Joe Venosa
Candidate for County Council Member, Wicomico County, District 7
Background
- Occupation
- History professor, Salisbury University
- Lives in
- Salisbury
- Campaign website
- joev4wicomico.com
Salisbury University history faculty member since 2013 and former high school social studies teacher, with a Ph.D. from Ohio University. Serves on Salisbury's TRUTH Commission and served on the Wicomico County Salary Study Commission in 2025.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports a property tax differential for town residents
ReportJoe Venosa for Wicomico County Council District 7 (campaign site)Campaign website · Friends of Joe Venosa · joev4wicomico.com
“I will work to pass a long-overdue Wicomico County property tax differential”
Proposes a county transfer tax on major property sales
ReportWicomico County Council 2026 election candidate profiles (voter guide questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“Currently we are one of the only counties in Maryland that does not impose a transfer tax on major property sales.”
Public safety
Opposes any expansion of liquor stores
ReportJoe Venosa for Wicomico County Council District 7 (campaign site)Campaign website · Friends of Joe Venosa · joev4wicomico.com
“I am completely against any and all expansion of liquor stores in our neighborhoods.”
Housing
Opposes the property tax waiver for an upscale Salisbury development
ReportJoe Venosa for Wicomico County Council District 7 (campaign site)Campaign website · Friends of Joe Venosa · joev4wicomico.com
“discontinue the huge property tax waiver that the current County Executive and Council approved to subsidize the owners of an upscale housing facility”
Economy & jobs
Supports a permanent ban on data centers
ReportWicomico County Council candidates, in their own wordsCandidate questionnaire · The Daily Times (Salisbury), via Yahoo News · Sep 22, 2026 · yahoo.com
“should be banned permanently in Wicomico County”
Health & human services
Proposes county physician assistants for sliding-scale primary care
ReportJoe Venosa for Wicomico County Council District 7 (campaign site)Campaign website · Friends of Joe Venosa · joev4wicomico.com
“hire a minimum of seven Physician Assistants to provide low-cost, sliding-scale primary care services to county residents who lack adequate insurance”
Government & transparency
Supports term limits for all elected officials
ReportJoe Venosa for Wicomico County Council District 7 (campaign site)Campaign website · Friends of Joe Venosa · joev4wicomico.com
“I fully support appropriate term limits for all elected office holders”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Joe Venosa on them.
- EducationNo documented position found.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
All sources (5)
- 2026 Gubernatorial General Election Local Candidates List (all counties)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- Certified ballots, 2026 Gubernatorial General Election: Wicomico County (every ballot style)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- Joe Venosa for Wicomico County Council District 7 (campaign site)
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Venosa · joev4wicomico.com
- Wicomico County Council candidates, in their own words
Candidate questionnaire · The Daily Times (Salisbury), via Yahoo News · Sep 22, 2026 · yahoo.com
- Wicomico County Council 2026 election candidate profiles (voter guide questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
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