Bethesda’s District 16 is one of the few Montgomery County House of Delegates races where there’s significant Republican competition.
After two Democratic candidates spent more than $200,000 in pursuit of one of three nominations in the June primary, a couple of the winners are gearing up more fundraising events for the Nov. 4 general election.
Marc Korman, who was the third leading vote-getter in the primary, had just $3,896 left in his campaign account according to the most recent campaign finance report released in late August.
On Saturday, he’ll be joined by Montgomery County House of Delegates Chair Anne Kaiser for a fundraiser at a supporter’s home in Chevy Chase. Tickets cost $50 and $150.
In an email to supporters, Korman campaign treasurer Mark Brown used the words of Bethesda Magazine political reporter Lou Peck to hammer home the fact there is a contested general election to win:
“District 16 may be home to one of the few active contests for General Assembly in the fall
election.”
-Lou Peck, Bethesda Beat, 8/27/14According to one of Montgomery County’s leading political writers, District 16 may be the only active contest for the House of Delegates in the County. That’s why Marc needs your support.
If you know Marc, you know he is not taking anything for granted as we approach the general election. Marc will be on the November ballot for the first time and knows he has to earn a seat in Annapolis. He has been meeting with community leaders and is back at the doors speaking with voters just like he was before the primary. But Marc needs sufficient campaign funds to win in November.
That main Republican competition is coming from Rose Li, a research consultant and former NIH employee who reported $27,364 in the bank in her August report. Republican candidates John Andrews and Lynda del Castillo were both nominated by the county’s Republican Central Committee and have waived their right to raise more than $1,000 for campaign purposes.
Democratic incumbent Ariana Kelly reported $19,754 in the bank in August and this week announced her own fundraising event on Oct. 7 at Roof Bethesda, with tickets costing $100, $250, $500 and $1,000.
Democratic incumbent Bill Frick reported $34,844 in the bank in his late August report.
