Clearing the High Bar
Why So High? Baltimore County’s Threshold for Public Campaign Financing Proved Tough to Clear Black women running for seats on the Baltimore County Council struggled with a new public campaign financing program that has unusually strict requirements. Under the program, council candidates must collect a minimum of $15,000 in small donations from county residents, far exceeding the requirements of five other Maryland localities participating in public financing programs. Montgomery, the state’s most-populous county, and Howard, the wealthiest, demand $10,000. Anne Arundel and Prince George’s require $7,500, and Baltimore City, […]
Black Women Candidates for Baltimore County Council
Meet the Black Women Running for Baltimore County Council The ballot features seven Black women, the largest number that election watchers can recall in the council’s history Mandy Remmell, District 1 As a district director for Democratic U.S. Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Remmell runs the outfit that serves as a link between the congressional office and the constituents in the […]
Shaking Up The Patriarchy
Running Toward History: Black Women Vie to Shake Up Baltimore County’s “Patriarchy” Seven Black women ran for the Baltimore County Council and three won in Maryland’s primary election — making it likely that at least one of them could become the council’s first Black woman member this November By STEPHANIE STOUGHTON Special to Black Women […]