List of members of the Montgomery County Council (Maryland)
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The following is a list of members of the Montgomery County Council since its creation.[4]
Montgomery County Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 3 consecutive terms |
History | |
Founded | 1948 |
Preceded by | Montgomery County Board of Commissioners |
Leadership | |
Council President | Andrew Friedson, Democratic since December 2023 |
Council Vice President | Kate Stewart, Democratic since December 2023 |
Structure | |
Seats | 11 |
Political groups | Majority (11)
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Committees |
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Length of term | Full council elected every 4 years |
Authority | Article I, Charter of Montgomery County |
Salary |
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Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
First election | November 3, 1948 |
Last election | November 8, 2022 |
Next election | November 3, 2026 |
Redistricting | Recommendations by the legislature-appointed commission, approval by legislature. |
Motto | |
French: Gardez Bien (English: Watch Well) | |
Meeting place | |
Stella B. Werner Council Office Building | |
Website | |
Council Website | |
Constitution | |
Charter[2] | |
Rules | |
Rules of Proceduce[3] |
Current members
editThe members of the County Council as of 2023 are:[5]
Position | Name | Affiliation | District | Neighborhoods | First Elected | |
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President | Andrew Friedson | Democratic | 1 | Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase | 2018 | |
Member | Marilyn Balcombe | Democratic | 2 | Germantown, Clarksburg, Darnestown, Poolesville | 2022 | |
Member | Sidney A. Katz | Democratic | 3 | Gaithersburg, Rockville | 2014 | |
Vice President | Kate Stewart | Democratic | 4 | Silver Spring, Takoma Park | 2022 | |
Member | Kristin Mink | Democratic | 5 | Four Corners, Cloverly, Burtonsville | 2022 | |
Member | Natali Fani-González | Democratic | 6 | Wheaton, Glenmont, Derwood, Aspen Hill, Forest Glen Park | 2022 | |
Member | Dawn Luedtke | Democratic | 7 | Olney, Ashton, Laytonsville, Montgomery Village, Damascus | 2022 | |
Member | Evan Glass | Democratic | At-Large | Entire county | 2018 | |
Member | Gabe Albornoz | Democratic | At-Large | Entire county | 2018 | |
Member | Will Jawando | Democratic | At-Large | Entire county | 2018 | |
Member | Laurie-Anne Sayles | Democratic | At-Large | Entire county | 2022 |
Past members
editBackground colors indicate party:
Democratic | Republican | Independent |
1949-70: Council–Manager form of government
editPeriod | Year | District 1 | District 2 | District 3 | District 4 | District 5 | At-large | |
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1 | 1949 | Ligon | Selby | Kelley | Himstead | Bradshaw | Lee | Meriam |
1950 | Hammond[a] | |||||||
2 | 1951 | Monarch | G.K. Walker | Nesbitt | Werner | Smith | Lawlor | |
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1953 | Gravelle[b] | |||||||
1954 | ||||||||
3 | ||||||||
1955 | J.G. Walker | Jamison | Snure | Baughman | Williams | |||
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1959 | Frosh | Hickey | McCeney | Cahoon | ||||
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1963 | Floyd | Hepburn | Hirer | Wilson | Diggs | |||
1964 | Barnett[c] | |||||||
1965 | Birely | |||||||
1966 | ||||||||
6 | ||||||||
1967 | Greenholgh | Keeney | Kramer | D. Scull | Garrott | |||
1968 | Gleason[d] | |||||||
1969 | ||||||||
1970 |
1971–present: Council–Executive form of government
editThe Council has expanded twice under this form of government. Two new at-large seats were added in 1990 after having been previously approved of by voters in the 1986 election. Two new district seats were added after having been previously approved of by voters in the 2020 election.[6]
Period | Year | District 1 | District 2 | District 3 | District 4 | District 5 | District 6 | District 7 | At-large | |||
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7 | 1971 | Potter | Hovsepian | Garrott | Kramer | Sher | Willcox | E. Scull | ||||
1972 | Christeller[e] | |||||||||||
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8 | 1975 | Gelman | Moore | E. Scull | Menke | |||||||
