, LD 15

The activities and actions of the past few weeks concerning the Kavanaugh nomination clearly reflect the ugly underbelly of politics and how the Dems will stop at nothing to regain power. There is nothing new in that general statement, since certain TV and radio pundits have been consistently making this observation to describe the actions and reactions to the attacks on Kavanaugh and his family.

By Mark Uncapher MCGOP Chairman

Usually a repeated history of legal scrapes with both regulators and law enforcement effectively disqualifies a would-be candidate from running for public office.

By Dwight Patel Candidate for State Senate, District 20

I am a big believer in hopeless causes, I know the naysayers will go on about how Montgomery County is a hopeless cause for Republicans. But I have in my 46 years on this earth I have lived through many hopeless causes.

By Dwight Patel

I know the left seems to have a monopoly on the word “Forward.” However, thanks to Governor Larry Hogan and the totally awesome state of Maryland, we owe all of our leaps forward to Republican governors and Republican legislators.  Over the past 100 years, Maryland Democrats have been dragged into the 20^th century by Republican initiatives.

By Deborah Lambert

During his remarks at a recent campaign event, Ed Amatetti, who is running for County Council District 2, assured the audience that his candidacy was serious business, adding that he was so concerned about the county’s unsolved problems that sometimes he imagined that he was already on the job.

By Mark Uncapher MCGOP Chairman

Imagine you are short of money and are offered a loan that requires that, for every dollar borrowed, on an annual basis you must pay $9 in interest.  Those are Tony Soprano terms. 

Craig Wolf is a lifelong public servant with a proven record of delivering results. As a federal prosecutor with the Department of Justice, Wolf successfully prosecuted some of the first cases involving online child pornography, oversaw investigations of human trafficking and coordinated some of the first prosecutions under the federal “Deadbeat Dad” statute.

By S. Alexandra Tuttle

This coming January, some of us will be watching with heart-felt pride as legislators come together in the Maryland State House to be sworn into office.  Article I, Section 9 of the Maryland State Constitution says that “Every person elected or appointed to any office of profit or trust, under this Constitution or under the Laws made pursuant thereto, shall before he enters upon the duties of such office, take and subscribe the following oath, or affirmation: “ I … do swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States; and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland and support the  Constitution and Laws thereof; and that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, diligently and faithfully, without partiality or prejudice, execute the office of …….according to the Constitution and laws of this state…”  A very solemn promise, to be sure.

By Deborah Lambert

Josephine Wang is waging an energetic campaign this fall, pushing for changes in Montgomery County. Her strong suit is education, and she is not only concerned about school safety but also promoting education funding for non-public schools that would give parents more of a choice about where their children go to school.

By Dwight Patel

Its that time again when you can’t go a block or two without seeing a political yard sign.  Here are some things to remember: we will see tons of illegal signs, signs in the median, in the right of way, along the beltway and other illegal locations.  There are two things to remember: 1. Don’t get annoyed by seeing all the illegal Democrat signs.  2. Don’t complain about them – It’s just a sign of the season.