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		<title>Cecil County Biz PAC Backs Hodge, McCarthy for Council; Sidesteps Endorsement for County Executive</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new pro-business political action committee Tuesday endorsed incumbent Republican Robert Hodge for the 5th District Cecil County Council seat and Dr. Alan McCarthy, a veterinarian challenging incumbent James Mullin in the 1st District Republican primary. But the PAC sidestepped a potentially divisive endorsement in the crucial but crowded field of candidates for Cecil County’s first-ever County Executive. The Cecil Business Leaders for Better Government PAC, which was announced last December with much fanfare and an overflow crowd of interested citizens, is dedicated to ending the current political infighting in Elkton and electing county officials who are committed to improving the local economy. The group also made a bipartisan endorsement Tuesday of two incumbent Circuit Court Judges: Keith Baynes, a Republican, and Jane Cairns Murray, a Democrat. Baynes and Murray have garnered endorsements from both local Republican and Democratic clubs recently. A third candidate, Del. Michael Smigiel (R-36), is challenging the sitting judges, who were appointed by the governor after they successfully completed a lengthy legal panel vetting process that Smigiel declined to go through. But the PAC was silent on the most important political contest on this year’s local election ballot: County Executive. Three Democrats have filed for their [&#8230;]]]></description>
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