Photo Gallery: Bowie's Newly Elected City Council Sworn Into Office
After this month's city elections, the returning incumbents were sworn into their respective seats on the council Monday night before their first official meeting.
Elections 2011
Browse By
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
VIDEO: Candidates in District 3 Talk About Campaign Controversy
See what the candidates themselves had to say about the disagreements in the District 3 election for city council.
Tuesday's elections were controversial to say the least. Pete Mellits brought up a misleading campaign flier endorsing Mayor Robinson and his opponent Diane Polangin, and in the District 3 race, Babatunde Alegbeleye, accused Henri Gardner of unsavory campaign practices: placing signs illegally and violating the mandated 100-foot boundary around the polling entrances. Bowie Patch spoke with Alegbeleye and Gardner about the accusations.
In this Article:
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
City Council Incumbents Swept Back Into Office in Election Where 11 Percent Turned Out
In Polangin vs. Mellits, Polangin wins with 61 percent; day saw charges of an unethical flier and allegations that a candidate campaigned too close to a polling place.
Bowie voters appear to be quite happy with their municipal government. Only about 11 percent of the city’s eligible voters went to the polls yesterday. And those that voted swept Bowie’s incumbent city council back into office. It was also a day where a last minute flier was said to be misleading and unethical and there was a dispute about how close to the polls one candidate was campaigning. There are 40,372 eligible voters in the city, of who 4,420 cast ballots. The turnout, in part, may be attributed to the fact that six-term Mayor G. Frederick Robinson, who received 4,100 votes, ran unopposed, as did District 1 Council member James Marcos, who received 910 votes. “We’re balancing the budget, we’re providing core services,” said …
In this Article:
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
City of Bowie 2011 Election Results: By the Numbers
Here are the results from the 2011 city council elections in Bowie.
*Results as of 9:30 p.m.
In this Article:
James Bell
12:49 am on Sunday, November 13, 2011
since this looks to be where you are leaving it for posterity, you may want to update with absentee numbers, but if you are waiting for official numbers that makes sense. Not that it changes the winners or even the percentages, but if someone looks at this in the run up to the next election you want the most accurate information. I cannot imagine anyone looking at this until then anways. more ›
Political Disagreements Between Candidates Mar Bowie Election Day
Flier in District 2 said to be unethical; candidate in District 3 said to be campaiging too close to the polls.
Bowie’s normally placid, polite style of political campaigning was interrupted by election-day disagreements among the candidates in two district city council races. One involved a campaign flier said to be unethical and misleading, the other a dispute about how close to the polls one candidate was campaigning. In District 2, a flier was passed out to voters endorsing Mayor G. Frederick Robinson and council member Diane Polangin for re-election. Robinson is running unopposed; Polangin is running against Piero “Pete” Mellits, a popular member of the Prince George’s County volunteer firefighting force. The headline of the flier states: “The Prince George’s County Firefighters and Paramedics Association endorses the re-election” of Robinson …
James Bell
1:07 am on Thursday, November 10, 2011
The issue with Gardner is the apparent total lack of decency from his supporters. I ran and lost for the At large seat, but vote at the gym and had supporters there for most of the day and the reports i have heard are downright scary. 1. I received reports of Gardner supporters ripping up and throwing literature back at Badu. 2. Gardner was informed of an issue with his signs early in the day and… more ›
Sunday, November 6, 2011
City of Bowie Elections 2011: At-Large Candidate Profile: James Bell
Young candidate paints himself as the only true fiscal conservative.
Editor’s Note: In Tuesday’s Bowie city elections, there are four contested races – District 2, District 3, District 4 and At-Large. Patch is running profiles on the nine candidates in the four contested races. For mayor and District 1, the incumbents are running unopposed. The final installment: The three At-Large candidates vying for two seats. During the city council election forum at the Kenhill Center, there was one candidate who drove the agenda by causing the incumbents to respond to his comment that the city’s new recycling bin program was too expensive during these recessionary times. There was one candidate calling for Bowie to jumpstart its economy by remarketing itself as a haven for young families. It was the candidate with the…
In this Article:
City of Bowie Elections 2011: At-Large Candidate Profile: Dennis Brady
First elected in 1994, Brady wants to continue to bring his long-term perspective to the council.
Editor’s Note: In Tuesday’s Bowie city elections, there are four contested races – District 2, District 3, District 4 and At-Large. Patch is running profiles on the nine candidates in the four contested races. For mayor and District 1, the incumbents are running unopposed. The final installment: The three At-Large candidates vying for two seats. Dennis Brady was first elected to the At-Large seat on the Bowie city council in 1994. He was re-elected in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 and in 2009. That’s a lot of terms, and it provides him with a unique long-term perspective. During a recent candidates’ forum, there was question about what to do with the decaying Marketplace shopping center. The non-incumbents had their meandering …
In this Article:
Saturday, November 5, 2011
City of Bowie Elections 2011: District 4 Candidate Profile: Carl E. Brown Jr.
Plain speaking Brown lets it be known what he is thinking.
Editor’s Note: In Tuesday’s Bowie city elections, there are four contested races – District 2, District 3, District 4 and At-Large. Continuing today and through the weekend, Patch is running profiles on the nine candidates in the four contested races. For mayor and District 1, the incumbents are running unopposed. Today, Saturday: The two District 4 candidates. When District 4 city council candidate Carl E. Brown Jr. has something on his mind, he apparently doesn’t hesitate to make it clear exactly what that is. “I believe any business owner should be a partner not only with the citizens of Bowie but also with the government of Bowie,” said Brown. “This would be no exception. If we find him non-responsive, what I would do is make the site …
In this Article:
City of Bowie Elections 2011: District 4 Candidate Profile: Isaac 'Ike' Trouth
For Trouth, governing is in the details.
Editor’s Note: In Tuesday’s Bowie city elections, there are four contested races – District 2, District 3, District 4 and At-Large. Continuing today and through the weekend, Patch is running profiles on the nine candidates in the four contested races. For mayor and District 1, the incumbents are running unopposed. Today, Saturday: The two District 4 candidates. During a recent Bowie City Council meeting, Council member Isaac “Ike” Trouth took BGE to the task for not removing fallen trees blocking Church Road for three days after Tropical Storm Irene. Trouth said what BGE officials were saying about the utility’s storm performance didn’t jive with the reality of the forced closure of Church Road, effectively cutting off a major entrance to …
In this Article:
Friday, November 4, 2011
City of Bowie Elections 2011: District 3 Candidate Profile: Henri Gardner
Gardner prefers the hands-on approach of helping others.
Editor’s Note: In Tuesday’s Bowie city elections, there are four contested races – District 2, District 3, District 4 and At-Large. Continuing today and through the weekend, Patch is running profiles on the nine candidates in the four contested races. For mayor and District 1, the incumbents are running unopposed. Today, Friday: The two District 3 candidates. During last April’s job that fair Bowie City Council members Henri Gardner and Diane Polangin organized, Gardner found himself with his laptop helping some fair attendees get new e-mail addresses. “We had to tell them that ‘hotgirl@yahoo.com’ didn’t make it as a professional e-mail address,” said Gardner. “Some of the folks just weren’t aware of those kinds of things. They just didn’t…
In this Article:
James Bell
12:34 am on Sunday, November 13, 2011
I did not mean disrespect to anyone. I am pointing out the fact as I see them. If you disagree we are all free to feel the way we feel. Rereading my comments, the fact that i am scared if people accept his quote at full face value is the only controversial thing i said. The deficit is a real thing, and I did state there is a reserve, and have made sure to make that clarification every time i … more ›