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Celebrating 20 years of community engagement in 2025

CANDIDATE FORUM: Your County Your Vote! District 5 Candidate Forum. DATE CHANGE: reschduled due to snow to Mon, Feb 17, 2025, 7-9 pm (doors open 6:45), at Cheverly American Legion Post 108, 3608 Legion Drive, Cheverly. Zoom link available if needed with RSVP.

Ask questions of our candidates. The County Council is an 11-person elected body which oversees the county’s $5.5 billion annual budget. They set policies for spending tax dollars on roads, schools, development, governance, and regulations that significantly impact the daily lives of the approximately 1 million residents of Prince George’s County. Elections for District 5 are as follows: Tues, Mar 4 - special primary election for District 5 and County Executive; Tues, June 3 - special general election for District 5 and County Executive.

Hosted by Progressive Cheverly and American Legion Post 108 RSVP link: https://bit.ly/d5-forum

Recent Events

CANDIDATE FORUMS SPONSORED BY PROGRESSIVE CHEVERLY. The primary election is July 19th, 2022.

Prince George's At-Large County Council Candidates on Thursday, June 16th, 2022 from 7:00 -8:00 pm. Confirmed candidates are Calvin S. Hawkins, Jr. (incumbent) and Stanford Fraser; Mel Franklin (incumbent) has been invited. To participate in this candidate forum you will need to register separately for each candidate forum. View a recording of our forum. Use this passcode: A.Y&f3OX

District 4 Congressional Candidates on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Confirmed candidates are Angela Angel, Donna Edwards, and Glenn Ivey, candidates for the Democratic nomination. View a recording of our forum. Use this passcode: #&p09Gwe We included a presentation (at the end of the recording) about the new Congressional District 4 boundaries due to redistricting. You can see those boundary change maps here.

Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:00 pm: Progressive Cheverly presents its 17th Annual District 47 Legislative Forum -- with Senator Malcolm Augustine and Delegates Diana Fennell and Julian Ivey. This is a great opportunity to hear directly from your state representatives about legislation on the agenda for the 2022 Maryland General Assembly, which began on January 12th, and to express your thoughts about issues of particular concern to you. Q&A with our elected representatives will follow their presentations.

View a recording of the forum at this link.

See other past forums

Latest Public Statements

Progressive Cheverly submits group letter ahead of the public hearing in support of the Vote16 Constitutional Amendment allowing 16 and 17 year-old residents to vote in Town of Cheverly elections. This Progressive Cheverly-initiated letter was signed by the Cheverly Forum for Accountability and Action, the Cheverly Women’s Club, the Civic African American Community Organization (CAACO), Progressive Cheverly, and VineCorps. The full letter, submitted by Progressive Cheverly member Karlo Silbiger, is included here. (November 9, 2023)

Progressive Cheverly submits letter to our U.S. Senate and House representatives opposing the anticipated side-deal legislation with Senator Manchin regarding expanding fossil fuel production. (August 31, 2022)

Progressive Cheverly submits testimony regarding the Countywide Sectional Map Amendment (CMA)

The CMA is the final major step in the multi-year process of replacing the County's antiquated zoning system.We expressed concerns with certain aspects of the process being followed, particularly as it relates to public notification and participation, and recorded opposition to a zoning intensification request at 2300 Craftsman Circle, in the Industrial Park. Read the full statement. (September 17, 2021)

Progressive Cheverly condemns the January 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol

Statement calls it “a deep wound to the American democratic system of government … [and] … an intentional challenge to the efforts over nearly 250 years to fulfill the original ideals of the American revolution and build a more just, compassionate and equitable society.” Read the full statement. (January 11, 2021)

See earlier Public Statements

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