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The Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber's Political Action Committee (PAC) represents the interests of the business community in Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Chevy Chase, North Bethesda, Montgomery Mall/Wildwood and Rock Spring. The PAC believes it is of vital importance that elected officials work to ensure that Montgomery County continues to improve as a business-friendly locale.

The B-CC PAC is a registered, non-partisan advocacy group that supports pro-business initiaves within the Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Area. With over 75 registered candidates running for the 26 positions that directly effect the local area, the B-CC PAC compared each candidates' priorities in relation to the Chamber's Annual Legislative Agenda, to select which candidates would be endorsed for the September 12th Primary Elections. After interviewing nearly 40 candidates throughout the summer, the PAC endorses the following candidates:

Position Candidate(s)
County Executive Steve Silverman (D)
County Council At-Large Nancy Floreen (D)
George Leventhal (D)
Robert Newsome (D)
Mike Subin (D)
County Council District 1 Howie Denis (R)
County Council District 2 Mike Knapp (D)
County Council District 3 Bob Dorsey (D)
County Council District 4 Marilyn Praisner (D)
County Council District 5 Hans Riemer (D)
MD House of Delegates, District 15 Jean Cryor (R)
Brian Feldman (D)
MD House of Delegates, District 16 Bill Bronrott (D)
MD House of Delegates, District 17 Kumar Barve (D)
Jim Gilchrist (D)
Luiz Simmons (D)
MD State Senate, District 15 Rob Garagiola (D)
MD State Senate, District 17 Jennie Forehand (D)

For the entire press release, please click here.

For more information about the current elected officials, check out our Political Scorecard, detailing how each of the incumbents voted on the issues that effect the Greater B-CC Area, and how they voted with respect to the Chamber's position on those issues. For more information about the BCC PAC, please contact Ginanne Italiano at [email protected] or at (301)-652-4900 x203.

To join the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber PAC and contribute to a positive public policy environment and a successful future for Bethesda-Chevy Chase by supporting pro-business candidates to local and state offices in the 2006 election, please click here.


PAC Officials

Kevin Maloney, Chairman
John P. Chaplin, Co-Chairman
Thomas D. Murphy, Co-Chairman
Joseph Healy, Treasurer


 
Physical location
staff@bccchamber.org
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