Hello friends and supporters,
We are all anxiously awaiting the final results of the vote count for our City Council and Mayoral elections.
Here is the link to read the latest from the City Clerk’s office: https://takomaparkmd.gov/news/city-election-information/
As of 11/07/2024 the Clerk reported the following:
11/07/2024 Update: 4234 ballots have been tabulated. These results include ballots that have been received by the Board up until Sunday, 11/3/2024, ballots that were cast in-person on Election Day, and some ballots that were received on or before Election Day through the drop boxes and USPS. The Board currently has approximately 1021 ballots remaining to process, scan, and tabulate. More ballots may arrive by mail. Ballots which are postmarked up and until Election Day will be counted.
The results below are only the first selection votes.
Mayor
Talisha Searcy………….3607
WRITE-IN……………….232
City Council – Ward 1
Jessica Landman………….625
Shana Fulcher……………517
WRITE-IN………………..12
City Council – Ward 2
Cindy Dyballa……………579
WRITE-IN………………..54
City Council – Ward 3
Roger Schlegel…………..505
Matt Bormet……………..389
Lucy Moore………………201
WRITE-IN………………..30
City Council – Ward 4
Kurt Gilbert…………….380
Tony Kyere………………181
WRITE-IN………………..11
City Council – Ward 5
Cara Honzak……………..245
WRITE-IN………………..5
City Council – Ward 6
Ambroise Agosse………….161
Amy Wesolek……………..161
Jason B. Small…………..130
WRITE-IN………………..18
I hope that we will soon know the full outcome! Stay tuned…..
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If elected, I pledge to Ward 1 to keep folks well-informed about what’s happening in City government, to listen to your thoughts and concerns, and be clear about where I stand on the issues.
I will hold regular office hours, and post reports on Council plans and votes on my website and neighborhood listservs. I will ask to hear what is most important to you, listen to your opinions and concerns, and tell you where I stand and why.
Those are the things you can expect if I am on the City Council.
My experience
I have been active in Takoma Park’s civic affairs for many years. My efforts include:
- Chairing the Complete Safe Streets Committee (recently dissolved), which drafted recommendations for revising the procedures for residents to request new sidewalks and traffic calming measures to make them more equitable and evidence based.
- Representing the community on the Montgomery County Vision Zero Equity Task Force, seeking to improve traffic safety outcomes in areas of the county with lower incomes and higher percentages of minority residents.
- Serving on the MD DOT’s Takoma Junction Vision Study Stakeholder Advisory Group, which developed a consensus vision for how the Junction could best be modified to serve community interests.
In addition, I recently chaired a Community Town Hall on Affordable Housing sponsored by Community Vision for Takoma, with County Executive Marc Elrich as our special guest, to explore the challenges we face in preserving Takoma Park’s rent stabilization program under pressure from development and zoning changes, as well as the arrival of the Purple Line.
If you want to know more about my professional background, see my Council Fire website and LinkedIn profile.
One thing I’ve learned from volunteering in Takoma Park is how important it is to talk with each other. Discussing issues openly and fashioning solutions together is the only way to go. In the last few years, Takoma Park has not escaped the strains on neighborliness that the pandemic, political divisiveness, and local development controversies have caused. Fortunately, Ward One has many engaged and informed residents and excellent places for us to gather, have a slice of pizza or a beer, lay the facts on the table, and take it from there!
See you at the polls!
Jessica Landman
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As Ward 1 Council Member I would take my duties as Ward 1 Pizza Monitor very seriously. As you can see, I am practicing already!