The County Council has announced their redistricting team. One Republican on the list, Robert Latshaw. The rest? Well, let’s see. We have Jim Gillis who is a former special assistant to outgoing Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith, a Democratic aide to a Democratic County Executive. We have Dunbar Brooks, who donated $500 to Ruppersberger and $250 to Obama in 2008. According to the State Board of Elections, Dunbar | Read More »
Ivan Shutinya is a 29 year old lawyer running for Baltimore County Orphans Court Judge. Shutinya graduated magna cum laude from St. Mary’s College and in 2006, received a service award from the University of Maryland Law School as he graduated. While in college, he specifically studied family law – providing him with a good background for the role. Due to the economy, he was | Read More »
Baltimore County District 6 is currently represented by a rather conservative Democrat, Joe Bartenfelder. Bartenfelder decided to instead of run for reelection – run for County Executive. What happened was that fellow County Councilman Kevin Kamenetz decided to plaster the TV with nasty, negative advertising against Bartenfelder…and it worked. Since then, Bartenfelder has been seen with Republicans in the County and has endorsed without actually | Read More »
Baltimore County’s Clerk of the Circuit Court is an important role that, sadly, is not as visible as some of the flashier posts like County Executive or County Council. The Clerk serves an important function in the county ensuring smooth operations of the Circuit Court. On the Democratic side you have Julie Ensor – a former Orphan’s Court judge who resigned ~9 months before her | Read More »
Baltimore County District 5 is currently represented by Vincent Gardina. Gardina is a conservative Democrat who has gained a ridiculous pension before deciding to retire after his multiple terms. Against Gardina, it would be a difficult race – but in an open seat anything can happen. The Democrats nominated commercial insurance broker Mike Ertel. He’s a Teacher’s Union endorsed candidate who has a platform filled | Read More »
Ryan Nawrocki is a Republican candidate in a Councilmanic District ripe for the taking – a conservative leaning district being currently represented by a conservative Democrat…who’s not running for reelection. Nawrocki is a younger, father of one who is a lifetime resident of Baltimore County. He was a spokesperson in the Ehrlich administration, the youngest person appointed to a post, and currently serves as a | Read More »
Every four years, the people of Baltimore County get to select their County Executive. Democrat Jim Smith is term limited, so the seat is open this year. On the Democratic side, you have County Council member Kevin Kamenetz. On the Republican side, we have former Delegate and local businessman Ken Holt. Based on a review of the race – I like our chances. Kamenetz is | Read More »
Here’s a listing of the articles I’ve written so far and the list of my other votes in contested GOP primaries for local GOP leadership. Governor: Brian Murphy Comptroller: William Campbell US Senate: Jim Rutledge Congress: Troy Stouffer Baltimore County Clerk of the Court: Richard Reinhardt Baltimore County Sheriff: Raymond Boccelli Here are my votes for Republican Party leadership: Baltimore County GOP Chairman: Chris Cavey | Read More »
In Maryland, there are elected members of an Orphan’s Court who deal with cases involving those who die without a will and guardianship issues of minors. The Republicans have three candidates in Baltimore County up for the three potential spots on the Court. As the title suggests, I want to tell you about Ivan Shutinya. Shutinya is a 29 year old lawyer from Baltimore County | Read More »
David Marks is the Republican candidate for Baltimore County’s 5th Councilmanic District. The incumbent, Vincent Gardinia is retiring – with a pension on the County’s dime of his entire current salary ($54,000). The open seat has attracted 3 Democrats as well, so Marks’ general election opponent is still not known. Marks has a background in public policy; his Masters’ thesis was written on “how to | Read More »
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