Endorsed Candidates for September 14 Primary
As a public service TheTentacle.com today provides a list of candidates who have been endorsed in next week’s primary election. We are providing the organization that has made those endorsements and, if they are ranked, we are providing the names in order. We are not including uncontested races or endorsements by individuals.
The Gazette
Democratic State Senate District 3 – Ronald N. Young
Republican House of Delegates District 3-A – Patrick Hogan
Republican House of Delegates 3-B – Charles A. Jenkins
Republican State Senate District 4 – David R. Brinkley
Republican House of Delegates District 4-A – Kelly Schulz and Dino Flores
Republican House of Delegates District 4-B – Don Elliott
Republican U.S. House of Representatives District 6 – Joseph Krysztoforski
Democratic U. S. House of Representatives – Andrew Duck
Frederick County Board of Education – Barrie Ciliberti, April Fleming Miller, Omari Patterson, James C. Reeder Jr., Roger A. Smith, Janice Spiegel, Earl Wahlquist and Brad W. Young
Democratic Frederick Board of County Commissioners – Kai J. Hagen, Michael Kurtianyk, Linda M. Norris, and Janice Wiles.
Republican Frederick Board of County Commissioners – Robert C. Craig, David P. Gray, Alan Imhoff, Paul Smith and Blaine R. Young.
Opponents of the Waste-to-Energy (Incinerator) Proposal – Democrats Ellis Burris, Kai Hagen, Linda Norris, Jerry Trout, and Janice Wiles; Republicans Robert Craig, Elaine Kessinger, and Bob White.
Maryland Right to Life – Republicans Kelly Schulz and Paul Stull in District 4-A House of Delegates
Citizens for Jessica’s Law – Republican Kelly Schulz in District 4-A House of Delegates
Frederick County Teachers Association
For Board of Education – Brad Young, Janice Spiegel, Omari Patterson and Yonnas Kefle
For Frederick Board of County Commissioners
Democrats: Kai Hagen Linda Norris, Ellis Burris and Michael Kurtianyk
Republicans: Billy Shreve, Bob White and David Gray
Frederick Chamber of Commerce [Editor’s Note: The Chamber did not endorse, but ranked the candidates based on a series of 9 questions. Here listed are the candidates who received a 100 percent rating.]
Democrats – Michael Kurtianyk
Republicans – Kirby Delauter, Dick Johnson, Billy Shreve, Paul Smith and Blaine Young
MACRO REPORT BLOG – (Rocky Mackintosh) http://www.macroreportblog.com/
[In Priority Order]
Frederick Board of County Commissioners
Democrats – Michael Kurtianyk and Linda Norris
Republicans – Blaine Young, Kirby Delauter, Dick Johnson, Paul Smith, Billy Shreve Alan Imhoff and Robert Craig
Board of Education
Jimmy Reeder, Brad Young, April Fleming Miller, Colleen Cusimano and Sarah McAleavy
TRIPWIRE – Kelly Schulz in District 4-A Delegate Race and Charles A. Jenkins in the Delegate 3-B Delegate Race.
Marylanders for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership – Kelly Schulz and Paul Stull in the District 4-A Delegate Race
Frederick County Association of Realtors – For Board of County Commissioners
Democrats – Michael Kurtianyk and Linda Norris
Republicans – Robert Craig, Alan Imhoff, Paul Smith and Blaine Young