• QUESTIONNAIRE: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC)

    Candidate Questions What are the three most important issues to you and how will you address each? How will you confront antisemitism and other forms of hatred? How will you handle pressure from groups urging you to avoid working with Jewish organizations that support a Jewish, democratic State of Israel (“Zionism”)? How will you work to support the […]

  • QUESTIONNAIRE: Caribbean-American Political Action Committee (C-PAC) 2026 Candidate Questionnaire

    Caribbean-American Political Action Committee (C-PAC) 2026 Candidate Questionnaire   Office Sought: County Executive Candidate’s Name: Esther Wells                      Current Occupation: Senior Tax Manager, CPA Party: Republican ****************************************************************************** If elected, how would you proactively and consistently engage with Caribbean-American constituents, groups, local leaders, and organizations in your constituency? As a Caribbean-American, I will utilize the existing Caribbean […]

  • QUESTIONNAIRE: Bethesda Today Voter Guide

    Bethesda Today

    Bethesda Today Voter Guide Montgomery County Executive Where you live: Montgomery Village Current occupation and employer: Senior Tax Manager, Public Utility Political experience: N/A Website: VoteforEsther.com Email: VoteforEsther@gmail.com Social media: @ VoteforEsther Why are you running for this office? (100 words maximum) It’s too expensive to live here! My priorities include fiscal discipline, government accountability, strengthening […]

  • REPLAY: FY2027 Montgomery County Council Hearing on Proposed $8B Operating budget

    Esther Wells’ public comments on Thursday April 9th, 2026, regarding Elrich’s FY2027 proposed $8B operating budget. I do not support the 6.3% property tax hike & the 3% income tax hike. I also do not support creating a projected structural deficit of over $257 million next year, requiring another 9.85 cent tax increase next year […]

  • QUESTIONNAIRE: Montgomery for All 2026 County Executive Candidate

    2026 Montgomery County Candidate Questionnaire Montgomery for All Section 1: Housing Leadership In your view, why are many Montgomery County residents struggling to afford housing? The unrelenting property Tax Burden: Residents are struggling to afford housing because our current County Council and County Executive Elrich are taxing them out of their own homes. Young adults […]

  • Q&A: Boyds Civic Association Picnic and County Executive Candidate Forum

    Boyds Presbyterian Church 19901 White Ground Road, Boyds, MD, United States

    COUNTY EXECUTIVE CANDIDATE’S FORUM Saturday, April 11, 2026 19901 White Ground Road, Boyds MD (Boyds Presbyterian Church lower parking lot)   1. Future of Boyds: What is your vision for […]

  • CCCFH County Exec Candidates Forum

    Westland Middle School Cafeteria 5511 Massachusetts Avenue, Bethesda, MD, United States

      County Executive Candidates Forum sponsored by the Citizens Coordinating Committee on Friendship Heights

  • State of Black Montgomery CE Candidates Forum

    Theatre Arts Arena at Montgomery College Rockville 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD, United States

    The Association of Black Democrats of Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Black Collective will host a candidates forum on Saturday, April 18th,12-2pm and we cordially invite you to participate. The forum will be […]