Who do you think will win MoCo county exec?

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Anonymous wrote:My vote will be based on who is least likely to favor the widespread elimination of SFH zoning, and so I'm voting for Jawando.

Same.

Really? I thought Jawando was also pro more multi family housing?
I’m still upset with Jawando for pushing for the removal of SROs from schools—I think that was him, right?

Honestly it’s hard to really see much daylight between the candidates — none of them seem particularly great.

Yes, Jawando was behind SRO removal. He spent a a few years attacking MCPD, which is now very understaffed. He seems to have calmed that down, though.

Friedson and Glass also voted for every police reform proposal that the council voted on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who would be the absolute worst for Montgomery County?

Because that’s who I’d like to vote for.

What?

[Anonymous]

I think Glass will win. Friedson can't be bothered to travel east beyond Connecticut Ave. Jawando is a clown that habitually runs for elected office, continually grabbing for the next brass ring without possessing the skills set to do the job well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Glass will win. Friedson can't be bothered to travel east beyond Connecticut Ave. Jawando is a clown that habitually runs for elected office, continually grabbing for the next brass ring without possessing the skills set to do the job well.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Who would be the absolute worst for Montgomery County?

Because that’s who I’d like to vote for.

What?

I live here. I hate this place. The people around me have voted for the people who’ve made this county the mess it is. I owe it to them to punish them by voting for the absolute worst, most unqualified candidates that I can. I will support anyone who promises to raise taxes, especially property taxes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who would be the absolute worst for Montgomery County?

Because that’s who I’d like to vote for.

What?

I live here. I hate this place. The people around me have voted for the people who’ve made this county the mess it is. I owe it to them to punish them by voting for the absolute worst, most unqualified candidates that I can. I will support anyone who promises to raise taxes, especially property taxes.

We aready pay plenty in property taxes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My vote will be based on who is least likely to favor the widespread elimination of SFH zoning, and so I'm voting for Jawando.

Same.

Really? I thought Jawando was also pro more multi family housing?
I’m still upset with Jawando for pushing for the removal of SROs from schools—I think that was him, right?

Honestly it’s hard to really see much daylight between the candidates — none of them seem particularly great.

I think Jawando has been best about opposing widespread elimination of SFH zoning:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/01/07/jawando-calls-for-pause-on-attainable-housing/

He's also destroyed our schools while his go to private (or at least some go to private)

"Will Jawando’s four children have attended Montgomery County public schools. One now attends a private school."

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/03/30/county-executive-candidates-wheaton-collective-forum/

In the past they all attended privates, maybe since he had more kids he couldn't keep up the cost. He openly bragged about it on his social media. Why don't they all go to public?

[Anonymous]

We get it, candidates, you are all against ICE.

All the mailings that come to my house from the candidates are anti ICE ICE ICE.

Tell us what you are for.
What makes your stand out from the other candidates?

[Anonymous]

Jawando’s base is a bit broader than Elrich’s base. Sure, Jawando’s colleagues don’t seem to care for him. But a lot of people don’t care for Jawando’s colleagues, so the more the other council members complain about Jawando, the more some people will like him. This dynamic helped Elrich in his first run for executive.

It's not just Jawando's colleagues, though. In MoCo, a lot of folks are involved in political life. Maybe something minor like a meet-and-greet or more time consuming like a volunteer council on pedestrian safety.

Every time one of those regular folks has to interact with Jawando (or his team), he loses a vote.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My vote will be based on who is least likely to favor the widespread elimination of SFH zoning, and so I'm voting for Jawando.

Same.

Really? I thought Jawando was also pro more multi family housing?
I’m still upset with Jawando for pushing for the removal of SROs from schools—I think that was him, right?

Honestly it’s hard to really see much daylight between the candidates — none of them seem particularly great.

I think Jawando has been best about opposing widespread elimination of SFH zoning:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/01/07/jawando-calls-for-pause-on-attainable-housing/

He's also destroyed our schools while his go to private (or at least some go to private)

"Will Jawando’s four children have attended Montgomery County public schools. One now attends a private school."

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/03/30/county-executive-candidates-wheaton-collective-forum/

In the past they all attended privates, maybe since he had more kids he couldn't keep up the cost. He openly bragged about it on his social media. Why don't they all go to public?

Jawando himself is the product of private school, so he may see a family legacy there.

But I do notice (and think voters notice) that Jawando is only "good" on issues when he has skin in the game. When he didn't own a home, he was in favor of denser zoning. Once he bought a home, he became more of a NIMBY. When his kids were in private schools, he stripped SROs out of schools but he's mellowed on that issue now that some of his kids are back in public.

I think voters see through that, and it bothers them that his politics all seem self-interested.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My vote will be based on who is least likely to favor the widespread elimination of SFH zoning, and so I'm voting for Jawando.

Same.

Really? I thought Jawando was also pro more multi family housing?
I’m still upset with Jawando for pushing for the removal of SROs from schools—I think that was him, right?

Honestly it’s hard to really see much daylight between the candidates — none of them seem particularly great.

I think Jawando has been best about opposing widespread elimination of SFH zoning:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/01/07/jawando-calls-for-pause-on-attainable-housing/

He's also destroyed our schools while his go to private (or at least some go to private)

"Will Jawando’s four children have attended Montgomery County public schools. One now attends a private school."

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/03/30/county-executive-candidates-wheaton-collective-forum/

In the past they all attended privates, maybe since he had more kids he couldn't keep up the cost. He openly bragged about it on his social media. Why don't they all go to public?

Jawando himself is the product of private school, so he may see a family legacy there.

