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County Council Member, Talbot County

Pete Lesher

Candidate for County Council Member, Talbot County

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Campaign website
petelesher.com

Talbot County Council member in his second term and its vice president (Ronald E. Lesher, Jr.); on the staff of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum for 35 years.

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Documented positions

Housing

  • Proposes a fund to offset impact fees for affordable housing

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Talbot County Council

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “County government can create a fund to offset impact fees for new housing that meets affordability guidelines.”
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  • Supports offering county-owned land for new housing

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Talbot County Council

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “It can potentially make county-owned land available where infrastructure is adequate to support new housing.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports funding Talbot's Business Academy for entrepreneurs

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Talbot County Council

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “We should continue to empower new entrepreneurs in our community by funding Talbot's Business Academy.”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports extending sewer to rural areas with failing septics

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Talbot County Council

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “improving stormwater management, upgrading sewer systems, and extending sewer to rural areas with failing septics”
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Health & human services

  • Supports spending cannabis taxes and opioid settlements on prevention, treatment

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Talbot County Council

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “strategically allocate funds from cannabis taxes and opioid settlements with a balance between prevention and treatment”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (4)

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