Carr Tapped to Succeed Lawton
Montgomery County's Democratic Central Committee has tapped Al Carr, a Kensington Town Council member, to succeed the late Del. Jane Lawton in District 18.
Carr, who ran unsuccessfully for the seat last fall, is a telecommunications businessman and engineer. He had the endorsement of the popular District 18 Sen. Richard Madaleno and received 14 of the 22 votes cast late last night.
The committee passed over Rosalyn Woodward Pelles, who had the support of Lawton's family and County Council member Valerie Ervin. Pelles, a civil rights and labor activist, received just two votes. She was a political ally of Jane Lawton, who died from an apparent heart attack late last month.
Rick Kessler, a lobbyist and former Congressional staffer from Silver Spring, had the support of Sen. Rob Garagiola and received the other six votes.
Carr's appointment must be approved by Gov. Martin O'Malley. No word yet on when O'Malley will act.
By Ann Marimow |
December 12, 2007; 10:22 AM ET
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Posted by: Robin Ficker Broker Robin Realty | December 12, 2007 1:11 PM
Plus as an engineer, I can appreciate a high-tech guy; for, they say an engineer is someone who can do for one dollar what most people can do for two!
Posted by: Robin Ficker Broker Robin Realty | December 12, 2007 1:25 PM
Al duck!! Robin Ficker has said nice things about you -- twice.
Posted by: MoCo Politics | December 12, 2007 2:23 PM
Carr is an extraordinarily sharp, community-oriented gentleman. He is good with numbers, with details, and with people. He is certain to be a terrific contributor to the General Assembly.
Posted by: LW | December 12, 2007 8:24 PM
LW, so he can add and subtract, put a square peg in a square hole and can carry on a conversation. So can a 4th grader. Does that make him qualified to be a State Delegate or is it simply that he's got the (D) after his name?
Posted by: LocoMoCo | December 13, 2007 9:54 PM
LocoMoCo, no, those qualifications alone don't qualify Al. If you have seen him at a meeting, or ever met him, or if you know about the work that Al has done, you know that he puts the community way ahead of his own interests.
As for adding and subtracting, considering our budget mess, it seems that many of our current state delegates can't even do that very well.
Posted by: LW | December 14, 2007 10:52 AM
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I think Carr is a good choice. He tried to run a campaign to get the job in 2006, which shows a genuine interest. Why am I not surprised that the choice of my State Senator Rob Garagiola is a lobbyist?