Montgomery County To Serve Up Politics For Breakfast

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – It’s time for the Maryland 2018 Governor’s race to start cooking. On December 14, the state’s candidates for Governor will dine and then digest many of the controversial issues of the day at the Committee for Montgomery’s Annual Legislative Breakfast at the Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center. The one-hour panel discussion will go from 7 to 10 a.m.

Moderator Josh Kurtz will oversee the participants’ discussion, who currently include Rushern Baker, Prince George’s County Executive; Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, Founder of Global Policy Solutions; Ben Jealous, Former President and CEO of the NAACP; Ken Kamenetz, Baltimore County Executive; Rich Madaleno, State Senator representing Montgomery County District 18; Alec Ross, Former Senior Adviser at the U.S. State Department; Jim Shea, Former Chair of Venable LLP; Krishanti Vignarajah, Former Policy Director to First Lady Michelle Obama. Governor Larry Hogan has also been invited, but not yet confirmed.

With a board made up of leaders from business, non-profit, labor, education and civic organizations, the Committee for Montgomery formed more than twenty five years ago to encourage recognition that all residents of the County share common interests and needs that can be met through sound public policy. CFfM works with elected officials at the State level of government to enact those policies. “This forum provides an early look at the candidates as the election is now just seven months away,” says CfM’s Chair, Marilyn Balcombe. “This is a great opportunity to see all of the candidates in one setting.”

Josh Kurtz, the Founder and Editor of the fast growing political website, Maryland Matters, will serve as the moderator. "The Committee for Montgomery Annual Legislative Breakfast is a powerhouse event, so it's not surprising that the candidates for Governor want to be there,” says Kurtz. “It's early in the campaign and they're refining their messages, so it ought to be illuminating and fun.”

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