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: Drew Morrison

Drew Morrison.
Drew Morrison. (Drew Morrison campaign)

Age: 34

Personal: I grew up in Bethesda, in the Edgemoor and Mohican Hills neighborhoods, and live with my wife in downtown Bethesda. My parents continue to live in Mohican Hills.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, economics and political science, Yale University; master’s degree, city planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; master’s degree, business administration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Experience: Senior policy advisor, Secretary’s Office, Maryland Department of Transportation; acting director, Washington Area Transit Office; legislative senior aide, Office of Montgomery County Council member Roger Berliner.

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Name: Debbie Spielberg

Debbie Spielberg.
Debbie Spielberg. (Katie McMurry Photography)

Age: 62

Personal: I have lived in Montgomery County for 26 years.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, history, Swarthmore College.

Experience: Special assistant, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich; I worked for more than seven years for Congressman John Lewis, serving as his Legislative Director; I worked on federal policy and helped support health legislation and early environmental justice efforts. I also served as a policy analyst at the federal GAO.

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Name: Julie Yang

Julie Yang.
Julie Yang. (Neighbors for Julie Yang)

Age: 56

Personal: I am grateful for the generous opportunities that have shaped my life.

As a long-term resident in District 1, I am the proud parent of two MCPS graduates. I am also an educator, an immigrant, a community advocate, a small business owner, and a Board of Education member. My story could have been extinguished before I was born. Descended from survivors of both the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Cultural Revolution, I live knowing the damage extremists can do. For many years, I served on the PTA and nonprofit boards, including the ARC of Montgomery County and the Chinese Cultural and Community Service Center, where I fought to ensure families had access to the services and opportunities they needed to thrive in our community. When I see a need in the community, I act. When I saw immigrant families who needed support with special education and gaining access to critical resources, I founded the Village Initiative, CAPA-MC. Knowing I had more to contribute, I ran and was elected to the school board in 2022, then elected president.

Education: Master’s degree, education, University of Hawaii, Manoa.

Experience: Member, board of education; president, Board of Education; board member, Arc of Montgomery County; board member, Chinese Community and Cultural Service Center; founder, Village Initiative for Special Education.

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Republican

Name: Reardon “Sully” Sullivan

Reardon “Sully” Sullivan.
Reardon “Sully” Sullivan. (Reardon Sullivan for MoCo)

Age: 67

Personal: I am a long time Montgomery County resident.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, engineering, University of Maryland.

Experience: I have been the owner of an architectural engineering design consulting firm for over 30 years; chairman of the Committee for Better Government; chair the Committee to Control MoCo Spending.

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