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Montgomery County Council
Coat of arms of Montgomery County, Maryland
Coat of Arms
Flag of Montgomery County, Maryland
Flag
Type
Type
Term limits
3 consecutive terms
History
Founded1948
Preceded byMontgomery County Board of Commissioners
Leadership
Council President
Andrew Friedson, Democratic
since December 2023
Council Vice President
Kate Stewart, Democratic
since December 2023
Structure
Seats11
Montgomery County Council 2023
Political groups
Majority (11)
  •   Democratic (11)
Committees
  • Audit
  • Economic Development (ECON)
  • Education & Culture (EC)
  • Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO)
  • Heath and Human Services (HHS)
  • Planning, Housing & Parks (PHP)
  • Public Safety (PS)
  • Transportation & Environment (TE)
Length of term
Full council elected every 4 years
AuthorityArticle I, Charter of Montgomery County
Salary
  • Council President: $154,408.18/year
  • Councilmembers: $140,371.07/year[1]
Elections
First-past-the-post
First election
November 3, 1948
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
November 3, 2026
RedistrictingRecommendations 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]

Current members

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The members of the County Council as of 2023 are:[5]

County Council
Position Name Affiliation District Neighborhoods First Elected
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

Past members

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Background colors indicate party:

Democratic Republican Independent

1949-70: Council–Manager form of government

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Period Year District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 At-large
1 1949 Ligon Selby Kelley Himstead Bradshaw Lee Meriam
1950 Hammond[a]
2 1951 Monarch G.K. Walker Nesbitt Werner Smith Lawlor
1952
1953 Gravelle[b]
1954
3
1955 J.G. Walker Jamison Snure Baughman Williams
1956
1957
1958
4
1959 Frosh Hickey McCeney Cahoon
1960
1961
1962
5
1963 Floyd Hepburn Hirer Wilson Diggs
1964 Barnett[c]
1965 Birely
1966
6
1967 Greenholgh Keeney Kramer D. Scull Garrott
1968 Gleason[d]
1969
1970

1971–present: Council–Executive form of government

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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
7 1971 Potter Hovsepian Garrott Kramer Sher Willcox E. Scull
1972 Christeller[e]
1973
1974
8 1975 Gelman Moore E. Scull Menke
1976
1977
1978 Colman[f]
9 1979 Spector Gudis Fosler Crenca
1980
1981 D. L. Scull[g]
1982
10 1983 Fosler Gelman Hanna Crenca Potter D. L. Scull
1984
1985
1986
11 1987 Potter Subin Leggett Adams
1988
1989
1990
12 1991 Krahnke Dacek M. Praisner Berlage Ewing[h] Subin[h]
1992
1993
1994
13 1995 Potter
1996
1997
1998
14 1999 Andrews Silverman
2000 Denis[i]
2001
2002 Peterman[j]
15 2003 Knapp Perez Floreen Leventhal
2004
2005
2006
16 2007 Berliner Ervin Trachtenberg Elrich
2008 D. Praisner[k]
2009 Navarro[l]
2010
17 2011 Rice Riemer
2012
2013
2014 Branson[m]
18 2015 Katz Hucker
2016
2017
2018
19 2019 Friedson Albornoz Glass Jawando
2020
2021
2022
20 2023 Balcombe Stewart Mink Fani-González[n] Luedtke[n] Sayles

Past presidents

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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]

County Council President
Period Position Name Party Term
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

Notes

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  1. ^ Replaced Meriam, April 1950.
  2. ^ Replaced Lawlor, January 1953.
  3. ^ Replaced Wilson, December 1964.
  4. ^ Replaced D. Scull after his death, March 1968.
  5. ^ Replaced Willcox after his resignation, October 1972.
  6. ^ Replaced Christeller, February 1978.
  7. ^ Replaced E. Scull after her death, June 1981.
  8. ^ a b Seat established in 1991.
  9. ^ Replaced Krahnke after her resignation, April 2000.
  10. ^ Replaced Berlage after his resignation, July 2002.
  11. ^ Replaced M. Praisner after her death, May 2008.
  12. ^ Replaced D. Praisner after his death, May 2009.
  13. ^ Replaced Ervin after her resignation, January 2014.
  14. ^ a b Seat established in 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "About Montgomery County Council". Montgomery County Council. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Charter of Montgomery County, Maryland". American Legal Publishing. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Rules of Procedure - Montgomery County". American Legal Publishing. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Former Councilmembers". Montgomery County Council. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Barrios, Jennifer (December 4, 2018). "Who was elected president of the Montgomery County Council?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "History of Montgomery County Council". Montgomery County Council. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Roger Berliner as President, Nancy Navarro as Vice President for 2011-12 Year". Montgomery County Council. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Nancy Navarro as First Latina President, Craig Rice as Vice President for 2012-13". Montgomery County Council. December 4, 2012. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Craig Rice as President, George Leventhal as Vice President for 2013-14". Montgomery County Council. December 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "Leventhal Elected Montgomery County Council President, Floreen as Vice President". Bethesda Magazine. December 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "Montgomery County Council elects Nancy Floreen as new president, Roger Berliner as new vice president". Montgomery County Council. December 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "Berliner Takes Reins of County Council". Bethesda Magazine. December 6, 2016. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Hans Riemer Elected Montgomery County Council President". Bethesda Magazine. December 5, 2017. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  14. ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Nancy Navarro as President, Sidney Katz as Vice President for 2018-19". Montgomery County Council. December 4, 2018. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  15. ^ "Montgomery County Council elects Sidney Katz as president, Tom Hucker as vice president". Montgomery County Council. December 3, 2019. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  16. ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Tom Hucker as President and Gabe Albornoz as Vice President". Montgomery County Council. December 1, 2020. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Gabe Albornoz as President and Councilmember Evan Glass as Vice President". Montgomery County Council. December 7, 2021. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  18. ^ "Montgomery County Council Elects Andrew Friedson as President and Councilmember Kate Stewart as Vice President". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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