Meet Mike Hough Candidate for County Executive “Do we continue to be a unique and wonderful community where people are proud to live, work, and raise a family? Or do we become Montgomery County North, with overcrowding, traffic gridlock, crime and high taxes? ” COMMITMENT TO SERVE After high school, Mike served as a Minuteman III Missile technician in the United States Air Force. He was stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mike went on to graduate from Towson University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. In 2014, Mike was elected to the Maryland State Senate, representing Frederick and…

Meet Neil Parrott for Congress, MD-6 Neil Parrott is a father, husband, coach, small business owner, and is currently serving his third term as a State Delegate in Maryland’s General Assembly. Before starting his own business and entering public service, Neil worked as a traffic engineer for the Maryland State Highway Administration in Frederick County as well as the Deputy Director of Engineering for the City of Frederick. Whether it’s organizing swim meets or solving difficult engineering problems, Neil will apply the same level of dedication and commitment when he’s elected to represent MD6 in Washington DC. https://youtu.be/Nwowj3vu3Aw LEARN MORE…

Meet Stacie MacDonald Candidate for State Senate Why I’m Running Because we need experienced legislators who understand the impact crime is having in our communities, the burden of constant tax increases, the educational challenges facing our students and the far-left policies that compound the cost-of-living challenges facing the people of District 30. I wish to give back to the community by using my extensive business and legal background to improve the quality of life in Annapolis for my constituents. I am an animal lover and owner of a Maryland assisted living business which accepts elderly residents and allows them to…

Meet Rep. Andy Harris for US Congress, MD-1 The son of immigrants who fled communist Eastern Europe immediately after World War II, Dr. Andy Harris has made a lifetime commitment to serving his neighbors, country, and community. Whether it was as a physician at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Hospital (or currently at Memorial Hospital of Easton), as a veteran of the Naval Reserve, as a hard-working state Senator, or now as Congressman, Andy has always been committed to serving others. He is dedicated to making sure every constituent in the 1st Congressional District receives the highest quality assistance and is…

Meet Dr. Zeng for Maryland Delegate 9A I am Dr. Jenny (Jianning) Zeng from Ellicott City and I am running for  State Delegate of District 9A.  I came from China to this country 22 years ago for my PhD degree in Astrophysics, and to start a new life. I am a Christian, a wife, a mother, a software Engineer, and a farmer at heart. Maryland is my home. As a long time resident, I cherish the opportunities and freedom I have here to build a life that I can call my own. I also feel obligated to repay this community…

Meet Reid Novotny Candidate for State Senate LD-9 Reid is a current Delegate representing District 9A appointed by Governor Larry Hogan. He is a Husband, Father (to Vienna a 6th grader in public school), Colonel in the Air Force, and is working hard to be your next State Senator. Reid J. Novotny has two degrees from The George Washington University and an additional Masters from George Mason University. He has taken this education along with 22 years of experience as a Cyberwarfare Officer in the Air Force serving overseas and here at US Cyber Command to share insights with America…

Meet The Honorable Delegate Brenda Thiam, PhD Dr. Brenda J. Thiam is a passionate special educator of nearly 25 years. Her fondest memories are of teaching students who have autism. She is originally from North Carolina but chose to move to Hagerstown, by way of other cities, so that her family could have a better quality of life. Delegate Thiam comes from humble beginnings of being raised by a single mother of five children, no heat in her childhood home, and living in the projects during her high school years. She set high but attainable goals for herself because her…

What’s at stake in Ukraine and why the US must care By James S. Gilmore The world is on the brink of a third world war, this time with the major combatants having nuclear weapons. The world has been in a state of relative peace and prosperity ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 — but no longer. From 2019 to 2021, I served as U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Vienna, Austria . As the United States’s ambassador to that 57-country organization, I worked to implement the Final Act of the Helsinki…

