2026 APPLE BALLOT GENERAL ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS
The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) is proud to share its 2026 General Election endorsements for County Executive, County Council, and the Board of Education. The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) will announce any new endorsements for the Maryland House of Delegates and Senate.
Our endorsed candidates have demonstrated a strong commitment to public education, respect for educators, and support for the schools our students deserve.
MCEA proudly endorses the following candidates for the 2026 General Election:
- County Executive – Will Jawando
- County Council District 1 – Julie Yang
- County Council District 2 – Marilyn Balcombe
- County Council District 3 – Jud Ashman
- County Council District 4 – Kate Stewart
- County Council District 5 – Kristin Mink
- County Council District 6 – Natali Fani-Gonzalez
- County Council At-Large – Karla Silvestre
- County Council At-Large – Laurie-Anne Sayles
- County Council At-Large – Marc Elrich
- County Council At-Large – Scott Goldberg
- Board of Education District 1 – Grace Rivera-Oven
- Board of Education District 3 – Sally McCarthy
- Board of Education District 5 – Elma-Lorraine Diggs
- Board of Education At-Large – Omar Lazo
We encourage members to review the list, share it with your community, and make a plan to vote. Together, we can elect leaders who stand with our schools, students, and us. You can find a PDF listing MCEA’s endorsed candidates here.
Endorsement Process
The endorsements come after panels of MCEA members from a wide range of job classifications spent many hours reading extensive questionnaires and conducting in-depth interviews with candidates. These panels presented recommendations to our Political Action and Legislative Support Committee, which, in turn, presented endorsements to the MCEA Board of Directors. The Board of Directors then voted to recommend endorsements to our union’s Representative Assembly, where elected representatives from across the county’s school system debated and voted on the final endorsements.