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Maryland: Gene Ransom

Tue, 12/09/2008 - 13:59

Ransom to oversee first County Commission meeting as president

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Queen Anne's County Commissioner Gene Ransom (D-Grasonville) will preside over his first county commission meeting Wednesday as its newly-elected President.
 
Ransom replaced Republican County Commissioner Eric Wargotz as president in late November. New presidents are traditionally elected annually and have a powerful role setting the agenda and running meetings. Queen Anne's does not have a county executive position.
 

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Fri, 11/14/2008 - 14:36

Could Gilchrest's next gig be in the Obama administration?

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Outgoing U.S. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Kennedyville) may be leaving Congress, but that doesn't mean he'll necessarily be leaving Washington, D.C. Gilchrest's name is being kicked around as a potential candidate for a position at the Environmental Protection Agency.

"He'd be a great pick," Gene Ransom, a Democratic Queen Anne's County Commissioner, told PolitickerMD.com. "I also think Obama's very serious about brining Republicans in."

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Tue, 11/04/2008 - 23:29

Tydings: Harris's last minute attacks were 'miserable,' Kratovil will win

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

GRASONVILLE -- Former U.S. Sen. Joseph Davies Tydings (D-Harford County) said Tuesday that Democrat Frank Kratovil, who he's known since Kratovil was two years of age, will win on Election night. He predicted the race won't be close enough for absentee ballots to be counted on Thursday.

"There's gotta be less than 1,000 votes to go to absentee ballot," Tydings told PolitickerMD.com at the Crab Deck, where Kratovil is holding his Election night party.

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Mon, 11/03/2008 - 16:47

Measuring the Harris-Kratovil race

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

There is little doubt the 1st Congressional District race has become very close, but Republicans are saying their candidate has the edge, while Democrats see it as a dead heat.

The race between Democrat Frank Kratovil and Republican Andy Harris is "incredibly close," Andrew Langer, the president of the Institute for Liberty, told PolitickerMD.com.

Langer, who also serves as Maryland for McCain's Eastern Shore coordinator, said Harris is ahead by about 3 points, but said that lead was closer to 12 points after the February primaries.

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Mon, 11/03/2008 - 08:48

Battleground Cecil

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Maryland's 1st Congressional District race could be decided by the roughly 60,000 voters in Cecil County.

While Republican Andy Harris can claim the Western Shore as his stronghold and Democrat Frank Kratovil the Eastern Shore, Cecil County remains a toss-up with just about 2,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans.

That's not to say both candidates don't have their vulnerabilities. Observers point to Queen Anne's County and Anne Arundel County as competitive, but none as unpredictable as Cecil.

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