Forehand To Run For Re-Election To Senate Seat

We’ve just received news that state senator >Jennie M. Forehand has formally announced that she will be running for re-election to the District 17 seat she holds, and has filed with the state to do so. From her campaign:

Senator Jennie Forehand, who represents Rockville, Gaithersburg and Garrett Park, today announced her run for re-election to the Maryland State Senate in 2010, having filed her candidacy with the State Board of Elections. . . .

“I deliver results for the people in my district; I always have,” said Senator Forehand. “In my next term, I plan to continue the fight on the critical issues we face—energy costs, traffic congestion, the mortgage crisis, health care, and keeping our neighborhoods and roads safe.

“The Senate needs steady and experienced hands as we confront the challenges of a national economic downturn,” she added. . . .

Jennie Forehand was elected to the Senate in 1994. She serves on the Judicial Proceedings Committee and the Committee on Children, Youth and Families. She chairs the Joint Committee on Federal Relations. She has been recognized by, among others, MADD, the Maryland State’s Attorneys Association, the Tech Council of Maryland, the Women’s Bar Association, Planned Parenthood, and the Montgomery County Medical Society and has been named to Maryland’s Top 100 Women “Circle of Excellence.” She is married with two children and lives in Rockville. More detail at www.jennieforehand.com.

Former state delegate Cheryl Kagan has made clear that she is running for this seat, too, and other candidates may enter the race as well.

So, while our attention may be fixed on the City of Rockville municipal races for now, keep an eye on this state senate race as it is going to be closely watched throughout the state!

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!

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