Montgomery County Council | |
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Coa Alt: | Coat of arms of Montgomery County, Maryland |
Coa Caption: | Coat of Arms |
Logo Pic: | Flag of Montgomery County, Maryland.svg |
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Logo Alt: | Flag of Montgomery County, Maryland |
House Type: | Unicameral |
Term Limits: | 3 consecutive terms |
Foundation: | 1948 |
Preceded By: | Montgomery County Board of Commissioners |
Leader1 Type: | Council President |
Leader1: | Andrew Friedson |
Party1: | Democratic |
Election1: | December 2023 |
Leader2 Type: | Council Vice President |
Leader2: | Kate Stewart |
Party2: | Democratic |
Election2: | December 2023 |
Seats: | 11 |
Structure1: | Montgomery_County_Council_2023.svg |
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Structure1 Alt: | Montgomery County Council 2023 |
Political Groups1: | Majority (11) |
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Term Length: | Full council elected every 4 years |
Authority: | Article I, Charter of Montgomery County |
Salary: |
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Voting System1: | First-past-the-post |
First Election1: | November 3, 1948 |
Last Election1: | November 8, 2022 |
Next Election1: | November 3, 2026 |
Redistricting: | Recommendations by the legislature-appointed commission, approval by legislature. |
Motto: | French: Gardez Bien |
Session Alt: | 3rd Floor, Council Hearing Room |
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]
+ County Council | |||||||
Position | Name | valign=bottom | 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:
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 | |||||||
2 | 1951 | Monarch | G.K. Walker | Nesbitt | Werner | Smith | Lawlor | |
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1953 | Gravelle | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
1965 | Birely | |||||||
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1967 | Greenholgh | Keeney | Kramer | D. Scull | Garrott | |||
1968 | Gleason | |||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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8 | 1975 | Gelman | Moore | E. Scull | Menke | ||||||||
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1978 | Colman | ||||||||||||
9 | 1979 | Spector | Gudis | Fosler | Crenca | ||||||||
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1981 | D. L. Scull | ||||||||||||
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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 | Subin | ||||||
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13 | 1995 | Potter | |||||||||||
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14 | 1999 | Andrews | Silverman | ||||||||||
2000 | Denis | ||||||||||||
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2002 | Peterman | ||||||||||||
15 | 2003 | Knapp | Perez | Floreen | Leventhal | ||||||||
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16 | 2007 | Berliner | Ervin | Trachtenberg | Elrich | ||||||||
2008 | D. Praisner | ||||||||||||
2009 | Navarro | ||||||||||||
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17 | 2011 | Rice | Riemer | ||||||||||
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2014 | Branson | ||||||||||||
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 | Luedtke | 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.
Period | Position | Name | valign=bottom | 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 Vice President: Nancy Navarro[7] | Democratic | 2011-2012 | |||
3rd | Nancy Navarro Vice President: Craig L. Rice[8] | Democratic | 2012-2013 | |||
4th | Craig L. Rice Vice President: George L. Leventhal[9] | Democratic | 2013-2014 | |||
18 | 1st | George L. Leventhal Vice President: Nancy M. Floreen[10] | Democratic | 2014-2015 | ||
2nd | Nancy M. Floreen Vice President: Roger Berliner[11] | Democratic | 2015-2016 | |||
3rd | Roger Berliner Vice President: Craig L. Rice[12] | Democratic | 2016-2017 | |||
4th | Hans Riemer Vice President: Nancy Navarro[13] | Democratic | 2017-2018 | |||
19 | 1st | Nancy Navarro Vice President: Sidney A. Katz[14] | Democratic | 2018-2019 | ||
2nd | Sidney A. Katz Vice President: Tom Hucker[15] | Democratic | 2019-2020 | |||
3rd | Tom Hucker Vice President: Gabe Albornoz[16] | Democratic | 2020-2021 | |||
4th | Gabe Albornoz Vice President: Evan Glass[17] | Democratic | 2021-2022 | |||
20 | 1st | Evan Glass Vice President: Andrew Friedson | Democratic | 2022-2023 | ||
2nd | Andrew Friedson Vice President: Kate Stewart[18] | Democratic | 2023-2024 |