With 2017 almost behind us, I wanted to share updates on some of the issues I’ve been working on recently: Sustainable Energy: I authored a resolution, along with several of my colleagues, calling for bold reductions in greenhouse gas emissions: we committed to pursuing an 80 percent reduction by 2027 and a complete elimination by 2035. I also pushed to make sure that a second environmental resolution stated that, by 2020, dirty sources of energy (such as energy produced by o

Today, the Montgomery County Council unanimously voted to raise the minimum wage to $15. I was proud to be the sponsor of this bill, which will reduce poverty for low-wage workers in the county and improve the quality of life for tens of thousands of workers and their families. I led the fight to pass this bill for the same reason I led the fight to pass Montgomery County’s last minimum wage increase: I believe that everybody who goes home after a hard day’s work should have

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/7/17 Media Contact: Jonathan Sperber 240-328-4990 Jonathan@marcelrich.org The Marc Elrich for County Executive campaign is pleased to announce that more than 650 individuals throughout the county have contributed to our campaign, and the state Board of Elections has certified the matching public funds. Since the campaign kickoff in March, the campaign has received support from all over the county. “I want to thank the many people who a