Dishing with Dems

Wini Roche is running for Harford County Council President. A longtime resident of Havre de Grace Wini is the former Tourism Manager for Harford County Government and City of Havre de Grace. Since 2003 when she joined the tourism program for Havre de Grace; to 2015 when she launched Visit Harford , the visitor’s bureau for Harford County; to 2021, when Wini founded the nonprofit We Coalition of Maryland and Willow House charity shop in Aberdeen – Wini has devoted her talent and energy to...

Steve Johnson, who has served as Delegate for District 34A since 2019, is running to hold his seat which represents the most populous communities in Harford County; Havre de Grace, Aberdeen, Belcamp, Abingdon and Edgewood. As Delegate Mr. Johnson is a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee, Public Health and Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee as well as the Government Operations and Health Facilities Subcommittee. Johnson is a prolific lawmaker, with 34 of his...

Jacob Bennett is running for Harford County Council District F. He grew up in Harford County, studied at Harford county public schools and now lives in Havre de Grace. Bennett has been a teacher in Harford County public schools for 7 years and currently teaches sixth grade at Magnolia Middle School. Candidate Jacob Bennett is endorsed by the AFL-CIO, Protect Perryman Peninsula, The Harford County Educators Association, The Sierra Club, Progressive Harford, Mom’s Demand Action ,the Harford...

Today I’m speaking with Gillian Miller candidate for Delegate, District 34B. A resident of Harford County for over 20 years, and a pro-choice mother of seven and grandmother of four, Miller is running for Delegate in District 34B because she believes change is needed in Harford County. Her platform is broad albeit focused on improving the lives of all of Harford’s citizens; · Accessible public transportation, · Improved public school curriculum to increase reading levels for our...

Mary-Dulany James, a Havre de Grace native and fifth-generation farm owner, is running for Maryland Senate District 34. James previously served as our Delegate representing Harford County. As Delegate she served on the House Appropriations Committee, Vice Chair of the Transportation and Environment Subcommittee, Chair of the Health and Human Resources Committee as well as the Joint Committee on Pensions, and was a member of the Oversight Committee for Program Open Space and Land...

Retired US Army Colonel Bill Montgomery is running for Harford County Council, District E - which includes the communities of Aberdeen, Bel Air, Churchville and Fountain Green. Bill served as a US Army Officer for over 30 years, retiring in 2014. He is currently a federal contractor serving as a Technical Project Manager in support of the Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems, based on Aberdeen Proving Ground. In 2016, Bill was nominated to the Harford County Commission...

Dave Harden is running for US Congress, Maryland District 1. Dave Harden wants to beat Andy Harris, so Dishing with Dems wants to meet Dave Harden! Harden is a multi generation Marylander, raised on a farm in Westminster. He joined the Peace Corps at 22, which inspired a 17-year career in the Foreign Service, working in the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia and Africa. In 2016, President Obama nominated Harden as the Assistant Administrator for the US Agency for International...

Steve Johnson is running for a 2nd term as Delegate for District 34A, which includes the most populous communities in Harford County; Havre de Grace, Aberdeen, Belcamp, Abingdon and Edgewood. Delegate Johnson has represented District 34A since 2019, serving on the Health and Government Operations Committee, Public Health and Minority Health Disparities Subcommittees as well as the Government Operations and Health Facilities Subcommittee. Johnson and his wife own Johnson Family Pharmacy in...

Stephen Puopolo is running for Board of Education, District A in Harford County. Take a listen to his thoughts on going through the public school system as a deaf student, why supporting teachers is important for all of us and what Democrats need to do to encourage voter turnout and a stronger Democrat presence in Harford County.

Dishing with Dems sits down with Erin Carrig to discuss the importance of public education, why it's important to vote for your Board of Education representatives, and on a personal but related note, what is possibly the most embarrassing thing she's done ever! Erin Carrig is running for Harford County Board of Education – District F. A Harford County resident for fourteen years, Erin lives in Havre de Grace with her husband and two children, who attend Havre de Grace Elementary School. She...

Andre Johnson is running for Delegate in District 34A, which includes the most populous communities in Harford County; Havre de Grace, Aberdeen, Belcamp, Abingdon and Edgewood. Andre has been a Harford County Councilman, representing District A since 2018, and is a life-long resident of Edgewood, where he lives with his wife and five children. Andre previously worked as a Special Investigator for the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development, and is a retired veteran,...

Jacob Bennett is running for Harford County Council District F. A resident of Havre de Grace and graduate of Harford County Public Schools, Jacob earned his Bachelor’s degree in Education from Salisbury University and has been teaching kindergarten in Havre de Grace elementary school for six years. Jacob Bennett, welcome to Dishing with Dems!

Nolanda Robert is running for Harford County Council District A. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Notre Dame of Maryland University and her Master’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Baltimore. Nolanda is a clinically certified forensic counselor and has worked as the Family Support Services Coordinator for the Cecil County Circuit since 2005. She and her husband, who works in law enforcement in Baltimore City, have lived in Harford...

Stephen Puopolo is running for Harford County Board of Education – District A. A Maryland native, Stephen moved to Harford County in 2005. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Government and Public Policy from the University of Baltimore is currently the Chair for the People with Disabilities Council of the Maryland Democratic Party. Stephen Puopolo has served on the Harford County Democratic Central Committee since 2018. #HarfordDemocrats #HarfordElections #HarfordElections2022 #StephenPuopolo...

In this episode I speak with Beckie and her mother Kate, both from Wales, UK. Beckie moved to Maryland with her husband in February and her mother came for what was supposed to be a 3-week visit in the beginning of March. What is it like to shelter in place in a foreign land? Speaking with Beckie and Kate made it clear to me that we're all in this together, we're all neighbors, even if we are divided by oceans and cultures!