MoCo County Executive race
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Anonymous
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Just heard Evan Glass is running for CE. Given how he’s been bought and sold by the developers, I’m not surprised. They want him to run so they can continue their assault on our communities and further destroy our schools. Evan will be sure they don’t pay- but you know we will!
Who is running against him and where can I donate? We need someone who actually listens to and cares for their constituents and not special interests. |
Anonymous
| Huh? He's always used the public finance option for his campaigns. Don't know that he would be my top choice, but he's definitely not owned by the developers. |
Anonymous
He did that for his first campaign and has since sold out. his track record is extremely pro-developer, to the detriment of our communities. |
Anonymous
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No wonder he’s posting in my community Facebook group. 🙄
No engagement, just a post and run. It’s so inauthentic. |
Anonymous
| They’re all disgusting. Glass isn’t an exception. |
Anonymous
| Glass is going to try to be a middle ground between Jawando and Friedson but others are going to try to work in that space as well. Friedson has a lot of money but district reps have had trouble against at large reps in the exec race. Friedson’s recent housing moves haven’t helped him with support inside or outside of his district. |
Anonymous
This group is entirely owned by developers. Just because even aren’t taking money now doesn’t meant they won’t going forward. I will be contributing to all candidates who oppose Glass, Fani-Gonzalez, and Friedson. All awful representatives for their constituents and the height of hypocrisy. |
Anonymous
| anybody but Jawando |
Anonymous
He seems least offensive of the three. However, could we see another challenger appear? Seems like it might be easy pickings. Some centrist democrat can come out and say, “I’ll do everything in my power to fight these housing density pet projects”. Let the other three fight over their votes for ruining the county, the challenger takes the money and the votes. |
Anonymous
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Jawando is not going to win.
Friedsen might. I dont see the lane for Evan. |
Anonymous
Has he announced a run? |
Anonymous
I would love to better understand your definition of offensive. |
Anonymous
...or Glass (look at his voting record, as he likes to say, and the bills he has introduced). ...or Friedson...or Fani-Gonzalez...or Stewart...or Luedtke...or Sales...or Balcombe (all More Housing N.O.W. sponsors, making a majority that will see it passed). Back in 2020, Elrich's first veto was of an expected $400M giveaway to developers for extremely marginal affordable housing increases for projects directly at a Metro. https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Bill-29-20-VetoMemorandum-1.pdf As the veto letter points out, with 8,000 units expected to be in play, developers were set to get $50k per unit, when counting every unit, including those not affordable/MPDU. I guess we just didn't need the money...oh, wait... Friedson was among the 7-2 majority that overrode the veto, and remains, with the others, above, entirely beholden to development interests at the expense both of residents of areas to be developed and the general MoCo population, who are on the tax hook to make up for the incentives. That comes from income tax, property tax, transfer tax, etc., or rent increases at properties (SFH & older MFH) that don't get the new development exemption. Even those moving into the newer developments end up paying, other than the few MPDUs (though that may simply be similar with much smaller footprints/low-end finishes or the like), as sale price or rent follows the whole market, not the particular development, allowing the developers to pocket nearly all of the incentive while asking rents/prices go up to cover a portion of the additional cost (tax, etc., above) -- most of it in a supply-constrained environment. Jawando was one of two (Hucker) who voted to uphold the veto, but he did so knowing his colleagues would get past it, getting to claim opposition while failing to do anything to sway others to a different outcome. Political calculus rather than working for the people -- his immediate follow-up was ZTA 20-07, which tried change R-60 zoning within a mile of Metro. Councilmembers love using ZTAs to change the fundamental nature of zoned areas. They were never meant for that. They are meant more to accommodate nuances in building code and the like to change with time. The introduction of new zoning and reclassifying properties from one zoning category to another is meant to accomplish changes such as those amounting to additional population density. But politicians are happy to twist where they can, and ZTAs neither get executive review the way bills do, nor do they require the notice to residents and other procedural steps that a change in zoning would. Not that the current Council wouldn't want an executive who would be amenable to more developer giveaways. Any of the above, including those expected to be running for CE (Friedson, Glass & Jawando) present that. |
Anonymous
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Aren’t Jawando’s kids in private school?
That’s a big red flag for me. I want a leader who cares about public schools…and how far mcps has fallen. Schools drive the housing market and ultimately tax revenue. We’ve lost so many residents who have opted for VA. Glass doesn’t have kids. What about Friedsen? |
Anonymous
It's Friedson. He is recently married, no kids, but is a product of MCPS. |