Our Chamber will take an active role in the upcoming County Election primary – to be held June 23, 2026. Early voting begins June 11th. Our engagement will include candidate forums for County Executive (April 21) and the district candidates in D2, D3, and D7 (April 14).
FORUMS FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE:
Click here for the full video of our District Council Candidates Forum held April 14.
Click here for the full video of our County Executive Candidates Forum held April 21.
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All candidates filed in each of these races were invited to participate.
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These Candidates participated in the County
Executive Candidates forum:
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Mithun Banerjee (D)
Andrew Friedson (D)
Evan Glass (D)
Peter James (D)
Shelly Skolnick (R)
Esther Wells (R)
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These Candidates participated in the County Council Candidates forum:
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Candidates District 2:
Marilyn Balcombe (D)
Candidates District 3:
Jud Ashman (D)
Allison Eriksen (D)
Izola Shaw (D)
Ricky Fai Mui (R)
Candidates District 7:
Dawn Luedtke (D)
Harold Maldonaldo (R)
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AT-LARGE COUNCIL RESPONSES:
A survey response was requested from the 18 At-Large County Council Candidates in May, and responses will be posted here as they are received. Responses are posted verbatim as PDF files saved by the candidates and emailed to us.
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Response from: Jim McNulty
Response from: Radwan Chowdhury
Response from: Lelia True
Response from: Prabu Selvam
Response from: Steve Solomon
Response from: Karla Silvestre
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FORUMS FOR STATE DELEGATE AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE:
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Temple Beth Ami Primary Forum for Delegate candidates and County Executive: Sunday, June 7, 2026
GG Upcounty Chamber President & CEO Paula Ross was pleased to be invited to moderate the D39 Delegate Forum. That full forum is found on the Chamber’s YouTube page at this link.
Please get out and vote during this election season!