Candidates for Council at Large

Council at Large (voting for up to 4)

Fatmata Barrie

Fatmata Barrie for County Council at Large

Democrat - Candidate (website)

Click on photo to the right for a 2-minute video response about funding the Maryland Israel Development Center.

Josie Caballero

Josie Caballero for County Council at Large
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Democrat - Candidate (website)

Has multiple times reaffirmed that she will NOT fund the Maryland Israel Development Center.

Radwan Chowdhury

Democrat- Candidate

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

Marc Elrich

Marc Elrich for County Council at Large
Marc Elrich for County Council at Large w ith Israeli lobbyist

Democrat - Candidate (website)

Marc Elrich is the current County Executive and a staunch supporter for funding of the Maryland Israel Development Center. He has openly refused to meet with concerned activists. Yet, he has sit-down dinners with the local lobbyist for Israel.

Dana Gassaway

Democrat- Candidate (website)

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

Scott Goldberg

Scott Goldberg for County Council at Large

Democrat - Candidate, (website)

Has been asked multiple times about the Maryland Israel Development Center. Has been non-committal but also seemingly supportive of continued funding to the MIDC.

Hamza Khan

Hamza Khan for County Council at Large

Democrat - Candidate

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

Matt Losak

Democrat - Candidate (website)

When asked about the Maryland Israel Development Center, responded that “I am a Zionist and supporter of Israel.” Click on photo for 2-minute video.

Jim McNulty

Jim McNulty for County Council at Large

Democrat- Candidate (website)

Click picture on the right to hear his response to funding the Maryland Israel Development Center.

Jeremiah Pope

Jeremiah Pope for County Council at Large

Democrat - Candidate (website)

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

Laurie Anne Sayles

Laurie Ann Sayles for County Council at Large

Democrat - Incumbent (website)

Voted to support funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.

Prabu Selvam, MD

Prabu Selvam for County Council at Large
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Democrat - Candidate (website)

Click on video. Indicated he would not support funding to any government, including Israel, involved in human rights violations and oppression. For the JCRC questionnaire wrote that he would NOT support “programs where public funds could be used to support Israeli military operations or efforts to deny basic needs, such as medication, to people in need.”

Karla Silvestre

Karla Silvestre for County Council at Large

Democrat - Candidate (website)

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

Steve Solomon

Steve Solomon for County Council at Large

Democrat - Candidate (website)

When asked about the Maryland Israel Development Center, responded that “I am a Zionist and I love Israel.” Click on photo for 2-minute video.

Vicki Vergagni

Democrat - Candidate (website)

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

Leila B. True

Leila True for County Council at Large

Democrat - Candidate (website)

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

Arif Wali

Arif Wali for County Council at Large

Democrat - Candidate (website)

Will be listed on the ballot as “Wali Arif for All.”

Said in a podcast (minute 38:20) that he does not support funding to the Maryland Israel Development Center. “I will not support anything that supports genocide.”

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Screenshot of a video featuring two men discussing a news article about Montgomery County Council's funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center. The man on the top left has a green label with his name, Arif Wali, and website, votearifwali.com. The man on the bottom left is speaking into a microphone with framed certificates and artworks behind him. The news article on the right has a title, date, author, and a blue circular logo with contact information.

Sherin Wells

Republican - Candidate (website)

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