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We are fortunate that the election also produced big wins at the State level – it’s hard to imagine what it would have been like if the guy whose name is confused with mine had been elected governor. But we still face challenging times that will make our task of governing more difficult and will force upon us some hard choices.  We will need everyone engaged in a serious discussion of how we move forward, how we maintain what we value, move ahead where there are opportunities and not lose things that contribute to our quality of life. To that end, I’m going to continue to push for a close look at the structure of our local government in order to find savings that don’t simply reduce what we do for our residents. And I’m also going to continue to push my rapid transit proposal because it addresses congestion and climate change while opening up new opportunities for economic development at the right scale and in the right places.

There are a lot of people out there who care about these things as much as I do, who believe that it is still possible to make things better. This is not the time to resign ourselves to simply presiding over a period of decline. The real challenge, and the right thing to do, is to assess the changing circumstances and find ways to move forward. The reality is that as hard as things seem now, these are not the worst challenges or most dire scenarios we have faced, and if we maintain our vision and sense of possibility, if we push ourselves to achieve and not simply manage, then we will find ways to make progress.

I want to thank Dale, who has been a wonderful Chief of Staff/campaign wizard, and Patty Snee who managed the campaign and did a great job of bringing it all together. And, of course, the volunteers who stuffed envelopes, dropped lit, hung out on Metro platforms, staffed tables and were visible in all the places I couldn’t be. It takes a great team to win an election.

And now that the election is over, I am confident that we are equal to the challenges facing us. I look forward to working with you, meeting with you, listening to you and talking with you. Working together, we can, and we will, move things forward — anything less only short-changes ourselves and our future.

Thank you for everything you did, you’re doing, and you will do!

Sincerely,

Marc

 

Washington Post, October 26, 2010

IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, the watchword in local elections this year is austerity.The county is struggling to plug projected budget deficits, meet generous contractual obligations to public employees and steel itself for the likelihood of steep cuts in state funding. Among local candidates as well as voters, the impression is widespread that neighboring Fairfax County is eating Montgomery's lunch when it comes to lower taxes, good jobs and business climate.

Read the full editorial HERE.

October 12 - A Radical Revision for Montgomery's Elrich 

There's no doubting Marc Elrich's counterculture cred. He was 12 when he went to his first peace rally in 1961. A few years later, when he got to the University of Maryland, he promptly helped take over the philosophy building.   Read more HERE.

PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS    See a map of the voting results HERE.

Endorsements

"Mr. Elrich, a first-term member and former teacher, has been a pleasant surprise, a left-leaning iconoclast who has also become one of the more independent-minded, detail-oriented and constructive members of the council. His dogged advocacy of an express bus network in the county has galvanized support, and his proposals to streamline government and procedures for new development are serious and substantive." — The Washington Post

"Elrich has a near-encyclopedic understanding of the two most important issues the county will face during the next four years: a growing budget deficit and ever-increasing demand for transportation as the population balloons and infrastructure dollars shrink. ...Elrich can still ruffle feathers with his demeanor, but he has demonstrated a maturity and serious approach to his job... That will be needed as the county continues to face challenging fiscal times." — The Gazette

 

Marc has been endorsed by Governor Martin O’Malley • Attorney General Doug Gansler • Comptroller Peter Franchot • County Executive Isiah Leggett • County Councilmember Duchy Trachtenberg (At-Large) • County Councilmember Phil Andrews (D-3) • County Councilmember Roger Berliner (D-1 ) • County Councilmember Nancy Navarro (D-4) • Sheriff Ray Kight • State Senator Richard Madaleno (D-18) • State Senator Jamie Raskin (D-20) • State Delegate Brian Feldman (D-15) • State Delegate Susan Lee (D-16) • Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz and Councilmembers Jud Ashman, Mike Sesma, Ryan Spiegel • Kensington Mayor Peter Fosselman• Rockville Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio • Takoma Park Mayor Bruce Williams • Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO • Montgomery County Hispanic Democratic Club • Montgomery County Green Democrats • CASA in Action • Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) Teacher Recommended • Montgomery County Retired Teachers Association • Sierra Club, Montgomery County Chapter • Progressive Maryland • Progressive Neighbors • Service Employees International Union (SEIU Local 500) • Bethesda Chevy Chase Chamber PAC • Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors® PAC (GCAAR) • National Organization for Women — Montgomery County • NARAL • Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters • Amalgamated Transit Union• Montgomery County Youth Slate • The Washington Post

 

Campaign Staff

Dale Tibbitts, Chair, Friends of Marc Elrich, 301-587-9358
Patty Snee, Campaign Manager, 301-655-5682