There is a whole lot of fun going on in Annapolis and Maryland politics this week. The General Assembly session started last Wednesday so everybody has been busy. Governor Martin O’Malley is in a competition with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on who can institute the strongest gun control in the nation. Both men plan […]
Aberdeen Agenda Nov. 14: Mayor Bennett and City Council Members Elliott, Landbeck, Garner, Young Take Oath of Office; Celebrate Start of 4-Year Term
Fresh off his victory in last Tuesday’s municipal election, Mayor Mike Bennett will join all four returning members of the city council when they take the Oath of Office Monday night and begin a what will be a new, longer term in office. Bennett narrowly defeated challenger Patrick McGrady by just 25 votes (766 to […]
Ballots Set in Local Elections: Mayors Race Only Contest in Aberdeen; 5 Seek 3 Commissioner Seats in Bel Air
If you’ve been happy with the performance of the Aberdeen City Council over the last two years you’re in luck – the four incumbent members face no opposition in the city’s election next month and have a free ride to another four years in office. Mayor Mike Bennett, however, has a tougher path to re-election […]
McGrady Files for Mayor, Garner Seek Re-Election in Aberdeen Races; Former Candidate Adolph First to File in Bel Air Election
Still more than a month away, the 2011 municipal election races in Aberdeen and Bel Air are slowly beginning to attract candidates to the ballots. The first official challenger has filed for office in Aberdeen, as Patrick McGrady will be opposing Mayor Mike Bennett’s re-election bid. And the last remaining incumbent, Aberdeen City Councilman Bruce […]
Aberdeen Mayor Bennett and 3 of 4 City Council Members Seek Re-Election; Mayor Hopes for Incumbent Sweep in November Election
Saying “it’s a good council to work with and that makes all the difference in the world,” Aberdeen Mayor Mike Bennett hopes he and the four incumbent members of the city council will be voted back into office this November 8 and return to work at City Hall – this time without having to worry […]
Aberdeen Communities Together Celebrates City Election Results
Aberdeen Communities Together (ACT), the community action group which recently saw all four of its endorsed candidates for mayor and city council elected into office, will celebrate the election victory Friday at the Aberdeen Senior Center. ACT, which originally organized to stop the Wetlands Golf Course annexation and has been actively involved in Aberdeen politics […]
Bennett Remains Aberdeen Mayor; Landbeck, Garner Join Elliott, Ruth on City Council
As of 8:48 PM on Tuesday, November 3rd, here are the Aberdeen election results: winners in bold and italics Mayor: Michael Bennett – 982 Michael Hiob – 739 Barbara Kreamer – 139 City Council: Ruth Elliott – 1236 Bruce Garner – 1123 Ron Kupferman – 967 Sandy Landbeck – 1077 Trudie Norman – 285 Zenobia […]
Aberdeen Candidates Forum Draws Questions On Stadium, Hotel Tax, Water, Term Limits
With just a few days before Aberdeen voters go to the polls, the mayoral and city council candidates worked hard Wednesday night at the Candidates Night Forum to demonstrate why they would be the best choice to represent the city for the next two years. Nine of the ten active candidates (all 3 mayoral candidates […]
