Doug Duncan Resigns From University of Maryland

[UDPATED; see below.]>

Tomorrow’s Washington Times tells us that former Montgomery County Executive and gubernatorial candidate Douglas M. Duncan is resigning from his position at the University of Maryland and is expected to join a local consulting firm. He had been vice president of administrative affairs since bowing out of the gubernatorial race two years ago.

According to the article:

The announcement comes weeks after Mr. Duncan said the administration of Gov. Martin O’Malley, who defeated Mr. Duncan in the 2006 gubernatorial race, said he could not appear at a public forum to discuss politics with former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., a Republican.

The dustup happened back in mid-September. At the time, Duncan issued a statement that Patrick Hogan, the university’s lobbyist and a former state senator, had delivered a message from Governor O’Malley that he was not go attend the meeting in question — a Hagerstown chamber of commerce event.

Hogan said, “I think he’s reading much more into a conversation than was factual,” and Duncan later issued a brief statement saying he had misinterpreted the meeting with Hogan.

Again from the Times:

[U]niversity President C.D. Mote Jr. wished him well in a statement early in the day. “We will miss Doug’s ability to navigate the complexities of local, county and state development issues,” he said “His command of the issues, and his leadership in moving our development projects forward, and his ability to engage our communities will not be easily replaced.”

Aside: Hey! I used to work for Dan Mote, more than a decade ago. I was a lowly cubicle-dweller and he would have no recollection of me. I was a fundraiser for my alma mater, U.C. Berkeley, and Dr. Mote was vice chancellor for development (the boss of the fundraisers).

UPDATE: The firm Duncan is going to is CivicUS in Rockville, according to a new article in the Times. Here’s Ehrlich on the resignation: “We wish him the best of luck and hope that he lands on his feet soon. We’re lucky to have such a good relationship across party lines with a good man.”

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