But I do notice (and think voters notice) that Jawando is only "good" on issues when he has skin in the game. When he didn't own a home, he was in favor of denser zoning. Once he bought a home, he became more of a NIMBY. When his kids were in private schools, he stripped SROs out of schools but he's mellowed on that issue now that some of his kids are back in public.

I think voters see through that, and it bothers them that his politics all seem self-interested.

That’s one of at to look at how his positions have evolved. Another way is that he actually listens to people. Of all the council members, I’ve found him most receptive to hearing out opposing views. On zoning, I suspect that he does still support denser zoning near metro. The Friedson zoning bill was nothing like that. It is a sprawly mess. On SROs, he participated in designing the CEO program and he still supports it as far as I know. If you’ve seen something different please post a link.

I would much rather have someone who listens and evolves their policies to meet the moment better. The other two candidates are ideologues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My vote will be based on who is least likely to favor the widespread elimination of SFH zoning, and so I'm voting for Jawando.

Same.

Really? I thought Jawando was also pro more multi family housing?
I’m still upset with Jawando for pushing for the removal of SROs from schools—I think that was him, right?

Honestly it’s hard to really see much daylight between the candidates — none of them seem particularly great.

I think Jawando has been best about opposing widespread elimination of SFH zoning:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/01/07/jawando-calls-for-pause-on-attainable-housing/

He's also destroyed our schools while his go to private (or at least some go to private)

"Will Jawando’s four children have attended Montgomery County public schools. One now attends a private school."

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/03/30/county-executive-candidates-wheaton-collective-forum/

In the past they all attended privates, maybe since he had more kids he couldn't keep up the cost. He openly bragged about it on his social media. Why don't they all go to public?

Jawando himself is the product of private school, so he may see a family legacy there.

But I do notice (and think voters notice) that Jawando is only "good" on issues when he has skin in the game. When he didn't own a home, he was in favor of denser zoning. Once he bought a home, he became more of a NIMBY. When his kids were in private schools, he stripped SROs out of schools but he's mellowed on that issue now that some of his kids are back in public.

I think voters see through that, and it bothers them that his politics all seem self-interested.

That’s one of at to look at how his positions have evolved. Another way is that he actually listens to people. Of all the council members, I’ve found him most receptive to hearing out opposing views. On zoning, I suspect that he does still support denser zoning near metro. The Friedson zoning bill was nothing like that. It is a sprawly mess. On SROs, he participated in designing the CEO program and he still supports it as far as I know. If you’ve seen something different please post a link.

I would much rather have someone who listens and evolves their policies to meet the moment better. The other two candidates are ideologues.

Who was Jawando listening to when he pushed for SROs out of schools? Parents wanted them. Kids wanted them. School administration uniformly wanted them.

So...where was the listening when he make schools less safe for our children?

[Anonymous]

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Jawando’s base is a bit broader than Elrich’s base. Sure, Jawando’s colleagues don’t seem to care for him. But a lot of people don’t care for Jawando’s colleagues, so the more the other council members complain about Jawando, the more some people will like him. This dynamic helped Elrich in his first run for executive.

It's not just Jawando's colleagues, though. In MoCo, a lot of folks are involved in political life. Maybe something minor like a meet-and-greet or more time consuming like a volunteer council on pedestrian safety.

Every time one of those regular folks has to interact with Jawando (or his team), he loses a vote.

I'm always wary of these "likeability" tests. People don't need to be likeable to do a good job, and conversely people can be likeable but have awful policies. Likeability tests is how we destroyed people like Hillary Clinton.

[Anonymous]

By elimination, I’m not voting for Jwando or Glass so that leaves Friedson?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My vote will be based on who is least likely to favor the widespread elimination of SFH zoning, and so I'm voting for Jawando.

Same.

Really? I thought Jawando was also pro more multi family housing?
I’m still upset with Jawando for pushing for the removal of SROs from schools—I think that was him, right?

Honestly it’s hard to really see much daylight between the candidates — none of them seem particularly great.

I think Jawando has been best about opposing widespread elimination of SFH zoning:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2025/01/07/jawando-calls-for-pause-on-attainable-housing/

He's also destroyed our schools while his go to private (or at least some go to private)

"Will Jawando’s four children have attended Montgomery County public schools. One now attends a private school."

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/03/30/county-executive-candidates-wheaton-collective-forum/

In the past they all attended privates, maybe since he had more kids he couldn't keep up the cost. He openly bragged about it on his social media. Why don't they all go to public?

Jawando himself is the product of private school, so he may see a family legacy there.

But I do notice (and think voters notice) that Jawando is only "good" on issues when he has skin in the game. When he didn't own a home, he was in favor of denser zoning. Once he bought a home, he became more of a NIMBY. When his kids were in private schools, he stripped SROs out of schools but he's mellowed on that issue now that some of his kids are back in public.

I think voters see through that, and it bothers them that his politics all seem self-interested.

That’s one of at to look at how his positions have evolved. Another way is that he actually listens to people. Of all the council members, I’ve found him most receptive to hearing out opposing views. On zoning, I suspect that he does still support denser zoning near metro. The Friedson zoning bill was nothing like that. It is a sprawly mess. On SROs, he participated in designing the CEO program and he still supports it as far as I know. If you’ve seen something different please post a link.

I would much rather have someone who listens and evolves their policies to meet the moment better. The other two candidates are ideologues.

Who was Jawando listening to when he pushed for SROs out of schools? Parents wanted them. Kids wanted them. School administration uniformly wanted them.

So...where was the listening when he make schools less safe for our children?

A lot of parents didn’t want SROs in schools. Maybe not ones you socialize with, but a lot of parents. In the most recent MCPS survey, only a little more than 30 percent of people wanted police officers in schools daily. Marcus Jones interpreted the survey as a desire to see the CEO program strengthened, not replaced with the old SRO program.