Baltimore County Council District 3

What’s the job: The legislative branch of Maryland’s county governments. Responsible for introducing and voting on legislation, approving county spending and providing oversight of county operations. Elected to a four-year term.

Democratic

Name: Mark Brewster

Age: 28

Personal: Baltimore native.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, business management, Coastal Carolina University; Master’s degree, public administration, University of Baltimore; Ph.D. student, public policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Experience: Management/legislative analyst, Baltimore County Department of Health and Human Services; special assistant, Office of the Baltimore County Executive; congressional aide, Office of Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger.

Questionnaire

Q: What is the number one issue in your district, and how do you plan to address it?

Q: What policies would you pursue to address rising costs of living and affordability concerns in Baltimore County?

Q: Baltimore County is facing a 19,000-unit deficit in housing. How do you plan to address this?

Q: Baltimore County has long faced accusations about backdoor dealing and limited transparency. How do you plan to earn people’s trust in local government?

Q: As the council expands and becomes more diverse, how will you work to build consensus and collaborate with colleagues who hold different perspectives?

Name: Linda Dorsey-Walker

Age: 72

Personal: Mother, one adult daughter.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, economics and history, Williams College; MBA, finance and health care administration, Northwestern Univ. Kellogg School of Management.

Experience: Logistics manager, University of Maryland Medical Center; executive director of four healthcare professional licensure boards; HUD community development block grant administrator for Baltimore County; deputy executive director and director of adult services for the Maryland Department of Human Resources; staff planner for ProvidentHospital and Park West Medical Center.

Questionnaire

Q: What is the number one issue in your district, and how do you plan to address it?

Q: What policies would you pursue to address rising costs of living and affordability concerns in Baltimore County?

Q: Baltimore County is facing a 19,000-unit deficit in housing. How do you plan to address this?

Q: Baltimore County has long faced accusations about backdoor dealing and limited transparency. How do you plan to earn people’s trust in local government?

Q: As the council expands and becomes more diverse, how will you work to build consensus and collaborate with colleagues who hold different perspectives?

Name: Regg Hatcher

Age: 49

Personal: Engaged, one daughter.

Education: Master’s degree, systems engineering, Johns Hopkins University; bachelor’s degree, electrical and computer engineering, Morgan State University.

Experience: Federal government contractor; two-year tenure on the Democratic Central Committee.

Questionnaire

Q: What is the number one issue in your district, and how do you plan to address it?

Q: What policies would you pursue to address rising costs of living and affordability concerns in Baltimore County?

Q: Baltimore County is facing a 19,000-unit deficit in housing. How do you plan to address this?

Q: Baltimore County has long faced accusations about backdoor dealing and limited transparency. How do you plan to earn people’s trust in local government?

Q: As the council expands and becomes more diverse, how will you work to build consensus and collaborate with colleagues who hold different perspectives?

Name: Tyrod Haynes

Age: 55

Personal: Father of four, grandfather of one.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, biblical studies, Lancaster Bible College.

Experience: Chair, environmental and code enforcement, Reisterstown–Owings Mills–Glyndon Coordinating Council; District 11A representative, Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee; vice president, Homeowners Association; member, Owings Mills New Town Master Association.

Questionnaire

Q: What is the number one issue in your district, and how do you plan to address it?

Q: What policies would you pursue to address rising costs of living and affordability concerns in Baltimore County?

Q: Baltimore County is facing a 19,000-unit deficit in housing. How do you plan to address this?

Q: Baltimore County has long faced accusations about backdoor dealing and limited transparency. How do you plan to earn people’s trust in local government?

Q: As the council expands and becomes more diverse, how will you work to build consensus and collaborate with colleagues who hold different perspectives?

Name: Makeda Scott

Age: 54

Personal: Married mother of three.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, communications, St. Augustine’s University.

Experience: Director, League of Women Voters of Baltimore City; congressional staffer board member and chairwoman of the Baltimore County Board of Education; president of the Woodholme Elementary School Parent Teacher Association.

Questionnaire

Q: What is the number one issue in your district, and how do you plan to address it?

Q: What policies would you pursue to address rising costs of living and affordability concerns in Baltimore County?

Q: Baltimore County is facing a 19,000-unit deficit in housing. How do you plan to address this?

Q: Baltimore County has long faced accusations about backdoor dealing and limited transparency. How do you plan to earn people’s trust in local government?

Q: As the council expands and becomes more diverse, how will you work to build consensus and collaborate with colleagues who hold different perspectives?

Republican

Name: Chike Anyanwu

Candidate did not respond to The Banner’s voter guide questionnaire.