Montgomery County Council

[Anonymous]

We are losing all the men from Council this year. It would be funny if the next Council were all women.

Do you see any decent candidates who have announced yet? Josie Caballero seems interesting, Navy vet, although I have never heard of her before. And I don't see what she really stands for or how she envisions getting there. The rest are veterans of political campaigns -- Elrich, Goldberg, Pope, and Barrie.

[Anonymous]

Goldberg came in fifth and I hope he gets in this time. He’s really smart and pro-business while also being a normal Democrat.

[Anonymous]

Glass will be running for County Exec.

Blair just started a new company, so I doubt he will run again.

[Anonymous]

I’ll support anyone but Jawando for county executive

[Anonymous]

Friendson’s got baggage with his new wife .

He’s a no go zero trust.

Plus MAGA seems to be promoting him. Which definitely gives pause to his credibility

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Friendson’s got baggage with his new wife .

He’s a no go zero trust.

Plus MAGA seems to be promoting him. Which definitely gives pause to his credibility

What are your priorities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Friendson’s got baggage with his new wife .

He’s a no go zero trust.

Plus MAGA seems to be promoting him. Which definitely gives pause to his credibility

what is wrong with his wife? Is there some sort of conflict of interest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Goldberg came in fifth and I hope he gets in this time. He’s really smart and pro-business while also being a normal Democrat.

Goldberg would be even worse than the representatives that we have now. He will keep handing out huge tax breaks for landlords while raising taxes on everyone else. His idea of being pro-business only extends as far as the landlords, but that’s where he makes his money so I get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Goldberg came in fifth and I hope he gets in this time. He’s really smart and pro-business while also being a normal Democrat.

Goldberg would be even worse than the representatives that we have now. He will keep handing out huge tax breaks for landlords while raising taxes on everyone else. His idea of being pro-business only extends as far as the landlords, but that’s where he makes his money so I get it.

I don't know much about him. But the gun buy back plank of his platform doesn't work. It's a good community relations tool for police but that's about it.

Why would he raise taxes?

Which candidates actually know how to manage things rather than just increase taxes to pay for things? Genuinely asking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Goldberg came in fifth and I hope he gets in this time. He’s really smart and pro-business while also being a normal Democrat.

Goldberg would be even worse than the representatives that we have now. He will keep handing out huge tax breaks for landlords while raising taxes on everyone else. His idea of being pro-business only extends as far as the landlords, but that’s where he makes his money so I get it.

I don't know much about him. But the gun buy back plank of his platform doesn't work. It's a good community relations tool for police but that's about it.

Why would he raise taxes?

Which candidates actually know how to manage things rather than just increase taxes to pay for things? Genuinely asking.

He would have to raise taxes to make up for the tax abatements he favors for landlords.

I yet to see a single candidate who is actually fiscally prudent. It’s certainly not any of the CE candidates. Friedson was more than happy to spend the surplus from the last tax increase to subsidize his developer buddies.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, they are all about the same with the exception of their views on changing residential zoning in the country. That’s my number one issue.

So, Friedson is out.

I need to hear each candidates “attainable housing” plan.

[Anonymous]

Friedson is the only one worth consideration at this point

[Anonymous]

Scott Goldberg is sort of... fine I guess? You wont get any new ideas, he's part of the Moco democratic machine forever. But he doesnt strike me as full on nutty.

Friedsen is the best of the bunch running for executive (which is not saying much). I have no idea what the person was referring to about his wife.

[Anonymous]

Is Albornoz term limited?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scott Goldberg is sort of... fine I guess? You wont get any new ideas, he's part of the Moco democratic machine forever. But he doesnt strike me as full on nutty.

Friedsen is the best of the bunch running for executive (which is not saying much). I have no idea what the person was referring to about his wife.

Her family owns some lower end apartment buildings with maintenance problems but none in MoCo as far as I know, so I don’t see that as the dealbreaker for Friedson.

To me the dealbreaker for Friedson is that he seems very gullible and too willing to give his donors large taxpayer handouts. Friedson likes to pretend he’s an economist and budget wonk but he’s a lightweight on both subjects. Madaleno has run circles around him on the budget, and Friedson’s economic initiatives haven’t brought anything new to the table and more importantly haven’t delivered growth. Glass is basically Friedson light. Glass’s signature bill was banning leaf blowers. That leaves Jawando. I don’t like where he’s landed on a number of issues but he seems to listen to more people than just Friedson and Glass, and I give him a lot of credit for that.