DID WES MOORE FLIP-FLOP ON SCHOOL CHOICE TO GET TEACHERS’ UNION SUPPORT? The abrupt reversal about his life’s work gives reason to question Moore’s authenticity and if today’s promises will be abandoned as soon as politically convenient. “Honest MD Dems” opposition research tracks his past school choice support. As an earlier Duckpin piece notes, Democratic candidate Wes Moore four months ago took the politically unusual step of making the “opposition research” package circulating against him in the Democratic primary a public document. Moore’s campaign filed a complaint with the State Board of Election and State Prosecutor against fellow Democratic contender…

DIRECT LINE W/ROMAN BUHLER – “KEEP NINE” – COALITION TO PRESERVE AN INDEPENDENT U.S. SUPREME COURT Roman will discuss the “Keep Nine” Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment would set the current number of nine Supreme Court Justices in the Constitution and prohibit a future Congress and President from altering the size of the U.S. Supreme Court. By doing so it would preserve the independence of the Supreme Court from any effort by a future Congress and President to manipulate the size of the Court for political advantage.  The Amendment would be the shortest Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.…

Harold C. Maldonado for County Council – Councilmanic District – 7 Harold C. Maldonado emigrated to the US from Bolivia with his family in the 1980s and has lived in Montgomery County ever since; first in Silver Spring and then in Gaithersburg, he is a husband, father, and a businessman. He attended Woodlin Elementary School, Sligo Middle School, and graduated from Albert Einstein High School with honors. Harold is the first member of his family to go to college. He graduated from The Catholic University of America with a degree in Economics and continued his academic studies, obtaining a Master’s…

Viet Doan for County Council – Councilmanic District – 6 Viet Doan is running for the new Local District 6 in the Montgomery County Council. He is a first-generation Vietnamese American and he is running as a Republican candidate. Viet was born and raised in Houston, Texas by Vietnamese war immigrants. He became the first Vietnamese high school student to go to TX debate nationals. Viet graduated from the University of Dallas with a BA in Politics and a Minor in International Law. He later received his JD at Ave Maria University in Florida. He has always been interested in…

Kate Woody for County Council – Councilmanic District – 5 Lawyer, Real-estate broker, Tax Consultant, U.S. Tax Court member, and other Law Bars. Author, TV & Radio Personality, Public Speaker, Teacher, and Leader She is the wife and mother of a wonderful non-verbal son who suffers from autism and a much missed older son who passed 10 years ago.  Kate is the proud daughter of a decorated WWII combat officer who received a Commendation Letter from General Kanine for Code Breaking. Her father settled in Montgomery County Maryland to become a medical doctor with money he had saved. But his funds were lost…

Cheryl Riley for County Council – Councilmanic District – 4 As someone who loves her home, I wanted to “take action,” to dig deeper into the root cause of these disturbing changes. The trail led straight to the Montgomery County Council that has been comprised of the same party affiliation for decades, offering no solutions and one that Is more focused on dividing people along “intersectional” lines rather than building a foundation of hope and prosperity for everyone.  I’m not a career politician, I’m simply a concerned citizen who wants a better quality of life in my county and to…

George Hernandez for County Council – Councilmanic District – 3 I was born in Shady Grove and grew up in Gaithersburg, attending Gaithersburg Middle and High schools. I then attended the University of Maryland, College Park where I majored in Government and Politics. After graduating in 2011, I spent 13 months in Johannesburg, South Africa on a mission trip with my church. When I returned to the United States, I worked many different jobs including fingerprint technician, childcare, and substitute teacher. A friend of mine helped me get started in Information Technology working with Oracle databases as an administrator and…

Dan Cuda for County Council – Councilmanic District – 2 Parent, 30 year upcounty resident, former Air Force pilot with a Ph.D. in public policy, experienced consensus builder who believes the county’s problems will get better with the creation of good local jobs. www.dancudacouncil2.com

Dirk Haire Maryland Republican Party Chairman Dirk Haire is served three term as Chairman of the Maryland Republican Party. He is also a Partner in the Washington, DC office of national law firm Fox Rothschild LLP where he practices government contracts and construction law. Dirk lives in Edgewater, Maryland with his wife, Jessica, daughters Bailey, Addison, and Olivia, and son Connor. Jessica is the County Councilwoman for Anne Arundel County Council District 7 and formerly served as the State Party Legal Counsel. Dirk’s past GOP experience includes working as a Legislative Aide for US Senator Dan Coats, managing Congressional campaigns…

