List of members of the Montgomery County Council (Maryland)

Montgomery County Council
Montgomery County Council
	Coat of Arms
	Flag
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 consecutive terms
History
Founded	1948
Preceded by	Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
Leadership
Council President	Natali Fani-González, Democratic ; since December 2025
Council Vice President	Marilyn Balcombe, Democratic ; since December 20235
Structure
Seats	11
Political groups	Majority (11) Democratic (11);
Committees	Audit; Economic Development (ECON); Education & Culture (EC); Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO); Heath and Human Services (HHS); Planning, Housing & Parks (PHP); Public Safety (PS); Transportation & Environment (TE);
Length of term	Full council elected every 4 years
Authority	Article I, Charter of Montgomery County
Salary	Council President: $154,408.18/year; Councilmembers: $140,371.07/year;
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
First election	November 3, 1948
Last election	November 8, 2022
Next election	November 3, 2026
Redistricting	Recommendations by the legislature-appointed commission, approval by legislature.
Motto
	French: Gardez Bien (English: Watch Well)
Meeting place
	Stella B. Werner Council Office Building
Website
	Council Website
Constitution
	Charter
Rules
	Rules of Proceduce

The following is a list of members of the Montgomery County Council since its creation.

Current members

The members of the County Council as of 2026 are:

County Council
	Name	Affiliation	District	Neighborhoods	First Elected
Member	Andrew Friedson	Democratic	1	Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase	2018
Vice President	Marilyn Balcombe	Democratic	2	Germantown, Clarksburg, Darnestown, Poolesville	2022
Member	Sidney A. Katz	Democratic	3	Gaithersburg, Rockville	2014
President	Kate Stewart	Democratic	4	Silver Spring, Takoma Park	2022
Member	Kristin Mink	Democratic	5	Four Corners, Cloverly, Burtonsville	2022
President	Natali Fani-González	Democratic	6	Wheaton, Glenmont, Derwood, Aspen Hill, Forest Glen Park	2022
Member	Dawn Luedtke	Democratic	7	Olney, Ashton, Laytonsville, Montgomery Village, Damascus	2022
Member	Evan Glass	Democratic	At-Large	Entire county	2018
Member	Shebra Evans	Democratic	At-Large	Entire county	–
Member	Will Jawando	Democratic	At-Large	Entire county	2018
Member	Laurie-Anne Sayles	Democratic	At-Large	Entire county	2022

Past members

Background colors indicate party:

Democratic

Republican

Independent

1949-70: Council–Manager form of government

Period	Year	District 1	District 2	District 3	District 4	District 5	At-large
1	1949	P. Garland Ligon	Augustus R. Selby	Thomas C. Kelley	Mrs. Ralph E. Himstead	J. Douglas Bradshaw	Frederic P. Lee	Lewis Meriam
1	1950	P. Garland Ligon	Augustus R. Selby	Thomas C. Kelley	Mrs. Ralph E. Himstead	J. Douglas Bradshaw	Frederic P. Lee	Harold F. Hammond
2	1951	J. Louis Monarch	Grover K. Walker	George F. Nesbitt	Stella B. Werner	Lathrop E. Smith	Kathryn J. Lawlor
	1952						Kathryn J. Lawlor
	1953						Louis A. Gravelle
	1954						Louis A. Gravelle
3
	1955	J. Grahame Walker		Charles H. Jamison		Robert T. Snure	Wilbur N. Baughman	Jerry T. Williams
	1956
	1957
	1958
4
	1959	Stanley B. Frosh		William F. Hickey		B. Houston McCeney	David L. Cahoon
	1960
	1961
	1962
5
	1963	John A. Floyd		Mary A. Hepburn	John H. Hiser	Thomas M. Wilson	Kathryn E. Diggs
	1964					Cleatus E. Barnett
	1965							William C. Birely
	1966							William C. Birely
6
	1967	William W. Greenhalgh	Richmond M. Keeney	Rose C. Kramer	David Scull		Idamae Garrott	Avis Birely
	1968				James P. Gleason
	1969
	1970

1971–present: Council–Executive form of government

The Council has expanded twice under this form of government. Two new at-large seats were added in 1990 after having been previously approved of by voters in the 1986 election. Two new district seats were added in 2022 after having been previously approved of by voters in the 2020 election.

