POLITICAL NEWS
3 labor unions endorse Hogan
The Hogan for Governor campaign has announced that three Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local unions with Maryland membership, LIUNA Local 11, LIUNA Local 572, and LIUNA Local 710 are proud to endorse Governor Larry Hogan for re-election. These endorsements add to the historic, bipartisan coalition of public sector and private sector unions, […]
Hogan scores FOP endorsement
Hogan for Governor recently announced that the Fraternal Order Of Police (FOP) voted to unanimously endorse Governor Larry Hogan’s re-election. This endorsement adds to the historic level of support for Governor Hogan from a coalition of current and former Democratic leaders, public and private sector unions, and business groups. On Monday, the governor spoke at […]
Pittman calls on Schuh to take stand against Peroutka’s Resolution 30-18
Today, Anne Arundel County Executive Candidate Steuart Pittman called on County Executive Steve Schuh to take a stand against Council Chair Michael Peroutka’s Resolution 30-18. Resolution 30-18 requires the Anne Arundel County Department of Health to produce an annual report on the “emotional, physical, and psychological impacts” of a woman’s decision to terminate pregnancy. “This […]
Election 2018: Schuh raises $140K in last two months, nearly $1M in cash ready to spend
County Executive Steve Schuh’s re-election campaign continued to receive strong financial support from individuals and small businesses in Anne Arundel County during the latest financial reporting period. The campaign received more than $140,000 in monetary and in-kind contributions during the June 11th – August 21st reporting period, bringing the total amount raised during this election […]
Democratic State Senator James Brochin endorses Hogan
The Hogan for Governor campaign has announced that Senator Jim Brochin, a Democratic State Senator who has served Baltimore County for fifteen years, is proud to endorse Governor Larry Hogan. Senator Brochin’s endorsement highlights the strong, bipartisan coalition of current and former Democratic leaders, public sector and private sector unions that are supporting the governor […]
Hogan endorsed by 5 more unions
Hogan for Governor has announced that five United Association (UA) Local Unions, Steamfitters & Plumbers Local Union 486, Steamfitters & Plumbers Local Union 489, Fire Sprinkler Fitters Local Union 669, Plumbers Local Union 5, and Steamfitters Local Union 602, are proud to endorse Governor Larry Hogan for re-election. The Five United Association Local Unions endorsing Governor Hogan represent nearly 10,000 […]
O’Shea endorsed by Hogan for Delegate seat in District 30-A
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has endorsed Bob O’Shea for the House of Delegates in District 30-A representing the Annapolis area. When notified of the recent endorsement, O’Shea said, “I appreciate the Governor’s support and look forward to working with him on the campaign trail and in office as a Delegate for District 30A.” In making […]
Pittman launches “Community First” forums starting this Thursday
Over the next six weeks, the Steuart Pittman for Anne Arundel County Executive campaign will conduct sixteen Communities First Forums throughout the county. Citizens at each forum will be asked to comment on recommendations from the Small Area Plans that were created by their neighbors during the county’s last planning cycle. “These plans were created […]
State Law Enforcement Officers Labor Alliance endorses Hogan
The Hogan for Governor campaign recently announced that the State Law Enforcement Officers Labor Alliance has endorsed Governor Larry Hogan’s re-election campaign. SLEOLA represents 1800 law enforcement officers in Maryland belonging to ten law enforcement agencies throughout the state. In 2014, SLEOLA endorsed then-Lt. Governor Anthony Brown. “During his first term, Maryland state law enforcement had […]
Pittman campaign releases new campaign video
Steuart Pittman’s campaign has released a new video that features Pittman and his priorities and discusses how Pittman’s leadership will contrast with the administration of Steve Schuh. “County Executive Steve Schuh has launched a program of reckless development that is lining the pockets of his campaign donors but is hurting our communities,” says Pittman in […]
Hogan lands more democratic endorsements
The Hogan for Governor campaign has released fifteen current and former Democratic elected officials endorsing Governor Hogan for re-election. These new endorsements, including the current Mayors of Bowie and Gaithersburg and a former Speaker of the House of Delegates, the second to endorse, reinforces the widespread support the governor is receiving from Democrats across Maryland. It also, once […]
