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Montgomery County Council
Coat of arms of Montgomery County, Maryland
Coat of Arms
Flag of Montgomery County, Maryland
Flag
Type
Type
Term limits
3 consecutive terms
History
Founded1948
Preceded byMontgomery County Board of Commissioners
Leadership
Council President
Natali Fani-González, Democratic
since December 2025
Council Vice President
Marilyn Balcombe, Democratic
since December 20235
Structure
Seats11
Montgomery County Council 2023
Political groups
Majority (11)
  •   Democratic (11)
Committees
  • Audit
  • Economic Development (ECON)
  • Education & Culture (EC)
  • Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO)
  • Heath and Human Services (HHS)
  • Planning, Housing & Parks (PHP)
  • Public Safety (PS)
  • Transportation & Environment (TE)
Length of term
Full council elected every 4 years
AuthorityArticle I, Charter of Montgomery County
Salary
  • Council President: $154,408.18/year
  • Councilmembers: $140,371.07/year[1]
Elections
First-past-the-post
First election
November 3, 1948
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
November 3, 2026
RedistrictingRecommendations by the legislature-appointed commission, approval by legislature.
Motto
French: Gardez Bien (English: Watch Well)
Meeting place
Stella B. Werner Council Office Building
Website
Council Website
Constitution
Charter[2]
Rules
Rules of Proceduce[3]

The following is a list of members of the Montgomery County Council since its creation.[4]

Current members

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The members of the County Council as of 2026 are:[5][6][7]

County Council
Position Name Affiliation District Neighborhoods First Elected
Member Andrew Friedson Democratic 1 Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase 2018
Vice President Marilyn Balcombe Democratic 2 Germantown, Clarksburg, Darnestown, Poolesville 2022
Member Sidney A. Katz Democratic 3 Gaithersburg, Rockville 2014
President Kate Stewart Democratic 4 Silver Spring, Takoma Park 2022
Member Kristin Mink Democratic 5 Four Corners, Cloverly, Burtonsville 2022
President Natali Fani-González Democratic 6 Wheaton, Glenmont, Derwood, Aspen Hill, Forest Glen Park 2022
Member Dawn Luedtke Democratic 7 Olney, Ashton, Laytonsville, Montgomery Village, Damascus 2022
Member Evan Glass Democratic At-Large Entire county 2018
Member Shebra Evans Democratic At-Large Entire county –
Member Will Jawando Democratic At-Large Entire county 2018
Member Laurie-Anne Sayles Democratic At-Large Entire county 2022

Past members

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Background colors indicate party:

Democratic Republican Independent

1949-70: Council–Manager form of government

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Period Year District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 At-large
1 1949 P. Garland Ligon Augustus R. Selby Thomas C. Kelley Mrs. Ralph E. Himstead J. Douglas Bradshaw Frederic P. Lee Lewis Meriam
1950 Harold F. Hammond[a]
2 1951 J. Louis Monarch Grover K. Walker George F. Nesbitt Stella B. Werner Lathrop E. Smith Kathryn J. Lawlor
1952
1953 Louis A. Gravelle[b]
1954
3
1955 J. Grahame Walker Charles H. Jamison Robert T. Snure Wilbur N. Baughman Jerry T. Williams
1956
1957
1958
4
1959 Stanley B. Frosh William F. Hickey B. Houston McCeney David L. Cahoon
1960
1961
1962
5
1963 John A. Floyd Mary A. Hepburn John H. Hiser Thomas M. Wilson Kathryn E. Diggs
1964 Cleatus E. Barnett[c]
1965 William C. Birely[d]
1966
6
1967 William W. Greenhalgh Richmond M. Keeney Rose C. Kramer David Scull Idamae Garrott Avis Birely
1968 James P. Gleason[e]
1969
1970

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1971–present: Council–Executive form of government

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The Council has expanded twice under this form of government. Two new at-large seats were added in 1990 after having been previously approved of by voters in the 1986 election. Two new district seats were added after having been previously approved of by voters in the 2020 election.[9]

