2026 Elections

The Maryland Just Power Alliance (ACT, AIM, and PATH) is organizing major voter education campaigns in Howard, Montgomery, and Anne Arundel Counties for the June 23 primary elections.

Nearly every seat for County Executive and County Council is up for election this year, in addition to Governor, members of Congress, and many state delegates and senators. The primary elections are likely to determine the outcome of many local races.

PATH organized a 500-person candidate forum in March, AIM hosted one with 450 people in April plus 150 more in district-specific forums, and ACT held a forum with 300 people in May.

Each candidate forum was nonpartisan and all candidates for County Executive and Council were invited.

We asked candidates how they would address our priorities that we identified through listening sessions with over 3,000 people, including support for immigrants, affordable housing, healthy homes, good jobs, and more. The vast majority of candidates attended and agreed to work with us if they are elected.

The forums demonstrated our power to make tangible impacts in our communities.

Candidate Questionnaire Responses

Read the County Executive and County Council candidates’ responses to our questionnaire here:

Press Coverage

See press coverage from each of the forums here:

PATH (Howard County):

Howard County executive candidates address pressing issues at forum hosted by PATH Maryland

WBAL | March 8, 2026

AIM (Montgomery County):

Action in Montgomery quizzes MoCo candidates on its ‘People’s Agenda’

Bethesda Today | April 23, 2026

ACT (Anne Arundel County):

Anne Arundel executive, council forum gathers candidates from all districts

The Capital Gazette | May 21, 2026

Photos by David Choy and Cole Mattox