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1978 | Colman[f] | |||||||||||
9 | 1979 | Spector | Gudis | Fosler | Crenca | |||||||
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1981 | D. L. Scull[g] | |||||||||||
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10 | 1983 | Fosler | Gelman | Hanna | Crenca | Potter | D. L. Scull | |||||
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11 | 1987 | Potter | Subin | Leggett | Adams | |||||||
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12 | 1991 | Krahnke | Dacek | M. Praisner | Berlage | Ewing[h] | Subin[h] | |||||
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13 | 1995 | Potter | ||||||||||
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14 | 1999 | Andrews | Silverman | |||||||||
2000 | Denis[i] | |||||||||||
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2002 | Peterman[j] | |||||||||||
15 | 2003 | Knapp | Perez | Floreen | Leventhal | |||||||
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2006 | ||||||||||||
16 | 2007 | Berliner | Ervin | Trachtenberg | Elrich | |||||||
2008 | D. Praisner[k] | |||||||||||
2009 | Navarro[l] | |||||||||||
2010 | ||||||||||||
17 | 2011 | Rice | Riemer | |||||||||
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2013 | ||||||||||||
2014 | Branson[m] | |||||||||||
18 | 2015 | Katz | Hucker | |||||||||
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2018 | ||||||||||||
19 | 2019 | Friedson | Albornoz | Glass | Jawando | |||||||
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20 | 2023 | Balcombe | Stewart | Mink | Fani-González[n] | Luedtke[n] | Sayles |
Past presidents
editThe position of County Council President was first created in the seventh term of the council, in 1970. The position is re-elected each year by the members of the council, who also vote for a Vice President simultaneously.[4]
Period | Position | Name | Party | Term | |
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7 | 1st | Idamae Garrott | Democratic | 1970–1971 | |
2nd | Dickran Y. Hovsepian | Democratic | 1971-1972 | ||
3rd | William Sher | Democratic | 1972-1973 | ||
4th | Neal Potter | Democratic | 1973-1974 | ||
8 | 1st | Dickran Y. Hovsepian | Democratic | 1974-1975 | |
2nd | Norman L. Christeller | Democratic | 1975-1976 | ||
3rd | John L. Menke | Democratic | 1976-1977 | ||
4th | Elizabeth L. Scull | Democratic | 1977-1978 | ||
9 | 1st | Neal Potter | Democratic | 1978-1979 | |
2nd | Scott Fosler | Democratic | 1979-1980 | ||
3rd | Ruth Spector | Democratic | 1980-1981 | ||
4th | Neal Potter | Democratic | 1981-1982 | ||
10 | 1st | David L. Scull | Democratic | 1982-1983 | |
2nd | Esther P. Gelman | Democratic | 1983-1984 | ||
3rd | Michael L. Gudis | Democratic | 1984-1985 | ||
4th | William E. Hanna | Democratic | 1985-1986 | ||
11 | 1st | Rose Crenca | Democratic | 1986-1987 | |
2nd | Michael L. Subin | Democratic | 1987-1988 | ||
3rd | Michael L. Gudis | Democratic | 1988-1989 | ||
4th | William E. Hanna, Jr. | Democratic | 1989-1990 | ||
12 | 1st | Isiah Leggett | Democratic | 1990-1991 | |
2nd | Bruce Adams | Democratic | 1991-1992 | ||
3rd | Marilyn J. Praisner | Democratic | 1992-1993 | ||
4th | William E. Hanna, Jr. | Democratic | 1993-1994 | ||
13 | 1st | Derick Berlage | Democratic | 1994-1995 | |
2nd | Gail Ewing | Democratic | 1995-1996 | ||
3rd | Marilyn J. Praisner | Democratic | 1996-1997 | ||
4th | Isiah Leggett | Democratic | 1997-1998 | ||
14 | 1st | Isiah Leggett | Democratic | 1998-1999 | |
2nd | Michael L. Subin | Democratic | 1999-2000 | ||
3rd | Blair G. Ewing | Democratic | 2000-2001 | ||
4th | Steven A. Silverman | Democratic | 2001-2002 | ||
15 | 1st | Michael L. Subin | Democratic | 2002-2003 | |
2nd | Steven A. Silverman | Democratic | 2003-2004 | ||
3rd | Tom Perez | Democratic | 2004-2005 | ||
4th | George L. Leventhal | Democratic | 2005-2006 | ||
16 | 1st | Marilyn Praisner | Democratic | 2006-2007 | |
2nd | Michael J. Knapp | Democratic | 2007-2008 | ||
3rd | Phil Andrews | Democratic | 2008-2009 | ||
4th | Nancy M. Floreen | Democratic | 2009-2010 | ||
17 | 1st | Valerie Ervin | Democratic | 2010-2011 | |
2nd | Roger Berliner
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Democratic | 2011-2012 | ||
3rd | Nancy Navarro
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Democratic | 2012-2013 | ||
