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County Executive, Frederick County
Photo of Jessica Fitzwater
Jessica FitzwaterOfficial portrait — Frederick County Government

Jessica Fitzwater

Candidate for County Executive, Frederick County

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Frederick County Executive
Campaign website
jessicafitzwater.com

Frederick County Executive. She served two terms on the County Council and spent 16 years as an elementary music teacher at Oakdale Elementary School.

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Photo: Official portrait — Frederick County Government

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes seeking state authority to tax data centers more

    Responsible Data Center Development

    Campaign website · Friends of Jessica Fitzwater · jessicafitzwater.com

    “Advocate for the authority to assess higher taxes on data centers”
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Public safety

  • Supported a state ban on 287(g) agreements

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Executive

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I actively supported state legislation to ban 287(g) agreements between the federal government and local law enforcement.”
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Education

  • Pledges to seek full funding of the school system budget

    Strong Schools and Thriving Students

    Campaign website · Friends of Jessica Fitzwater · jessicafitzwater.com

    “Fight for full funding of the Frederick County Public Schools budget”
    Report

Housing

  • Proposes affordable homes on County-owned land, stronger MPDU law

    She also says she will introduce legislation to improve the county's moderately priced dwelling units ordinance.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Executive

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “We are prioritizing building housing on County-owned land, including construction of 150 affordable homes next to the Prospect Center”
    Report

Environment & parks

  • Supports confining data centers to a single overlay zone

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Executive

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “proposed an overlay to prevent data center sprawl, ensure they can't be built on 99% of our land”
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  • Pledges to decarbonize County buildings and codify electrification

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Executive

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I will prioritize decarbonizing County buildings & codifying electrification measures.”
    Report

Health & human services

  • Pledges new senior centers and senior housing

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Executive

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I will continue to prioritize building new senior centers and investing in senior housing.”
    Report

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Jessica Fitzwater on them.

  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (7)

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