MCEA announces recommendations for
additional legislative seats in Districts 16, 17 and 20
The Montgomery County Education
Association (MCEA) is proud to announce additional results of its candidate
screening and recommendation process for legislative races in the upcoming
primary election. MCEA represents more than 12,000 professional educators
employed in the Montgomery County Public Schools. MCEA’s recommended candidates
will appear on its widely recognized ‘Apple Ballot’.
District
16
In Legislative District 16
(Bethesda), MCEA is pleased to announce its support for Susan Lee to fill the State Senate seat being vacated by Brian
Frosh. Ms. Lee has been a strong advocate for public education throughout her
career as a state delegate. MCEA is proud to have supported Ms. Lee in her
first run for office, and has recommend support for her re-election ever since.
For House of Delegates in District
16, MCEA is announcing its support for Bill
Frick and Hrant Jamgochian, who
join Ariana Kelly as MCEA’s recommended candidates in D16. Mr. Frick is a
favorable incumbent with a positive voting record on education issues. Through
his service on the Ways & Means Committee, Mr. Frick has been a valuable
voice advocating for education funding.
MCEA is recommending Hrant Jamgochian to fill the vacant seat in this
district. MCEA’s interview team was impressed by Mr. Jamgochian’s policy
background and insight. His record of community involvement has prepared him
well for public service.
District
17
MCEA is recommending Andrew Platt to fill the vacant House
of Delegates position in Legislative District 17. Mr. Platt’s commitment to
ensuring that students from less privileged backgrounds have equal
opportunities and his impressive knowledge of social policy issues stood out to
our interview team. He joins Kumar Barve and James Gilchrist as MCEA’s recommended
candidates for delegate in District 17. MCEA has made no recommendation in the
District 17 Senate race.
District
20
In Legislative District 20, MCEA is
pleased to announce its recommendations for Will Smith and David Moon
for House of Delegates, complementing MCEA’s previous recommendations for the
re-election of incumbent Delegate Sheila Hixson and incumbent State Senator
Jamie Raskin. Will Smith’s background in
civil rights advocacy and broad experience with a range of non-profits have
prepared him well to advocate for the students of District 20. David Moon is an
experienced political and community activist who has a detailed grasp of
education issues and the social issues that affect public education.
These recommendations are in
addition to an earlier round of recommendations made earlier this year. A full
list of MCEA’s recommended candidates to date can be found at www.mceanea.org/pdf/2014MCEARC.pdf .
MCEA's recommendations are decided
by a vote of our Representative Assembly, our governing body made up of
delegates from schools across the county. MCEA advertised our candidate
selection process in numerous ways, and contacted all known candidates.
Questionnaires were sent to every candidate who requested one, and a large
committee of rank-and-file teachers interviewed each candidate. The committee
then made recommendations to the MCEA Board of Directors, who in turn made
recommendations to the Representative Assembly. All recommendations require a
supermajority vote at each step in the process. MCEA’s candidate recommendation
process is uniquely transparent. A
description of our process, and the criteria MCEA uses in evaluating candidates
are posted on our website at www.mceanea.org/pdf/MCEA2013CRProcess.pdf .
All of the questionnaires submitted
by candidates will also be posted publicly to our website later this spring,
once we have completed our recommendation process for all races.
Recommendations for County Executive and the remaining seats on the Montgomery
County Council will be considered later this spring.
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