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County Council Member, Wicomico County

District 4

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1
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.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Erin Patterson

Democratic

Wicomico County Public Schools employee · Salisbury

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  • Opposes allowing data centers in Wicomico County
  • Supports community choice aggregation for electricity
  • Supports investing in the local electrical grid
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  1. Opposes allowing data centers in Wicomico County

    Wicomico County Council candidates, in their own words

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

    “we should not allow energy, water and rural land-consuming data centers that will drive electric costs even higher”

  2. Supports community choice aggregation for electricity

    Wicomico County Council candidates, in their own words

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

    “Montgomery County has a pilot program for Community Choice Aggregation (CCA). I would like to see something like that happen here.”

  3. Supports investing in the local electrical grid

    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 invest in rejuvenating our electrical grid, focusing on reliability and energy generation sources”

Bobby Lee Leath, Jr.

Republican

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No documented position found.

More about Bobby

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