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Early voters take advantage of new Howard polling place (The Baltimore Sun, October 25, 2018) Ed Sherman said he has been looking forward to the midterms for two years. The tone and rhetoric emanating from Washington, D.C., have incensed the registered Republican since 2017. He choose to vote on the first day of the cycle because he wanted to get it “on the record” he doesn’t like the “discourse” President Trump sows. Sherman, 69 and a retired civil engineer, supports both Republican and Democrats. He voted for Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. This cycle, he voted mostly red. He believes it healthy for governments to be bipartisan. [Sherman voted for Hogan, Kittleman and Flanagan.] ... He always votes for U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings. He also voted for Liz Walsh, a Democratic candidate vying for County Council, because she has a similar background as him. Candidates vying for Howard County Council share similar views on education (Howard County Times, October 18, 2018) The Democrat, who is endorsed by the Howard County Education Association, The Sierra Club and The People’s Voice, hopes to tackle school overcrowding, controlling development that is seemingly “co-opted by developer interests” and investing in green infrastructure and bikeways. “[This issues are] related … and are borne out of this process that seems like it happens … largely behind closed doors, without a lot of independent input with the same five or six routine player that seem to call the shots at every opportunity. It’s not how good government works,” said Walsh, who ousted incumbent councilman, Jon Weinstein, in the Democratic primary. Walsh said she hopes to make the process more transparent and truly consider public input. Opponent-funded report finds Ellicott City demolition unnecessary (The Daily Record, October 10, 2018) Elizabeth “Liz” Walsh, who narrowly defeated the incumbent in the Democratic primary, has expressed skepticism of the plan. She’s also criticized Weinstein’s use of public safety to justify the demolition and related legislation. Her opponent, Republican Raj Kathuria, however, said he supports the county’s proposal. Ellicott City: Must we destroy this village in order to save it? (The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, August 24, 2018) All this is taking place in an election year in which the county executive is on the ballot and all five council members will be replaced. That’s not the ideal circumstance for deciding on a five-year, $50 million plan with far-reaching implications. Mr. Weinstein is a lame duck, having been defeated in June’s Democratic primary, and Mr. Kittleman is facing a strong challenge from Democratic County Councilman Calvin Ball, who says the community doesn’t have nearly enough information about the plan. The Democratic candidate in the 1st Council District, Liz Walsh, has expressed skepticism about it, and while her Republican opponent, Raj Kathuria, voices support for what he sees as the comprehensive nature of the proposal, he, too, believes it needs to be subject to far more community input before the county moves forward. Flood plan for Ellicott City would demolish 5% of downtown buildings (The Daily Record, August 23, 2018) Liz Walsh, who defeated Weinstein in this summer’s Democratic primary by two votes, said the extent of the proposed demolition, combined with the sudden nature of the announcement, was shocking. There may be a rational reason for what the county is doing, she said, but nothing like it was proposed in engineering studies on the flooding issue. “It’s not revelatory. Water runs downhill,” Walsh, who has a civil engineering degree, said. “I can’t see how taking down 10 or more of these historic buildings helps.” Ambitious Ellicott City flood prevention plan would tear down 19 buildings in historic downtown (The Baltimore Sun, August 23, 2018) Ellicott City resident Liz Walsh, who recently won the Democratic primary for the District 1 County Council seat, ousting Weinstein, said the “amount of destruction right now is alarming.” Women candidates are badly underrepresented in races for Md.'s top offices. Down ballot, it's a different story (The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, August 8, 2018) Women have a solid chance at a majority on the Howard County Council after this election, with female candidates from one or both parties in four of the five districts. In the 1st, construction attorney Liz Walsh beat the incumbent, Democratic Councilman John Weinstein, by just four votes. She was badly outspent, but capitalized on dissatisfaction with the amount of development in the district — a big issue on voters’ minds after the most recent Ellicott City flood. Howard council incumbent, down two votes in primary, loses by six votes after recount (The Baltimore Sun, July 11, 2018) Political newcomer Liz Walsh held on to her upset victory over incumbent Howard County Councilman Jon Weinstein in last month’s Democratic primary after a recount Wednesday. |
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We won the primary race by just six votes. One, two, three, four, five, 6.
Doesn’t seem like a whole lot, but it sure did make a big difference. Same goes for your $6 contribution now.
By Authority of the Committee to Elect Liz Walsh, Constance Cooney, Treasurer