Capital News Service
Candidates whose elections were largely financed by small donations and county matching funds now hold the majority of Montgomery County council seats and the powerful county executive position – a significant milestone in limiting corporate money in Maryland campaigns.
Montgomery was the first local jurisdiction in Maryland to implement an alternative to private campaign funding eight years ago. The experiment, now in its third election cycle, has made progress in pushing big money out of local politics, according to interviews and a recent report by the non-profit Maryland Public Interest Research Group…