Period	Year	District 1	District 2	District 3	District 4	District 5	District 6	District 7	At-large
7	1971	Neal Potter	Dickran Y. Hovsepian	Idamae Garrott	Sidney Kramer	William Sher			William H. Willcox	Elizabeth L. Scull
	1972								Norman L. Christeller
	1973
	1974
8	1975			Esther P. Gelman	Jane Anne Moore	Elizabeth L. Scull				John L. Menke
	1976
	1977
	1978								William Colman
9	1979		Ruth Spector		Michael L. Gudis				Scott Fosler	Rose Crenca
	1980
	1981					David L. Scull
	1982					David L. Scull
10	1983	Scott Fosler	Esther P. Gelman	William E. Hanna, Jr.		Rose Crenca			Neal Potter	David L. Scull
	1984
	1985
	1986
11	1987	Neal Potter	Michael L. Subin						Isiah Leggett	Bruce Adams
	1988
	1989
	1990
12	1991	Betty Ann Krahnke	Nancy Dacek		Marilyn J. Praisner	Derick Berlage					Gail Ewing	Michael L. Subin
	1992
	1993
	1994
13	1995									Neal Potter
	1996
	1997
	1998
14	1999			Phil Andrews						Steven A. Silverman
	2000	Howard A. Denis
	2001
	2002					Donell Peterman
15	2003		Michael J. Knapp			Thomas E. Perez			Nancy M. Floreen		George L. Leventhal
	2004
	2005
	2006
16	2007	Roger Berliner				Valerie Ervin				Duchy Trachtenberg		Marc Elrich
	2008				Donald Praisner
	2009				Nancy Navarro
	2010
17	2011		Craig L. Rice							Hans Riemer
	2012
	2013
	2014					Cherri Branson
18	2015			Sidney A. Katz		Tom Hucker
	2016
	2017
	2018
19	2019	Andrew Friedson							Gabe Albornoz		Evan Glass	Will Jawando
	2020
	2021
	2022
20	2023		Marilyn Balcombe		Kate Stewart	Kristin Mink	Natali Fani-González	Dawn Luedtke		Laurie-Anne Sayles
	2024
	2025
	2026								Shebra Evans

Past presidents

The position of County Council President was first created in the seventh term of the council, in 1970. The position is re-elected each year by the members of the council, who also vote for a Vice President simultaneously.

County Council President
Period		Name	Party	Term
7	1st	Idamae Garrott	Democratic	1970–1971
	2nd	Dickran Y. Hovsepian	Democratic	1971-1972
	3rd	William Sher	Democratic	1972-1973
	4th	Neal Potter	Democratic	1973-1974
8	1st	Dickran Y. Hovsepian	Democratic	1974-1975
	2nd	Norman L. Christeller	Democratic	1975-1976
	3rd	John L. Menke	Democratic	1976-1977
	4th	Elizabeth L. Scull	Democratic	1977-1978
9	1st	Neal Potter	Democratic	1978-1979
	2nd	Scott Fosler	Democratic	1979-1980
	3rd	Ruth Spector	Democratic	1980-1981
	4th	Neal Potter	Democratic	1981-1982
10	1st	David L. Scull	Democratic	1982-1983
	2nd	Esther P. Gelman	Democratic	1983-1984
	3rd	Michael L. Gudis	Democratic	1984-1985
	4th	William E. Hanna	Democratic	1985-1986
11	1st	Rose Crenca	Democratic	1986-1987
	2nd	Michael L. Subin	Democratic	1987-1988
	3rd	Michael L. Gudis	Democratic	1988-1989
	4th	William E. Hanna, Jr.	Democratic	1989-1990
12	1st	Isiah Leggett	Democratic	1990-1991
	2nd	Bruce Adams	Democratic	1991-1992
	3rd	Marilyn J. Praisner	Democratic	1992-1993
	4th	William E. Hanna, Jr.	Democratic	1993-1994
13	1st	Derick Berlage	Democratic	1994-1995
	2nd	Gail Ewing	Democratic	1995-1996
	3rd	Marilyn J. Praisner	Democratic	1996-1997
	4th	Isiah Leggett	Democratic	1997-1998
14	1st	Isiah Leggett	Democratic	1998-1999
	2nd	Michael L. Subin	Democratic	1999-2000
	3rd	Blair G. Ewing	Democratic	2000-2001
	4th	Steven A. Silverman	Democratic	2001-2002
15	1st	Michael L. Subin	Democratic	2002-2003
	2nd	Steven A. Silverman	Democratic	2003-2004
	3rd	Tom Perez	Democratic	2004-2005
	4th	George L. Leventhal	Democratic	2005-2006
16	1st	Marilyn Praisner	Democratic	2006-2007
	2nd	Michael J. Knapp	Democratic	2007-2008
	3rd	Phil Andrews	Democratic	2008-2009
	4th	Nancy M. Floreen	Democratic	2009-2010
17	1st	Valerie Ervin	Democratic	2010-2011
	2nd	Roger Berliner Vice President: Nancy Navarro	Democratic	2011-2012
	3rd	Nancy Navarro Vice President: Craig L. Rice	Democratic	2012-2013
	4th	Craig L. Rice Vice President: George L. Leventhal	Democratic	2013-2014
18	1st	George L. Leventhal Vice President: Nancy M. Floreen	Democratic	2014-2015
	2nd	Nancy M. Floreen Vice President: Roger Berliner	Democratic	2015-2016
	3rd	Roger Berliner Vice President: Craig L. Rice	Democratic	2016-2017
	4th	Hans Riemer Vice President: Nancy Navarro	Democratic	2017-2018
19	1st	Nancy Navarro Vice President: Sidney A. Katz	Democratic	2018-2019
	2nd	Sidney A. Katz Vice President: Tom Hucker	Democratic	2019-2020
	3rd	Tom Hucker Vice President: Gabe Albornoz	Democratic	2020-2021
	4th	Gabe Albornoz Vice President: Evan Glass	Democratic	2021-2022
20	1st	Evan Glass Vice President: Andrew Friedson	Democratic	2022-2023
	2nd	Andrew Friedson Vice President: Kate Stewart	Democratic	2023-2024
	3rd	Kate Stewart Vice President: Will Jawando	Democratic	2024–2025
	4th	Natali Fani-González Vice President: Marilyn Balcombe	Democratic	2025–present