Period Year District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 At-large
7 1971 Neal Potter Dickran Y. Hovsepian Idamae Garrott Sidney Kramer William Sher William H. Willcox Elizabeth L. Scull
1972 Norman L. Christeller[f]
1973
1974
8 1975 Esther P. Gelman Jane Anne Moore Elizabeth L. Scull John L. Menke
1976
1977
1978 William Colman[g]
9 1979 Ruth Spector Michael L. Gudis Scott Fosler Rose Crenca
1980
1981 David L. Scull[h]
1982
10 1983 Scott Fosler Esther P. Gelman William E. Hanna, Jr. Rose Crenca Neal Potter David L. Scull
1984
1985
1986
11 1987 Neal Potter Michael L. Subin Isiah Leggett Bruce Adams
1988
1989
1990
12 1991 Betty Ann Krahnke Nancy Dacek Marilyn J. Praisner Derick Berlage Gail Ewing[i] Michael L. Subin[i]
1992
1993
1994
13 1995 Neal Potter
1996
1997
1998
14 1999 Phil Andrews Steven A. Silverman
2000 Howard A. Denis[j]
2001
2002 Donell Peterman[k]
15 2003 Michael J. Knapp Thomas E. Perez Nancy M. Floreen George L. Leventhal
2004
2005
2006
16 2007 Roger Berliner Valerie Ervin Duchy Trachtenberg Marc Elrich
2008 Donald Praisner[l]
2009 Nancy Navarro[m]
2010
17 2011 Craig L. Rice Hans Riemer
2012
2013
2014 Cherri Branson[n]
18 2015 Sidney A. Katz Tom Hucker
2016
2017
2018
19 2019 Andrew Friedson Gabe Albornoz Evan Glass Will Jawando
2020
2021
2022
20 2023 Marilyn Balcombe Kate Stewart Kristin Mink Natali Fani-González[o] Dawn Luedtke[o] Laurie-Anne Sayles
2024
2025
2026 Shebra Evans[p]

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Past presidents

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The position of County Council President was first created in the seventh term of the council, in 1970. The position is re-elected each year by the members of the council, who also vote for a Vice President simultaneously.[4]

County Council President
Period Position Name Party Term
7 1st Idamae Garrott Democratic 1970–1971
2nd Dickran Y. Hovsepian Democratic 1971-1972
3rd William Sher Democratic 1972-1973
4th Neal Potter Democratic 1973-1974
8 1st Dickran Y. Hovsepian Democratic 1974-1975
2nd Norman L. Christeller Democratic 1975-1976
3rd John L. Menke Democratic 1976-1977
4th Elizabeth L. Scull Democratic 1977-1978
9 1st Neal Potter Democratic 1978-1979
2nd Scott Fosler Democratic 1979-1980
3rd Ruth Spector Democratic 1980-1981
4th Neal Potter Democratic 1981-1982
10 1st David L. Scull Democratic 1982-1983
2nd Esther P. Gelman Democratic 1983-1984
3rd Michael L. Gudis Democratic 1984-1985
4th William E. Hanna Democratic 1985-1986
11 1st Rose Crenca Democratic 1986-1987
2nd Michael L. Subin Democratic 1987-1988
3rd Michael L. Gudis Democratic 1988-1989
4th William E. Hanna, Jr. Democratic 1989-1990
12 1st Isiah Leggett Democratic 1990-1991
2nd Bruce Adams Democratic 1991-1992
3rd Marilyn J. Praisner Democratic 1992-1993
4th William E. Hanna, Jr. Democratic 1993-1994
13 1st Derick Berlage Democratic 1994-1995
2nd Gail Ewing Democratic 1995-1996
3rd Marilyn J. Praisner Democratic 1996-1997
4th Isiah Leggett Democratic 1997-1998
14 1st Isiah Leggett Democratic 1998-1999
2nd Michael L. Subin Democratic 1999-2000
3rd Blair G. Ewing Democratic 2000-2001
4th Steven A. Silverman Democratic 2001-2002
15 1st Michael L. Subin Democratic 2002-2003
2nd Steven A. Silverman Democratic 2003-2004
3rd Tom Perez Democratic 2004-2005
4th George L. Leventhal Democratic 2005-2006
16 1st Marilyn Praisner Democratic 2006-2007
2nd Michael J. Knapp Democratic 2007-2008
3rd Phil Andrews Democratic 2008-2009
4th Nancy M. Floreen Democratic 2009-2010
17 1st Valerie Ervin Democratic 2010-2011
2nd Roger Berliner
Vice President: Nancy Navarro[11]
 Democratic 2011-2012
3rd Nancy Navarro
Vice President: Craig L. Rice[12]
 Democratic 2012-2013
4th Craig L. Rice
Vice President: George L. Leventhal[13]
 Democratic 2013-2014
18 1st George L. Leventhal
Vice President: Nancy M. Floreen[14]
 Democratic 2014-2015
2nd Nancy M. Floreen
Vice President: Roger Berliner[15]
 Democratic 2015-2016
3rd Roger Berliner
Vice President: Craig L. Rice[16]
 Democratic 2016-2017
4th Hans Riemer
Vice President: Nancy Navarro[17]
 Democratic 2017-2018
19 1st Nancy Navarro
Vice President: Sidney A. Katz[18]
 Democratic 2018-2019
2nd Sidney A. Katz
Vice President: Tom Hucker[19]
 Democratic 2019-2020
3rd Tom Hucker
Vice President: Gabe Albornoz[20]
 Democratic 2020-2021
4th Gabe Albornoz
Vice President: Evan Glass[21]
 Democratic 2021-2022
20 1st Evan Glass
Vice President: Andrew Friedson
 Democratic 2022-2023
2nd Andrew Friedson
Vice President: Kate Stewart[22]
 Democratic 2023-2024
3rd Kate Stewart
Vice President: Will Jawando[23]
 Democratic 2024–2025
4th Natali Fani-González
Vice President: Marilyn Balcombe[6]
 Democratic 2025–present

