 Suzanne stopped by the show to talk about her run for Harford County Council. She’s a former teacher and currently a stay-at-home hom to an autistic son.  Tune in to hear Suzanne talk about what inspired her to run for office, her bold vision of sustainable and community oriented development, transparency in government, education and more.  WHERE TO FIND Suzanne Facebook Website OTHER THINGS MENTIONED IN THE INTERVIEW Together We Will  Maryland Working Families  Allison Galbraith Allison Berkowitz Per-pupil spending in Maryland Maryland public schools class size (2016 – 2017)   A SOLUTION PROGRAM COMPANY In the episode, I mentioned that Harco Politics works in partnership with A Solution Program Company. Find out more about ASP and/or donate by visiting the website. 

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Suzanne Oshinsky - "At Every Level Of Government, There Should Be Accountability"

Donna Hines is running for Maryland State Senate, District 7. Tune in to hear why she thinks you should vote for her over her opponent. Donna has a lot of experience she brings to the table and says she’ll fight for you like she’s done for herself (against BGE and a tire plant that was set to endanger Harford County residents’ air).  WHERE TO FIND DONNA Facebook Website OTHER THINGS MENTIONED IN THE INTERVIEW The big defeat of the Pyrolysis plant   A SOLUTION PROGRAM COMPANY In the episode, I mentioned that Harco Politics works in partnership with A Solution Program Company. Find out more about ASP and/or donate by visiting the website.

Donna Hines - "Mrs. 100%"

Bud is running for County Council President. He has a proven track record as a public servant and he’s ready to fight for the people of Harford County. Tune in to hear where he stands on the following: – 17:00 – education – 19:49 – local business growth – 25:55 – youth  – 30:00 – transportation – 31:20 – opioids – 35:00 – technology (Bud built an app that he, and others, can use for their campaign) WHERE TO FIND BUD Facebook Website OTHER THINGS MENTIONED IN THE INTERVIEW The big defeat of the Pyrolysis plant Killthecan.org Addiction Connections Resource Office of Drug Control Policy Quitthehabit.org Recoverymeetingplace.org Bethlehem Music Fest   A SOLUTION PROGRAM COMPANY In the episode, I mentioned that Harco Politics works in partnership with A Solution Program Company. Find out more about ASP and/or donate by visiting the website.

Bud "Frank" Hines - "I Will Fight For Your Zoning Rights"

Sabra (pronounced Say-bruh) Kurth is running for Clerk Of Circuit Court. She’s challenging James Reilly. Tune in to hear what she brings to the table and how she plans to change things if she’s elected.  WHERE TO FIND SABRA Facebook Website OTHER THINGS MENTIONED IN THE INTERVIEW School to Prison Pipeline – This is a quick video explaining what Sabra mentioned The racial incident that happened at Bel Air HS last year The current Clerk’s office website Together We Will political action group A SOLUTION PROGRAM COMPANY In the episode, I mentioned that Harco Politics works in partnership with A Solution Program Company. Find out more about ASP and/or donate by visiting the website.

Sabra Kurth "No Seat In The County Should Go Unopposed"

 Maryann is running for Harford County Executive. She believes that our current administration seems to forget that certain parts of Harford County exists....particularly Joppatowne (where she's from) and Edgewood. And while that may be true, she pointed out that she's running for ALL of the people of Harford County.  Maryann spoke about what plans she has for the county, why she decided to run and why she's unhappy with the treatment of the current office.  Tune in! WHERE TO FIND Maryann Facebook Website EVENTS AND OTHER THINGS MENTIONED A SOLUTION PROGRAM COMPANY In the episode, I mentioned that Harco Politics works in partnership with A Solution Program Company. Find out more about ASP and/or donate by visiting the website. 

Maryann Connaghan Forgan "I'm Going To Run A Government That's Transparent"

Carlos Taylor is running for Harford County State’s Attorney. He’s not happy with the opioid epidemic and plans to put it at the top of his list if elected. He explained what it’s going to take to tame the issue (not necessarily fix it) saying, “we can’t fix it, but we can manage it”.  Carlos also mentioned his distaste for the lack of diversity in the State’s Attorney’s office. Tune in for the full details.  WHERE TO FIND CARLOS Facebook Phone – 410 -937-9892 Website EVENTS AND OTHER THINGS MENTIONED GET THE VOTE OUT PARTY (OCT 6TH) (free drinks) A SOLUTION PROGRAM COMPANY In the episode, I mentioned that Harco Politics works in partnership with A Solution Program Company. Find out more about ASP and/or donate by visiting the website.

Carlos R. Taylor – “It’s the Worst Drug Epidemic That’s Hit This Nation”

Councilman Chad Shrodes is proposing a ban on swimming at Kilgore Falls. Click here. Here’s the YDR article with the video of how bad the parking situation is at Falling Branch. Click here. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office held its first public compstat meeting. Click here And here’s the video of the women stealing at Panera. Click here Maryland is getting rid of standardized PARCC tests. Click here Harco Politics’ is on Stitcher now! Go subscribe. Click here (Apple and Google play coming soon)

Updates - Ban on Swimming

Andre Johnson stopped by to tell us about his plans to run for a seat on the County Council representing District A. He talked about his background, the reasons why he’s running and what his priorities will be if and when he gets in office. 

Andre Johnson - "I'm tired of my community being overlooked"

In the first episode of Harco Politics, I interviewed Sarahia (pronounced “Sa-ree-yuh”) Benn. She spoke about her deep ties to Harford County, the shenanigans that happened during the June primaries and her top issues that she plans to tackle if elected (including the lack of public transportation, no vo tech school in Harford County and economic empowerment).  During the interview, Sarahia mentioned the official sample ballot issues here in MD. Here’s a link to a 2016 article about this happening in PG County.  WHERE TO FIND SARAHIA Facebook Email – sbennmddelegate at gmail dot com Phone – 443-360-0213 EVENTS AND OTHER THINGS MENTIONED SEP 12th Candidates Forum at Waters Edge – Sarahia mentioned that she might attend this event  Maryland Matters – Sarahia said she’ll have some articles coming out with them soon Bill Aulet – Sarahia mentioned Bill’s program that teaches how to build businesses and source the right employees as well

Sarahia Benn - "My Policies Are Completely Different Than My Counterparts"

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