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County Council Member, Wicomico County

District 2

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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.

The County Council's seats changed from five districts and two at-large seats to seven districts; James Winn now holds an at-large seat.

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Jim Adkins

Democratic

Retired UPS business manager · Mardela Springs

The gist

  • Opposes raising or breaking the county's revenue cap
  • Supports making developers pay for roads and public safety
  • Supports solar on rooftops and parking lots, not farmland
  • Supports adding paid staff to volunteer fire and EMS
  • Supported the county's one-year data center moratorium
  • Supports connecting septic-dependent homes to public water and sewer
More about Jim
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  1. Opposes raising or breaking the county's revenue cap

    Jim Adkins for Wicomico County Council District 2 (campaign site)

    Campaign website · Friends To Elect Jim Adkins · jimadkins4wicomico.com

    “Would not agree to raise or bust the tax cap.”

  2. Supports making developers pay for roads and public safety

    Jim Adkins for Wicomico County Council District 2 (campaign site)

    Campaign website · Friends To Elect Jim Adkins · jimadkins4wicomico.com

    “ensure developers pay their fair share for roads, EMS, and police protection”

  3. Supports solar on rooftops and parking lots, not farmland

    Jim Adkins for Wicomico County Council District 2 (campaign site)

    Campaign website · Friends To Elect Jim Adkins · jimadkins4wicomico.com

    “placed on roofs and parking lots, not exhausting our valuable agricultural land”

  4. Supports adding paid staff to volunteer fire and EMS

    Jim Adkins for Wicomico County Council District 2 (campaign site)

    Campaign website · Friends To Elect Jim Adkins · jimadkins4wicomico.com

    “our volunteer fire and ems stations are lagging behind. They need to be supplemented with paid staffing.”

  5. Supported the county's one-year data center moratorium

    Wicomico County Council candidates, in their own words

    Candidate questionnaire · The Daily Times (Salisbury), via Yahoo News · Sep 22, 2026 · yahoo.com

    “I am in favor of and proactively campaigned for the one-year moratorium”

  6. Supports connecting septic-dependent homes to public water and sewer

    Wicomico County Council 2026 election candidate profiles (voter guide questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com

    “These properties need to be connected to a municipal water and sewage system.”

James Winn

RepublicanIncumbent

Small business owner; Wicomico County Council member · Hebron

The gist

  • Supports case-by-case review of data center proposals
  • Supports growing the tax base while protecting rural character
  • Supports making county facilities more energy-efficient
More about James
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  1. Supports case-by-case review of data center proposals

    Wicomico County Council candidates, in their own words

    Candidate questionnaire · The Daily Times (Salisbury), via Yahoo News · Sep 22, 2026 · yahoo.com

    “I don't believe we should automatically approve or block data centers.”

  2. Supports growing the tax base while protecting rural character

    Wicomico County Council candidates, in their own words

    Candidate questionnaire · The Daily Times (Salisbury), via Yahoo News · Sep 22, 2026 · yahoo.com

    “We need to expand our tax base and create new revenue while protecting our rural character”

  3. Supports making county facilities more energy-efficient

    Wicomico County Council candidates, in their own words

    Candidate questionnaire · The Daily Times (Salisbury), via Yahoo News · Sep 22, 2026 · yahoo.com

    “I would look for ways to make county government and county facilities more energy-efficient”

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