County Council At Large - PRINCE GEORGE`S - Prince George's County

(VOTE UP TO TWO)

Estimated Salary:  $150,000 per year 

Prince George’s County voted for these  two at-large County Council seats. These seats were created after a contentious referendum in 2016 

Without at-large members, the council can have difficulty thinking of the good for the county versus only the good for their districts. So instead of focusing development around Metro stations and existing communities, some council members push for more development in their districts even though they may be far flung from existing infrastructure.

At-large members, on the other hand, would be responsible to county residents as a whole, which incentivizes them to think of the county rather than just their district. It won’t necessarily mean that the needs of any one district won’t sometimes prevail over the needs of the county as a whole, but at-large members will help to shift the debate.

For more information, visit https://ggwash.org/view/43385/how-would-at-large-seats-change-the-prince-georges-county-council

CANDIDATES:

Culbreath-Miller, Juanita (  DEMOCRAT )

* Franklin, Mel  (  DEMOCRAT )

 41,565 votes (20.7%) 

 *Hawkins, Calvin  (  DEMOCRAT )

 37,566 votes (18.7%) 

 Johnson, Melvin Bernard   (  DEMOCRAT )

 Levi, Gerron  (  DEMOCRAT )

 Lopez, Julian  (  DEMOCRAT )

 Toles, Karen  (  DEMOCRAT )

 Tyer, Reginald J  (  DEMOCRAT )

 Folarin, Felicia (  REPUBLICAN )