Schuh To Make County Executive Bid Official

The two-term Republican state delegate plans to announce his 2014 campaign on May 2.

Laura Neuman Named Anne Arundel County Executive

The chief executive officer of Howard County’s Economic Development Authority will be sworn into office at 10 a.m. Friday in Annapolis.

UPDATE (11:45 a.m.)—Laura Neuman, who was selected to be the new county executive, was greeted with a rush of applause moments after she received a majority vote Thursday from the Anne Arundel County Council. Neuman, 46, is a native of Anne Arundel County and the CEO of the Howard County Economic Development Authority.  She gave a rousing speech during her interview with council members on Thursday night, laying her whole life bare—her trials and successes in making her own way in the world. Neuman earned a master's in business administration without a high school diploma or undergraduate degree, worked at T. Rowe Price, and Hilton Hotels before earning a name for herself in Maryland. "It is truly an honor to serve," Neuman said after she …

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16 Hopefuls Apply for County Executive Seat

The Anne Arundel County Council will interview applicants and make a selection on Feb. 21.

There were zero on Wednesday and five on Thursday, but by the noon deadline on Friday, 16 candidates had filled out applications to be the next Anne Arundel county executive. The following list of applicants was provided by Anne Arundel County Council's administrative officer Elizabeth Jones: Five of the candidates were at a forum in Odenton on Thursday night, and Patch has video footage of each making their pitch for the position. The council is scheduled to interview applicants and select a new county executive at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live. For information on your local government channel, check the Anne Arundel County website. 

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Amy Leahy

7:46 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Shannon….and I suppose you have personal knowledge of Ms Ehrlich's frugality and knowledge of the issues at hand? She strikes me as someone who really is out of touch with the 'common man'. Personally I have nothing against her….I just do not think she is the best pick for this job. She is the only candidate for the position who showed up with a 'handler' while saying she would not use the police…   more ›

Bongino Decides Not to Apply for Anne Arundel County Executive Position

The former candidate for U.S. Senate made the announcement on Monday afternoon on his Facebook page that he would not be running for county executive.

ACLU Sues County Executive, Police Over 'Enemies List'

A Cape St. Claire resident was among Leopold's alleged political enemies.

Maryland's American Civil Liberties Union has sued Anne Arundel County, its police department and indicted County Executive John Leopold for refusing to turn over files allegedly compiled by county police on Leopold's "enemies." "The facts are clear that Anne Arundel County Executive Leopold ordered his executive detail and other county employees to try to dig up dirt on those he perceived as political rivals, as well as women who complained that he harassed or discriminated against them," said Deborah Jeon, legal director for Maryland's ACLU in a statement. "The time has come for Mr. Leopold and the County to come clean about how, why, and against whom these illegal activities were carried out." Joanna Conti, a Cape St. Claire resident …

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Councilman Ladd Highlights October's Council Progress

Broadneck and Severna Park's County Councilman outlines his activity in October on the County Council and in local communities.

The following is from the November edition of a monthly column written by Anne Arundel County Councilman Dick Ladd (R-5th District), a resident of the Broadneck peninsula. It is edited by Patch for style. Thanks to everyone who voted recently, especially for working your way through all 22 ballot questions. Referendums are an increasingly important tool for our democratic process to ensure fidelity in action on contentious issues. In recent weeks, the County Council has focused on adjustments to current policy:  Considering situations requiring mandatory reimbursement for legal support provided and for settlements paid by the County for legal actions against County employees; limiting the number of unions available for County employees to …

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Ladd Against Limiting County Executive's Veto Power

Broadneck's Councilman said he is not in favor of a ballot item that would restrict the executive's line-item veto authority.

The following is from the October edition of a monthly column written by Anne Arundel County Councilman Dick Ladd (R-5th District), a resident of the Broadneck peninsula. It is edited by Patch for style. The 2012 election will soon be here.  I hope and strongly encourage all of you to exercise our dearest right—the right to vote. In addition to our choices for national level office holders, there will be numerous referendum issues to consider: Four state and 15 county issues. Of the 15 County issues, the first six merit some elaboration, utilizing material from the Office of Law. Those ballot questions would: A vote against the amendment keeps the budget submission date April 15 and the adoption date June 1. A vote against will reject …

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Candidates Vie for County's Top Seat

Conti, Shay and incumbent Leopold all hope to be elected County Executive.

Anne Arundel County residents on Tuesday will elect one of three candidates to represent them as county executive. Candidates include Republican incumbent John R. Leopold and challengers Democrat Joanna Conti and Green Party candidate Mike Shay. Leopold is running for his second term in the county's top seat with a campaign slogan of "Promises Made. Promises Kept"—pointing out that he accomplished many if not all of the things he campaigned on in 2006 after serving 20 years in the House of Delegates. "I've been very successful in achieving the things I set out to accomplish. We got the panhandlers off the roads, cracked down on illegal immigration … and cut spending by $60 million," he said. Leopold said he hopes to continue accomplishing …

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