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] |
The following is a list of members of the Montgomery County Council since its creation. [4]
The 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 |
Background colors indicate party:
Democratic | Republican | Independent |
Period | 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] | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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1967 | Greenholgh | Keeney | Kramer | D. Scull | Garrott | |||
1968 | Gleason [d] | |||||||
1969 | ||||||||
1970 |
The 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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16 | 2007 | Berliner | Ervin | Trachtenberg | Elrich | |||||||
2008 | D. Praisner [k] | |||||||||||
2009 | Navarro [l] | |||||||||||
2010 | ||||||||||||
17 | 2011 | Rice | Riemer | |||||||||
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2014 | Branson [m] | |||||||||||
18 | 2015 | Katz | Hucker | |||||||||
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19 | 2019 | Friedson | Albornoz | Glass | Jawando | |||||||
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20 | 2023 | Balcombe | Stewart | Mink | Fani-González [n] | Luedtke [n] | Sayles |
The 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 |