Kagan To Run For Senate Seat

In a recent episode of >Rockville Central Radio, Adam Panucco of Maryland Politics Watch declared Rockville to be “ground zero” for politics in the 2010 election cycle. His assessment was that District 17 could well have a great deal of electoral activity.

That prediction appears to be coming to pass, as occasional Rockville Central contributor Cheryl C. Kagan has let it be known that she plans to run for the District 17 Senate seat, currently occupied by Sen. Jennie M. Forehand. Kagan has not formally announced, but has made clear her intentions.

According to our friends at the Gazette:

Kagan (D) of Rockville served eight years in the House of Delegates before stepping down in 2003 to run a nonprofit charitable foundation as executive director. Forehand was first elected to the House of Delegates in 1978 and to the Senate in 1994.

“While I haven’t officially announced, I am running for the state Senate,” Kagan said in an interview Monday. “There are a lot of reasons. We have new leadership in Washington that we desperately needed for our country, and I think it’s time for new leadership in Annapolis as well.”

The filing deadline for the race isn’t until July 2010, but Kagan said she did not want to wait to begin her effort.

We wish all of the candidates the best of luck in this important race.

As we try to do when anyone who has appeared in these pages is running for office, we want to make clear the Rockville Central policy on election campaigns. We don’t endorse or oppose any candidates and this forum is open to all. The more voices the better!

While you wait for 2010′s campaigns to heat up in earnest, stay tuned for coverage of the 2009 Rockville city elections as they unfold too!

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