...Barclay said he’s “definitely interested” in taking Ervin’s spot on the council.http://www.gazette.net/article/20131217/NEWS/131219297/1022/montgomery-council-president-announces-plan-to-find-ervin-x2019-s&template=gazette
“I have a few more decisions to make, but we’ll see in the near future,” he said.
Barclay said he is close friends with Ervin and will keep in touch with her as she moves on to her new position.
The Board of Education has been a springboard for political candidates in the past, including Ervin and Councilwoman Nancy Navarro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring, Sen. Nancy King (D-Dist. 39) of Montgomery Village and Del. Ana Sol Gutierrez (D-Dist. 18) of Chevy Chase. Former council members Marilyn Praisner and Blair Ewing also served on the school board first.
Rice has said he hopes the appointee would be able to take the same committee assignments as Ervin, who chaired the council’s Education Committee and served on the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee.
The appointee likely would become a member of the Education Committee. One of the other two members — Rice or Councilman Phil Andrews (D-Dist. 3) of Gaithersburg — would become chairman, Rice said...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Gazette: BOE Barclay wants Ervin's spot on County Council
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Way to go, citizens of District 5! No elections needed. Thanks for saving we taxpayers the money required for a special "election!" Much appreciated. The taxpayers can save even more money in the Nov 2014 elections, too, as long as you are fine with having your 'representative' dictated to you by councilmembers who don't live in your district. Why not continue this pattern and save the rest of us the cost of an election for you.
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