Candidates for County Executive

Will Jawando

Will Jawando for County Executive in Montgomery County

Democrat - Candidate (website)

Voted to support funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center .

Voted to support the IHRA definition of anti-semitism which is a weaponized version meant to target critics of Israel.

Sent a letter to the Mayor of Takoma Park condemning the City for showing the film “Occupation of the American Mind.”

His staff manhandled several activists who stood in line at a campaign event (before they even said a word) because they knew they were planning to ask him about the MIDC.

Portrait of a man smiling, with text below stating, 'Manhandling incident at Will Jawando's Fundraiser for County Executive. December 9, 2026.'

Esther Wells

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Republican - Candidate (website)

Has not responded to our questions about funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.