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County Council Member, Frederick County

District 3

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Term
4 years
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2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

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

Christian Benford

Democratic

The gist

  • Supports rent stabilization and countywide rental licensing
  • Proposes a County Housing Authority for non-market housing
  • Proposes a Community Trust Act limiting county cooperation with ICE
  • Supports a data center moratorium pending impact study
  • Opposed data center expansion beyond planners' recommendation
More about Christian
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  1. Supports rent stabilization and countywide rental licensing

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Council District 3

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

    “I am championing rent stabilization for this reason. I also want to create an affordable housing fund by establishing a countywide rental licensing program.”
  2. Proposes a County Housing Authority for non-market housing

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Council District 3

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

    “I want to help establish a County Housing Authority so we can provide non-market housing opportunities”
  3. Proposes a Community Trust Act limiting county cooperation with ICE

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Council District 3

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

    “I propose a Frederick Community Trust Act limiting public employee cooperation with ICE”
  4. Supports a data center moratorium pending impact study

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Council District 3

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

    “I will hold data centers accountable through fair taxation, strong regulation, and a moratorium until an independent impact study is conducted.”
  5. Opposed data center expansion beyond planners' recommendation

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Council District 3

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

    “I opposed the expansion of data centers beyond the Planning Commission and staff recommendations”

Tammie Baugher

Republican

The gist

  • Opposes data center development in the county
  • Opposes the current pace of growth, citing crowding
  • Supports transferring undocumented immigrants charged with crimes to ICE
More about Tammie
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  1. Opposes data center development in the county

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Council District 3

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

    “The data center does not belong in our backyard.”
  2. Opposes the current pace of growth, citing crowding

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Council District 3

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

    “The growth in our County is a little much, as we are over crowded, traffic is ridiculous almost anytime of day.”
  3. Supports transferring undocumented immigrants charged with crimes to ICE

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Council District 3

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

    “they just go through the system and get transferred through ICE , if they are a undocumented immigrant”

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