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[quote=Anonymous]good post from the thrive forum:

Elrich is avowedly anti-Thrive.

However, the entire Council unanimously voted in favor so you would need to vote against any incumbent. In terms of new candidates, all have cowardly and steadfastly refused to directly state their position on Thrive.

District 2: Marilyn Balcombe
Appears to favor Thrive on housing but disagrees with Thrive on transportation and emphasis on investment downcounty at the expense of upcounty, particularly over-emphasis on transit where it does not make sense over expanded road capacity where it is needed.
https://www.ggchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/...IVE-2050-Council-Testimony.pdf
https://www.marilynbalcombe.com/what-i-stand-for/

District 4: Kate Stewart
Appears to be a classic Takoma Park NIMBY and will follow the Hans Riemer mould in terms of promoting “affordable housing” elsewhere, particularly along 355, while protecting Takoma Park from development. Considers affordable housing a “regional problem”, meaning that the solution is to not build it in her neighborhood. Will probably differ from Riemer in supporting things like rent stabilization for the entire county, which has already been in place in Takoma Park. Will be anti-car.
https://www.katestewartfortakoma.com/home/
https://twitter.com/mkorman/status/1573078841794662400

District 5: Kristin Mink
Politically seems to be very similar to Kate Stewart. Problem for her is that a lot of the Thrive agenda directly contradicts the needs of her district and constituents. For example, supports more TOD which would disadvantage investment in East County, where it is desperately needed and wanted.
https://www.kristinmink.com/issues

District 6: Natali Fani Gonzalez
Former Planning Board Vice Chair and presumably supports Thrive because was involved in its development. However, notably does not mention support for Thrive on her campaign website or her Twitter account. Pretty bad.

District 7: Dawn Luedtke
Housing is not priority. Thrive position presumably is very similar to Balcombe. Supports TOD, which would ensure limited development in District 7 which is what her more affluent constituents want. Wants more transportation investment in District 7.
https://www.dawnluedtke.com/issues

At Large: Laurie Anne Sayles
Appears to be pro-Thrive. Favors different housing types and prioritizing transit. Does not seem as in favor of the emphasis on increasing market rate “attainable housing”, because favors more MPDUs (which really has been a failed policy) and rental assistance programs. Main priority seems to be equitable access, so probably would want to ensure that investment is geographically distributed more equally which may contradict the “compact development” focus of Thrive on downcounty.
https://www.laurieannesayles.org/issues[/quote]

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