The six female Democratic candidates for Montgomery County Council joined together in solidarity Tuesday night during a Women’s Democratic Club meeting in Kensington.
If all six win in the November general election, the county council will have a female majority of six women and five men. Currently, Nancy Navarro is the lone female councilmember.
“This really is about celebrating our women, the new candidates for the county council – six women,” declared Eden Durbin to loud applause. Durbin hosted the event.
Added Susan Turnbull, who ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor in 2018, “We’ve had women on council before, but never a majority.”
The nominees are Marilyn Balcombe, District 2; Kate Stewart, District 4; Kristin Mink, District 5; Natali Fani Gonzalez, District 6; Dawn Luedtke, District 7; and Laurie-Anne Sayles, At-Large.
Photo (from left) – Fani Gonzalez, Luedtke, Women’s Democratic Club First Vice President Laura Stewart, Sayles, Stewart, Balcombe and Mink.
Great @mocowdc Happy Hour with the six women candidates running for Montgomery County Council. @MarilynBalcombe @PennDawn96 @LaurieASayles @KristinMink @NataliFGonzalez @VoteKateStewart @MomsDemand pic.twitter.com/3ibKdBadcy
— Liza Smith (@lizasmith) October 19, 2022
