Drew Powell for Mayor of Rockville Maryland

Background:

Drew has worked closely with elected officials at the municipal, county and state levels. As Executive Director of NeighborsPAC, Powell played a significant role in helping define the issues of over-development, land-use and the potential of undue influence in the form of campaign finance in Montgomery County’s 2006 election. According to County Executive, Ike Leggett in the February 11, 2007 Washington Post, “[Powell and NeighborsPAC] made it easier for the average citizen to understand. That helped create the atmosphere that I think led voters to make the decisions they made.”

He has served as a director of the board or other positions with regional civic organizations and is currently involved in Rockville’s Woodley Gardens Civic Association, where he and his wife, Dew, a social worker, and their two sons, Ethan and Tyler, currently reside.

Goals:

When asked why is running for Mayor of Rockville, Drew said, “Rockville is at a crossroads, like the county in 2006. We have to decide if we want to manage growth, preserving Rockville’s hometown character or become too urbanized and lose our sense of a city of neighborhoods.”

Drew continued, “Rockville must retain its hometown feel by remaining a city that promotes playgrounds for children and not become a playground for the development industry.”

“As mayor, I’ll hold the line on spending, while maintaining Rockville’s nationally recognized citizen services. This will increase the quality of life for all of Rockville’s citizens. It’s time City government put citizen interests first.”

Issues:

1. Drew would like Rockville to preserve its hometown character by remaining a city that promotes playgrounds for children and not become a playground for developers.

2. Drew would like to reduce our spending, but not our services.

3. Drew will reverse the recent increase in taxes which is making it difficult for seniors to remain in Rockville.

Grassroots Support:

This is a grass-roots, all volunteer, door-to-door, home to home campaign. Grassroots organizing IS this campaign.

DFA Values:

Drew seeks to lower taxes and spending, while increasing services through more efficient and thoughtful use of revenues.

As Mayor, Drew will promote socially progressive values and issues as he has during his many years as a grassroots activist.

Drew's civic activism continued with Neighbors for a Better Montgomery (http://www.NeighborsPAC.org/).

He has served as the Executive Director of this all-volunteer, citizens’ watchdog group for more than four years. He worked tirelessly in support of citizen issues regarding accountability and transparency at the county and municipal levels of local government.