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MONTGOMERY POLITICS
Union Endorses Silverman and Perez
Montgomery County Council member Steven A. Silverman (D-At Large) picked up an endorsement yesterday from the 10,000-member Service Employees International Union Local 500 in the September primary for county executive.
The union, which represents employees in Maryland and the District, also endorsed County Council member Tom Perez (D-Silver Spring) for Maryland attorney general.
Silverman will face former council member and former Maryland Democratic Party chairman Isiah Leggett in the Sept. 12 primary. So far, Perez's opponent for the Democratic nomination is Montgomery County State's Attorney Douglas F. Gansler.
SEIU Local 500, which represents about 8,000 Montgomery school system employees, also announced its support for County Council and school board candidates.
For County Council, the union endorsed four incumbents: Howard A. Denis (R-Potomac-Bethesda), Michael Knapp (D-Upcounty), and Nancy Floreen (D) and Michael L. Subin (D) for at-large seats. The union also endorsed a newcomer for an at-large seat: Duchy Trachtenberg, a Democrat.
For school board, the union announced its support for incumbent Nancy Navarro (Northeastern County) and newcomer Shirley Brandman for an at-large seat.
-- Nancy Trejos
MEDICARE COVERAGE
Drug Plan Draws 525,000 Subscribers
More than 525,000 Maryland Medicare beneficiaries signed up for the program's new Part D prescription drug plan during its initial six months of enrollment, state officials announced yesterday.
