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County Council Member, Cecil County

District 3

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Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A county council member votes on county laws, the budget, taxes and land-use decisions.

Krystal Gorman

Democratic

Caregiver

The gist

  • Proposes landlord incentives to keep rents in line with wages
  • Supports steering development to abandoned properties before farmland
  • Pledges to require developers to fund roads, schools and utilities
  • Proposes tying business incentives to livable wages and local hiring
  • Supports clawbacks from companies that miss job promises
  • Supports expanding first-time homebuyer and mixed-income housing programs
More about Krystal
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  1. Proposes landlord incentives to keep rents in line with wages

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “I will ensure rentals in Cecil County are affordable by offering incentives to landlords who keep rents aligned with local wages.”
  2. Supports steering development to abandoned properties before farmland

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “directing new development to underused and abandoned properties before expanding into rural areas”
  3. Pledges to require developers to fund roads, schools and utilities

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “I will require developers to contribute to roads, schools, water, sewer, and pedestrian infrastructure”
  4. Proposes tying business incentives to livable wages and local hiring

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “Require companies coming into the county to pay livable wages and prioritize hiring local workers”
  5. Supports clawbacks from companies that miss job promises

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “Use performance agreements and clawbacks so companies that don't meet wage, job, or local investment promises to lose incentives”
  6. Supports expanding first-time homebuyer and mixed-income housing programs

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “expanding programs for first-time homebuyers, promoting affordable rental and mixed-income housing”

Al Miller

RepublicanIncumbent

The gist

  • Supports continuing to lower county tax rates
  • Opposes unfunded state mandates on the county
  • Opposes solar installations on prime farmland soils
  • Supports incentives to bring businesses to Cecil County
  • Supports continued growth along the I-95/Route 40 corridor
  • Supports public schools, especially the School of Technology
More about Al
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  1. Supports continuing to lower county tax rates

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “Continue to lower county tax rates”
  2. Opposes unfunded state mandates on the county

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “Try to stop the State of Maryland from passing on unfunded mandates”
  3. Opposes solar installations on prime farmland soils

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “We need to keep solar off our prime productive Soils for farmers to continue to be sucessful.”
  4. Supports incentives to bring businesses to Cecil County

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “Provide incentives for business to come to Cecil County”
  5. Supports continued growth along the I-95/Route 40 corridor

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “Continue the growth in the I-95 Rt 40 Corridor”
  6. Supports public schools, especially the School of Technology

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Cecil County Council District 3

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

    “Continue to support Public Schools especially the School of Technology in Cecil County.”

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