Hogan issues statement on Russian election vendor
Governor Larry Hogan released the following statement following an announcement from the Maryland State Board of Elections regarding one of its vendors: “It was with concern that I learned that information provided to the Maryland State Board of Elections by federal law enforcement this week indicates that a vendor contracted by the Board to provide […]
Hogan appoints Ted Sophocleus’ wife to serve out remainder of his term in House of Delegates
Governor Larry Hogan today announced the appointment of Alice Sophocleus to the Maryland House of Delegates. The governor made the appointment following recommendations from the Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee. Alice Sophocleus will replace her late husband, former Delegate Theodore “Ted” Sophocleus, in the House. “While we are still shocked and saddened by the […]
Hogan racks up more Democratic endorsements including former Sheriff George Johnson
The Hogan for Governor campaign has released the following statements from current and former elected Maryland Democratic officials endorsing Governor Hogan for re-election. These sixteen new endorsements follow the release of nine endorsements from prominent Democrats that the Hogan for Governor campaign released last week. In total, these 25 endorsements underscore the strong cross-party support Governor Hogan has […]
LWVMD provides information to more than 250K
The League of Women Voters of Maryland (LWVMD) provided candidate information to more than a quarter million Marylanders in advance of the June 26 primary election. This included 188,000 copies of the Voter’s Guideprinted by local Leagues, over 10,000 views of those Guides on the LWVMD website, and more than 53,000 users of the interactive […]
MVA quadruples initial estimate of voters affected by SNAFU. Count is at 80,000
The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) today determined that additional individuals’ voter registration may be impacted by the recently reported programming error. This technical glitch impacted individuals updating their voter registration after completing a change of address transaction between April 22, 2017, until June 5, 2018, through MDOT MVA’s website or […]
County Executive Candidate Pittman blasts Schuh’s immigration policy
Steuart Pittman, the Democratic candidate for Anne Arundel County Executive, has pledged to close the ICE detention center at the Ordnance Road Correction Center in Glen Burnie, and to open a drug rehab facility there instead. County Executive Steve Schuh, Pittman’s opponent in this year’s election, signed two agreements with ICE since President Trump […]
Kamenetz campaign donates war chest to several non-profits important to the former County Executive
The Committee for Kamenetz announced yesterday that, in accordance with state campaign finance laws, the remaining funds in the late Kevin Kamenetz’s campaign account will be donated to several non-profit organizations across the Baltimore region. In consultation with the Kamenetz family, the campaign’s remaining funds will be dispersed in the following manner: Central Scholarship will […]
Action Annapolis sponsoring forum for less familiar races
Come and learn more about the race for County Executive and four of the less familiar June 26 Primary Election races: Anne Arundel County Council, District 6; State’s Attorney; Sheriff; and Clerk of the Circuit Court 6. Under the Radar, sponsored by Action Annapolis, will be held at Asbury United Methodist Church, 87 West Street […]
Candidate Interviews: Selected Races (Primary 2018)
As we tried to figure out how to best handle the 2018 Elections, we realized that there were entirely too many races and candidates (and way too few of us) to produce, forums, debates, and individual interviews as we had for last year’s Annapolis City elections. So, what we (Eye On Annapolis and The Maryland […]
Senator John Astle endorses Elfreth to succeed him
It’s that time in the state again, when we return to the polls to select those who will represent us in state and federal government. I’ve been honored to serve you all for 36 years in my role as a legislator in both the House of Delegates and the State Senate, a duty that I […]
Fire union announces endorsements in select races
The Anne Arundel County Professional Fire Fighters have announced their first round of endorsements for this year’s Anne Arundel County Elections. The endorsement process includes answering a questionnaire and in person interviews. Endorsed candidates have received a majority vote by the Membership. This year’s endorsed candidates are: Steuart Pittman for County Executive Wes Adams for […]