Notes

↑ Replaced Lewis Meriam, April 1950.
↑ Replaced Kathryn J. Lawlor, January 1953.
↑ Replaced Thomas M. Wilson, December 1964.
↑ Replaced Jerry T. Williams, December 1965.
↑ Replaced David Scull after his death, March 1968.
↑ Replaced William H. Willcox after his resignation, October 1972.
↑ Replaced Norman L. Christeller, February 1978.
↑ Replaced Elizabeth L. Scull after her death, June 1981.
1 2 Seat established in 1991.
↑ Replaced Betty Ann Krahnke after her resignation, April 2000.
↑ Replaced Derick Berlage after his resignation, July 2002.
↑ Replaced Marilyn J. Praisner after her death, May 2008.
↑ Replaced Donald Praisner after his death, May 2009.
↑ Replaced Valerie Ervin after her resignation, January 2014.
1 2 Seat established in 2022.
↑ Replaced Gabe Albornoz after his resignation, December 2025.

References

↑ "About Montgomery County Council". Montgomery County Council. Retrieved June 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Charter of Montgomery County, Maryland". American Legal Publishing. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Rules of Procedure - Montgomery County". American Legal Publishing. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
1 2 "Former Councilmembers". Montgomery County Council. Retrieved June 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Montgomery County, Maryland - Government, Legislative Branch". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. December 4, 2024. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
1 2 "Montgomery County Council Elects Natali Fani-González as President and Marilyn Balcombe as Vice President". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Archived from the original on February 12, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
↑ "Montgomery County Council Appoints Shebra Evans as Councilmember and Announces New Committee Assignments". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Archived from the original on December 10, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
↑ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/about-council/former-councilmembers
↑ "History of Montgomery County Council". Montgomery County Council. Retrieved June 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/about-council/former-councilmembers
↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Roger Berliner as President, Nancy Navarro as Vice President for 2011-12 Year". Montgomery County Council. December 6, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Nancy Navarro as First Latina President, Craig Rice as Vice President for 2012-13". Montgomery County Council. December 4, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Craig Rice as President, George Leventhal as Vice President for 2013-14". Montgomery County Council. December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Leventhal Elected Montgomery County Council President, Floreen as Vice President". Bethesda Magazine. December 2, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Montgomery County Council elects Nancy Floreen as new president, Roger Berliner as new vice president". Montgomery County Council. December 1, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Berliner Takes Reins of County Council". Bethesda Magazine. December 6, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Hans Riemer Elected Montgomery County Council President". Bethesda Magazine. December 5, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Nancy Navarro as President, Sidney Katz as Vice President for 2018-19". Montgomery County Council. December 4, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Montgomery County Council elects Sidney Katz as president, Tom Hucker as vice president". Montgomery County Council. December 3, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Tom Hucker as President and Gabe Albornoz as Vice President". Montgomery County Council. December 1, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Gabe Albornoz as President and Councilmember Evan Glass as Vice President". Montgomery County Council. December 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Andrew Friedson as President and Councilmember Kate Stewart as Vice President". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
↑ "Montgomery County Council Elects Kate Stewart as President and Councilmember Will Jawando as Vice President". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2026.

