For Immediate Release: February 19, 2025  

ROCKVILLE, Md.– The Advisory Commission on Policing (ACP) of Montgomery County is holding a virtual public forum on March 10, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The Commission will provide an overview of the Montgomery County Police Department’s (MCPD) current consent search policy, followed by an opportunity for residents to ask questions and provide feedback.  Other police departments -- municipalities, park police, state police, etc. -- are not under the ACP’s purview.  Council Vice President Will Jawando, Public Safety Committee Chair Councilmember Sidney Katz, MCPD Chief Marc Yamada, and State’s Attorney John McCarthy have been invited to speak.  

Residents are invited to submit written questions or comments prior to the public forum, and organizations are asked to consolidate submissions when applicable.  

Note: Attendees can ask questions using the Q&A box in the zoom webinar during the event. For any questions that are not answered live, we will follow up with the panelists to get answers, and we will post them on the ACP website at a later date.

Community members may register for the virtual public forum here.  

The event will also be livestreamed on the Council’s Facebook page.  

By Amy Waychoff

Faced with overwhelming opposition to the Attainable Housing proposal, on February 4, Council members Andrew Friedson and Natali Fani-Gonzalez introduced More Housing N.O.W. (New Options for Workers). Cosponsors include Council members Dawn Luedtke, Kate Stewart, Marilyn Balcombe, and Laurie-Anne Sayles. The proposal consists of a number of zoning text amendments, or ZTAs, as well as a related Subdivision Regulation Amendment (SRA) and expedited bill 2-25.

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 6, 2025

From the Montgomery County Charter Review Commission

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 6, 2025—The Montgomery County Charter Review Commission is soliciting public comments on what matters the Commission should consider for possible revisions to the County’s Charter.    

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(Sent March 4, 2025) Last week was a whirlwind in Annapolis. In a move that defies common sense, Democrats in the House of Delegates pushed a bill (HB 360) to install condom vending machines in nursery schools, elementary schools, and high schools, a shocking attempt to further their agenda of oversexualizing children. You can’t make this up!

(Baltimore, MD – March 4, 2025) – Today, Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (“RITE”) won a major victory for election integrity and transparency in federal court that ensures the public access to critical tools for holding election administrators accountable to their obligation to maintain clean, up-to-date, and accurate voter rolls. 

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I’m honored to once again be elected to Chair the Republican Party in Montgomery County. Now let’s get down to business.

We’re happy to work with normal, common sense Democrats, but they seem to be in short supply in elected circles. Just this week they decided that vending machines in Public Schools, from Kindergarten to High School, should have condoms available for the kids. Annapolis was abuzz, Republican Delegate Kathy Szeliga graced the public airwaves for days and they finally caved - maybe they should have thought about it first!

Yes, Condoms for Kiddies was pulled back from public support after the outrage and condemnation by the Public. Next year is a local election year and apparently even entrenched Democrats want to stay in office.

...but maybe not in Rockville. The Montgomery County Council (all Democrat) voted to mandate tough and expensive new rules for your home. BEPS (Building Energy Performance Standards) Cooking with Gas? Out. Heating with Gas – that gets the cold shoulder too. Yes, they’ve mandated new and expensive rules for all electric living. True, they can’t control communist China where all the pollution is coming from, but they can control YOU, and they will!

Let's make them rethink. Condoms for kids was abysmal, mandated and expensive energy rules are abysmal too. Sign our petition to do away with raising our costs, and bureaucracy building regulations tailored only to make the far left look good to each other. Sign up to fight the power – before it’s too late.

Reardon "Sully" Sullivan

2025 MCGOP Chair

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

By Lori Jaffe

Something happened last Friday that we think encapsulates an issue that we have been trying to come to grips with in our country, our state and our county. It is a generalized feeling of disrespect for the American taxpayer. We go through our days trying to “do good” and yet we feel unappreciated. There is always something to fix. There is usually someone less fortunate who expects something from us. This happens internationally, as well as nationally and locally.

Conservatives, common sense Democrats and MoCo Republicans attended last month's CPAC meeting held in Prince Georges County, Maryland. Among the many highlights were appearances by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, as well as numerous elected and international office holders. If you're into politics MoCo is the place!

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has long been a pillar of American justice, entrusted with enforcing the law and ensuring national security. However, in recent years, it has been marred by controversy, accusations of political bias, and a lack of accountability. Many conservatives believe the agency has strayed from its intended purpose, becoming an instrument of political influence rather than an impartial enforcer of justice. Reform is overdue, and Kash Patel is the ideal candidate to lead that charge.

L to R, FBI Director Kash Patel, former Maryland and MoCo GOP Vice Chair Dwight Patel, and former MoCo GOP Committee Member and Trump campaign Executive David Bossie.

Kash Patel’s Unique Qualifications

Kash Patel’s background makes him the perfect choice to restore integrity to the FBI. As the former Chief of Staff to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, Patel led critical national security operations and provided counsel on defense strategy. His tenure as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council saw him play a pivotal role in eliminating major terrorist leaders, including ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Al-Qa’ida’s Qasem al-Rimi.

2025 MCGOP Chairman Reardon Sullivan conducted voting to pass this fiscal year's budget at their February meeting. Seen here with Finance Chair Laura Benson and Treasurer Brigitta Mullican, it's a leaner budget that still stresses community work to allow candidates to compete in the 2026 local elections.