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		<title>Cecil County Council: Harmer, Parks Supporter and Businessman, Challenges Incumbent Gregory, Frequent Parks Foe, in Dist. 5</title>
		<link>https://ceciltimes.com/2019/10/cecil-county-council-harmer-parks-supporter-and-businessman-challenges-incumbent-gregory-frequent-parks-foe-in-dist-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Donald Harmer, a local liquor store owner and longtime leader of the county’s Parks and Recreation board, has filed to run for Cecil County Council in District 5, challenging incumbent Jackie Gregory, a frequent critic of county spending for parks and recreation programs. Both are candidates in the 2020 Republican primary. Harmer, chairman of the citizen-led parks board for four years and a member of the panel for nine years, has also been a member of the county’s Planning Commission for the past several years. He is the managing partner in ownership of Weaver’s Liquors in Elkton and for many years has been active in various civic and youth groups. He has also been chairman, for the past four years, of the Maryland Strategic Framework for Cecil County, a panel that addresses and seeks solutions to drug and alcohol dependency issues as part of the county’s “Drug-Free Cecil” program. Harmer came to the parks panel after years of involvement in youth sports activities, including two decades as a coach with local soccer programs, and 15 years as assistant athletic director for the Tome School. He and his wife, Annette—a registered nurse with Christiana Care and a graduate of the Cecil [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Jackie Gregory, Patriots Leader, to Run for Cecil County Council in District 5&#8211; Hodge Seat</title>
		<link>https://ceciltimes.com/2015/11/jackie-gregory-patriots-leader-to-run-for-cecil-county-council-in-district-5-hodge-seat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jackie Gregory, a former teacher and a leader of the Cecil County Patriots’ tea party group, announced Tuesday that she will run in the Republican primary for the County Council in District 5, a seat currently held by County Council President Robert Hodge, also a Republican. “We need local representatives with strong conservative values, common sense, and a commitment to building a community that is a welcoming environment for both families and businesses. It is vital that local leaders cultivate an economic climate where local businesses can grow and individuals have opportunities to thrive economically. Local representatives must also protect Constitutional rights,” Gregory said in announcing her candidacy. Gregory, a mother of three children and a former teacher, was often a fixture at county government meetings and active on social media with observations about Cecil County government and federal Constitutional issues in the past few years, although her public profile has been less visible for the past year or so. But her public comments usually reflected substantive research and thoughtful analysis, while avoiding the name-calling and partisan attacks that often characterize online political discussions. But she is also an untested quantity, with no elected office experience, no business leadership background, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Council: Hodge Gets PAC, Family $; Crouse Taps Dem Old Guard in Dist. 5 Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incumbent Republican Cecil County Commissioner Robert Hodge drew $3,000 in Political Action Committee (PAC) donations but his family donated the largest lump sums to his campaign while Democratic challenger James Crouse, the former mayor of Elkton, tapped the Old Guard of his party in the race for the new County Council seat in District 5. Both Hodge and Crouse ran relatively low-budget efforts in the primaries, in which Crouse was unopposed for the Democratic nomination while Hodge soundly defeated a political unknown, Keith Moore, who challenged him in the GOP contest. However, Hodge was targeted by an attack campaign of robocalls and negative mailers financed and organized by the Smipkin political machine led by Sen. E.J. Pipkin and Del. Michael Smigiel (R-36.) Going into the primary season, Hodge had raised a total of just $1,905 but an influx of money later in the game has boosted Hodge’s total donations to $26,720. In contrast, Crouse filed an affidavit for his primary campaign, stating he did not intend to raise or spend over $1,000. For the general election, his finance report shows that, through 10/21/12, Crouse had raised a total of $8,566. For Crouse, most of his donations came from well-known Democratic [&#8230;]]]></description>
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