Governor Bob Ehrlich The Honorable Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. is senior counsel in the Government Advocacy practice at King & Spalding. He advises clients on a broad array of policy matters and their interactions with the federal government. Having served as Governor, U.S. Congressman, state legislator, and civil litigator, he counsels clients on an array of government matters, with particular expertise in health care, finance, transportation, and economic development. As governor, Ehrlich achieved a remarkable record of accomplishments: Governor Ehrlich made record investments in public schools and authored Maryland’s first public charter schools law, enabling more than 7,000 students to…

Nicolee Ambrose MARYLAND REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN Nicolee Ambrose is a grassroots activist, political commentator, and the statewide elected Republican National Committeewoman for Maryland. In her role, Nicolee represents Maryland to the Republican National Committee (RNC), where she is one of three votes from Maryland on issues deciding the future of the national Republican Party. Nicolee has both initiated and spearheaded the Maryland GOP’s successful “Super Saturday Program,” which contributed to electing Republicans in deeply Democratic areas. Nicolee is a FOX News Radio Political Analyst, and regularly speaks at events throughout Maryland and across the nation. She regularly appears on TV…

Nicolee Ambrose MARYLAND REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN Nicolee Ambrose is a grassroots activist, political commentator, and the statewide elected Republican National Committeewoman for Maryland. In her role, Nicolee represents Maryland to the Republican National Committee (RNC), where she is one of three votes from Maryland on issues deciding the future of the national Republican Party. Nicolee has both initiated and spearheaded the Maryland GOP’s successful “Super Saturday Program,” which contributed to electing Republicans in deeply Democratic areas. Nicolee is a FOX News Radio Political Analyst, and regularly speaks at events throughout Maryland and across the nation. She regularly appears on TV…

THE WES MOORE “HONESTMDDEMS” OPPOSITION RESEARCH PACKAGE Four months ago, Democratic candidate Wes Moore took the politically unusual step of making the “opposition research” package circulating against him in the Democratic primary a public document. Moore’s campaign filed a complaint with the State Board of Election and State Prosecutor against fellow Democratic contender John King.  Curiously, Moore counsel’s complaint contained in full the package of nearly 40 pages of documents that someone using the email HonestmdDems@gmail.com address had been circulating. Among the alleged recipients were Maryland State Education Association board members. According to the Moore campaign, the King campaign “may be responsible…

MEET DELEGATE TRENT KITTLEMAN In the mid-70’s, I wrote a weekly political column in the Howard County News and Columbia Flier. I penned more than 100 columns over the two years. And what pleases me most is that even today, I wouldn’t change a word! That “volunteer job” required a weekly discipline that has served me well, and my total immersion into local, state and federal issues created in me a deep understanding of the “politics” — both good and bad — that fuel the economy of America, as well as a lasting penchant to make it work! As you…

Government leaders, take note: Limit the tools of modern agriculture at your own peril. Government leaders, take note: Limit the tools of modern agriculture at your own peril. Sri Lanka, the Netherlands – are we next? On July 28, 2022, the Netherlands Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, asked farmers to stop their ‘life-threatening’ protests. Farmers, according to the Agency France Press, have resumed their protest. Rutte claims, “The protest by a small group of farmers on highways yesterday and this morning are unacceptable. Woefully endangering others, damaging our infrastructure, and threatening people who help clean up is beyond all limits…” So,…

7:30 a.m. Woke up and tuned in to morning news. 7:35 a.m. Watched report of thousands of migrants lined up at southern border. 7:36 a.m. Trending: Adam Schiff Moving for Monumental Change in House and a Huge New Role for Himself Thought about “Remain in Mexico.” Wished Supreme Court would have thought about it too. Wondered what Vice President/border czar Kamala Harris was doing this morning. 8:05 a.m. Stopped at gas station on the way to work. Teared up as pump flashed $5.89 per gallon at me. Made mental note to visit bank for gas loan. 8:06 a.m. Recalled John Kerry’s promise…