External links

Official website
Esther Gelman papers, at the University of Maryland libraries. Gelman was a member of the Montgomery County Council from 1974 to 1987 and its first female president.

[8] Replaced Lewis Meriam, April 1950.

[9] Replaced Kathryn J. Lawlor, January 1953.

[10] Replaced Thomas M. Wilson, December 1964.

[11] Replaced Jerry T. Williams, December 1965.

[12] Replaced David Scull after his death, March 1968.

[15] Replaced William H. Willcox after his resignation, October 1972.

[16] Replaced Norman L. Christeller, February 1978.

[17] Replaced Elizabeth L. Scull after her death, June 1981.

[established-18] 1 2 Seat established in 1991.

[19] Replaced Betty Ann Krahnke after her resignation, April 2000.

[20] Replaced Derick Berlage after his resignation, July 2002.

[21] Replaced Marilyn J. Praisner after her death, May 2008.

[22] Replaced Donald Praisner after his death, May 2009.

[23] Replaced Valerie Ervin after her resignation, January 2014.

[established23-24] 1 2 Seat established in 2022.

[25] Replaced Gabe Albornoz after his resignation, December 2025.

[About-1] "About Montgomery County Council". Montgomery County Council. Retrieved June 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Charter-2] "Charter of Montgomery County, Maryland". American Legal Publishing. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Rules-3] "Rules of Procedure - Montgomery County". American Legal Publishing. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Former_CM-4] 1 2 "Former Councilmembers". Montgomery County Council. Retrieved June 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[5] "Montgomery County, Maryland - Government, Legislative Branch". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. December 4, 2024. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2025.

[:0-6] 1 2 "Montgomery County Council Elects Natali Fani-González as President and Marilyn Balcombe as Vice President". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Archived from the original on February 12, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.

[7] "Montgomery County Council Appoints Shebra Evans as Councilmember and Announces New Committee Assignments". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Archived from the original on December 10, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026.

[13] ttps://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/about-council/former-councilmembers

[History-14] "History of Montgomery County Council". Montgomery County Council. Retrieved June 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[26] ttps://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/about-council/former-councilmembers

[Council_President_Berliner_2011-27] "Montgomery County Council Elects Roger Berliner as President, Nancy Navarro as Vice President for 2011-12 Year". Montgomery County Council. December 6, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Council_President_Navarro_2012-28] "Montgomery County Council Elects Nancy Navarro as First Latina President, Craig Rice as Vice President for 2012-13". Montgomery County Council. December 4, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Council_President_Rice_2013-29] "Montgomery County Council Elects Craig Rice as President, George Leventhal as Vice President for 2013-14". Montgomery County Council. December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Council_President_Berliner_2014-30] "Leventhal Elected Montgomery County Council President, Floreen as Vice President". Bethesda Magazine. December 2, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Council_President_Floreen_2015-31] "Montgomery County Council elects Nancy Floreen as new president, Roger Berliner as new vice president". Montgomery County Council. December 1, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Council_President_Berliner_2016-32] "Berliner Takes Reins of County Council". Bethesda Magazine. December 6, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Council_President_Riemer_2017-33] "Hans Riemer Elected Montgomery County Council President". Bethesda Magazine. December 5, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Council_President_Navarro_2018-34] "Montgomery County Council Elects Nancy Navarro as President, Sidney Katz as Vice President for 2018-19". Montgomery County Council. December 4, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Council_President_Katz_2019-35] "Montgomery County Council elects Sidney Katz as president, Tom Hucker as vice president". Montgomery County Council. December 3, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Council_President_Hucker_2020-36] "Montgomery County Council Elects Tom Hucker as President and Gabe Albornoz as Vice President". Montgomery County Council. December 1, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[Council_President_Glass_2021-37] "Montgomery County Council Elects Gabe Albornoz as President and Councilmember Evan Glass as Vice President". Montgomery County Council. December 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[38] "Montgomery County Council Elects Andrew Friedson as President and Councilmember Kate Stewart as Vice President". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

[39] "Montgomery County Council Elects Kate Stewart as President and Councilmember Will Jawando as Vice President". www2.montgomerycountymd.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2026.