Notes

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  1. ↑ Replaced Lewis Meriam, April 1950.
  2. ↑ Replaced Kathryn J. Lawlor, January 1953.
  3. ↑ Replaced Thomas M. Wilson, December 1964.
  4. ↑ Replaced Jerry T. Williams, December 1965.
  5. ↑ Replaced David Scull after his death, March 1968.
  6. ↑ Replaced William H. Willcox after his resignation, October 1972.
  7. ↑ Replaced Norman L. Christeller, February 1978.
  8. ↑ Replaced Elizabeth L. Scull after her death, June 1981.
  9. 1 2 Seat established in 1991.
  10. ↑ Replaced Betty Ann Krahnke after her resignation, April 2000.
  11. ↑ Replaced Derick Berlage after his resignation, July 2002.
  12. ↑ Replaced Marilyn J. Praisner after her death, May 2008.
  13. ↑ Replaced Donald Praisner after his death, May 2009.
  14. ↑ Replaced Valerie Ervin after her resignation, January 2014.
  15. 1 2 Seat established in 2022.
  16. ↑ Replaced Gabe Albornoz after his resignation, December 2025.

References

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  1. ↑ "About Montgomery County Council". Montgomery County Council. Retrieved June 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Charter of Montgomery County, Maryland". American Legal Publishing. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Rules of Procedure - Montgomery County". American Legal Publishing. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. 1 2 "Former Councilmembers". Montgomery County Council. Retrieved June 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Montgomery County, Maryland - Government, Legislative Branch". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. December 4, 2024. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Montgomery County Council Elects Natali Fani-González as President and Marilyn Balcombe as Vice President". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Archived from the original on February 12, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Montgomery County Council Appoints Shebra Evans as Councilmember and Announces New Committee Assignments". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Archived from the original on December 10, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  8. ↑ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/about-council/former-councilmembers
  9. ↑ "History of Montgomery County Council". Montgomery County Council. Retrieved June 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/about-council/former-councilmembers
  11. ↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Roger Berliner as President, Nancy Navarro as Vice President for 2011-12 Year". Montgomery County Council. December 6, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Nancy Navarro as First Latina President, Craig Rice as Vice President for 2012-13". Montgomery County Council. December 4, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Craig Rice as President, George Leventhal as Vice President for 2013-14". Montgomery County Council. December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "Leventhal Elected Montgomery County Council President, Floreen as Vice President". Bethesda Magazine. December 2, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "Montgomery County Council elects Nancy Floreen as new president, Roger Berliner as new vice president". Montgomery County Council. December 1, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ "Berliner Takes Reins of County Council". Bethesda Magazine. December 6, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ↑ "Hans Riemer Elected Montgomery County Council President". Bethesda Magazine. December 5, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Nancy Navarro as President, Sidney Katz as Vice President for 2018-19". Montgomery County Council. December 4, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  19. ↑ "Montgomery County Council elects Sidney Katz as president, Tom Hucker as vice president". Montgomery County Council. December 3, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  20. ↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Tom Hucker as President and Gabe Albornoz as Vice President". Montgomery County Council. December 1, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Gabe Albornoz as President and Councilmember Evan Glass as Vice President". Montgomery County Council. December 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Andrew Friedson as President and Councilmember Kate Stewart as Vice President". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Kate Stewart as President and Councilmember Will Jawando as Vice President". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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