GGWash’s endorsements in Maryland’s 2018 primary
The future of our region depends greatly on our elected officials. This year, GGWash's Elections Committee of over 20 volunteers and staff has endorsed candidates we think will best advance urbanist priorities on transportation, housing, and other policies.
The following are our endorsements for the Maryland Democratic primary on June 26. Our team evaluated races in each of our region's jurisdictions; you can read all endorsements and rationale at our elections 2018 homepage.
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Maryland
- Overview of races & candidates
- Governor: Rushern Baker
- 6th Congressional District: Roger Manno
- Find your polling place
Montgomery County
- Overview of races & candidates
- County executive: George Leventhal (also see why Marc Elrich is not the right choice)
- Council at-large: Hans Riemer, Danielle Meitiv, and Will Jawando (also see finalists)
- District 1: Reggie Oldak
- District 2: No endorsement
- District 3: Ben Shnider
- District 4: Nancy Navarro
- District 5: Tom Hucker
- State legislature:
- District 14: Eric Luedtke, Anne Kaiser, and Pamela Queen for delegate
- District 15: Brian Feldman for senator and Kathleen Dumais and Lily Qi for delegate
- District 16: Susan Lee for senator and Marc Korman, Samir Paul, and Ariana Kelly for delegate
- District 17: Kumar Barve, Julie Palakovich Carr, and Julian Haffner for delegate
- District 18: Emily Shetty and Jared Solomon for delegate
- District 19: Vaughn Stewart and Marlin Jenkins for delegate
- District 20: David Moon and Lorig Charkoudian for delegate
- District 39: Gabriel Acevero for delegate
Prince George's County
- Overview of races & candidates
- Governor: Rushern Baker
- Executive: Angela Alsobrooks (also see finalists)
- Council at-large: No endorsement
- District 2: Deni Taveras
- District 3: Dannielle Glaros
- District 5: Jolene Ivey
- District 7: Krystal Oriadha
- District 9: Tamara Davis Brown
- State legislature:
- District 21: Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Mary Lehman, and Matt Dernoga for delegate
- District 22: Nicole Williams and Ashanti Martinez for delegate
- District 24: Erek Barron and Jazz Lewis for delegate
- District 26: Sade Oshinubi for delegate
- District 47: Malcolm Augustine for senator
- District 47A: Diana Fennell and Jimmy Tarlau for delegate
- District 47B: Carlo Sanchez for delegate
For elections outside Maryland, go to GGWash's Elections 2018 main page. And don't forget to vote!