4th | Craig L. Rice
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Democratic | 2013-2014 | ||
18 | 1st | George L. Leventhal
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Democratic | 2014-2015 | |
2nd | Nancy M. Floreen
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Democratic | 2015-2016 | ||
3rd | Roger Berliner
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Democratic | 2016-2017 | ||
4th | Hans Riemer
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Democratic | 2017-2018 | ||
19 | 1st | Nancy Navarro
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Democratic | 2018-2019 | |
2nd | Sidney A. Katz
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Democratic | 2019-2020 | ||
3rd | Tom Hucker
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Democratic | 2020-2021 | ||
4th | Gabe Albornoz
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Democratic | 2021-2022 | ||
20 | 1st | Evan Glass
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Democratic | 2022-2023 | |
2nd | Andrew Friedson
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Democratic | 2023-2024 |
Notes
edit- ^ Replaced Meriam, April 1950.
- ^ Replaced Lawlor, January 1953.
- ^ Replaced Wilson, December 1964.
- ^ Replaced D. Scull after his death, March 1968.
- ^ Replaced Willcox after his resignation, October 1972.
- ^ Replaced Christeller, February 1978.
- ^ Replaced E. Scull after her death, June 1981.
- ^ a b Seat established in 1991.
- ^ Replaced Krahnke after her resignation, April 2000.
- ^ Replaced Berlage after his resignation, July 2002.
- ^ Replaced M. Praisner after her death, May 2008.
- ^ Replaced D. Praisner after his death, May 2009.
- ^ Replaced Ervin after her resignation, January 2014.
- ^ a b Seat established in 2022.
References
edit- ^ "About Montgomery County Council". Montgomery County Council. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Charter of Montgomery County, Maryland". American Legal Publishing. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Rules of Procedure - Montgomery County". American Legal Publishing. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ a b "Former Councilmembers". Montgomery County Council. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Barrios, Jennifer (December 4, 2018). "Who was elected president of the Montgomery County Council?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "History of Montgomery County Council". Montgomery County Council. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Roger Berliner as President, Nancy Navarro as Vice President for 2011-12 Year". Montgomery County Council. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Craig Rice as President, George Leventhal as Vice President for 2013-14". Montgomery County Council. December 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Leventhal Elected Montgomery County Council President, Floreen as Vice President". Bethesda Magazine. December 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Montgomery County Council elects Nancy Floreen as new president, Roger Berliner as new vice president". Montgomery County Council. December 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Berliner Takes Reins of County Council". Bethesda Magazine. December 6, 2016. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Hans Riemer Elected Montgomery County Council President". Bethesda Magazine. December 5, 2017. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Montgomery County Council elects Sidney Katz as president, Tom Hucker as vice president". Montgomery County Council. December 3, 2019. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Tom Hucker as President and Gabe Albornoz as Vice President". Montgomery County Council. December 1, 2020. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Gabe Albornoz as President and Councilmember Evan Glass as Vice President". Montgomery County Council. December 7, 2021. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Andrew Friedson as President and Councilmember Kate Stewart as Vice President". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Esther Gelman papers, at the University of Maryland libraries. Gelman was a member of the Montgomery County Council from 1974 to 1987 and its first female president.