Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee

Neal Potter: Pictured as Montgomery Co. Executive in the early '90sThe Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) issued a statement late Sunday expressing their "regrets at the passing of former County Executive and Councilmember Neal Potter," who died last Tuesday at the age of 93.

Potter served on the Montgomery County Council from 1970-1990, and served one-term as county executive from 1990-1994. In 1994, he returned to the council, where he served for another four years.

The Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) will nominate a candidate to serve as the Democratic substitute member on the Montgomery County Board of Elections, May 13.

The position was left vacant upon the resignation of Mary Carter-Williams on April 24.

According to a press release distributed by the committee's communications director, Milt Minneman, the MCDCC is "soliciting applications from registered Democrats who wish to serve as substitute board member."

Fourth Congressional District candidate Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington) issued a statement commending Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) after he issued a proclamation declaring June 17 as the date of the special general election to fill the impending vacancy caused by the June resignation of Rep. Al Wynn (D-Mitchellville).

“I commend Gov. O'Malley for his leadership and the hard work of the delegates and senators to find a common sense approach for residents of Maryland's Fourth Congressional District to be represented in Congress,” Edwards said.

The General Assembly passed emergency legislation in the final days of the legislative session allowing the governor to bypass a special primary election, which would have cost the state an estimated $1 million.

The Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee will meet to recommend a candidate for the soon-to-be-vacant Fourth District House seat on Tuesday, April 22.

Tomorrow, Gov. Martin O’Malley will sign emergency legislation to forgo a special primary by allowing the parties’ central committees to select the nominees for a special general election to replace Rep. Al Wynn, who will retire May 31.

The party has set the candidate application deadline for Monday. Donna Edwards, who won the Feb. 12 Democratic primary, is expected to be selected.

Democrats voted on a large-scale basis in last Tuesday's primary in Montgomery County, with a 60% turnout.

According to statistics conducted by the Montgomery County Board of Elections, and provided by Milt Minneman, the Communications Director of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, some 162,998 Democrats went to the polls, out of 271,916 registered.