Posts by Dwight Patel
February 2, 2022 – Direct Line w/Jessica Haire
Direct Line w/Jessica Haire Join us on Direct Line with our Special guest for this evening is Anne Arundel Councilwoman and candidate for Anne Arundel County Executive Jessica Haire. Jessica is an engineer, attorney, wife, and mom. She was elected to my first term on the Anne Arundel Council in 2018 and has worked hard…
Read MoreRising Violent Crime
Rise of Violent Crime in maryland The rising violent crime, especially the homicide rates, are extremely concerning for citizens and visitors to our state. Baltimore City remains one of the most dangerous cities in the nation. Baltimore County’s homicide rates have almost doubled in the last few years and other counties are seeing increases too. We…
Read MoreSign the petition opposing Marc Elrich’s proposal to amend the County Charter to make increasing county taxes easier to increase.
Marc Elrich is at it again, now he wants to modify the County Charter to make increasing county taxes easier to increase. Sign the petition telling Marc Elrich NO, your property taxes are high enough! Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastAddressAddress Line 1Address Line 2CityAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew…
Read MoreGEARING UP FOR 2018
It’s October – the leaves are changing colors, and hopefully the weather will get cooler soon. You are 75 days away from Christmas; 82 days away from January 1, 2018, and 391 days from Election Day (Pls note: I’m writing this on October 11, 2017). So, what does this mean? First, you only have 74 shopping days left…
Read MoreDeveloping Your First Donor File
So, you have now filed as a candidate, gotten a treasurer and put together a Facebook Live video when you went to Annapolis to file your papers to run for office. Now you need to start raising money! For a first-time candidate, it’s a struggle to find donor lists, since other campaigns have learned that…
Read MoreSo You Want to Run for Office in 2018
Congratulations on your decision to run for elected office in Maryland in 2018. I have run twice myself, and wouldn’t trade the experience for anything in the world. The offices we need to field candidates for in Maryland in 2018 include the entire State Senate and House of Delegates as well as 8 seats in…
Read More30 SECOND SOUND BITES
Many people say we live in an ADD nation that only has an attention span of 30 seconds. True or not, as a candidate, you need to be able to craft your message to a potential voter in 30 seconds. Why Only 30 seconds? The amount of facetime you will get with potential voters is…
Read MoreA To-Do List for 2018 Candidates
Congratulations! You guys have all filed for your respective offices, the deadlines have passed, and some of you running in Maryland are lucky enough to have no Democrat challenger. Those of you without challengers should continue raising money. Those with primaries should not only keep raising money, but also hit the Republican speaking circuits. Those…
Read MoreGAME DAY
Okay, you have been at it since last spring, or even longer for some of you. Tomorrow is your final exam, you worked hard, and most of you guys did all the right things. I was very impressed with the quality of our candidates, yard sign designs, palm cards and over-all campaign collateral. What to…
Read MoreEstablishing your Campaign Leadership Team
Let’s Review What We Have Covered So Far You have filed for candidacy, put your finance team in place, and you’ve just finished your first campaign event. You likely have a small core group of volunteers now as well. Hopefully, you also have a war chest of $5,000 and $10,000 dollars in cash on hand.…
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