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Meet Andrew
Public service has never been a career choice.
It’s always been Andrew's calling.
Andrew Friedson has become known for his leadership enhancing quality of life, growing the local economy, and modernizing county government with a pragmatic, data-driven approach. He has built broad coalitions to tackle big issues to make Montgomery County more attractive, accessible, and affordable for families and businesses. First elected in 2018 as the youngest Councilmember in County history, he later made history again when he was elected by colleagues in December 2023 as the youngest-ever Council President. Andrew is in his second term on the Montgomery County Council representing the only place he’s ever called home in District 1.
Councilmember Friedson chairs the Council's Planning, Housing, and Parks (PHP) Committee and serves on the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee. He also serves as Chair of the Council of Governments’ (COG) Food & Agriculture (FARM) Policy Committee.
"I've dedicated my professional life to solving problems, to improving the way government works."
"I learned the values of volunteerism and virtues of democracy growing up right here in District 1."
"I've been on a lifelong pursuit of positive change, turning progressive values into progressive results that enhance people's lives."
"Positive change requires progressive leaders, so I've worked up and down the ballot to elect strong Democrats, nationally and locally."
"Progress is about bringing people together to get big things done, like launching a new statewide savings program so Marylanders with disabilities can be independent and financially secure."
"By engaging new people in the process, we're inspiring them to believe that government can actually solve problems, beginning here at home."
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With Black history is under attack elsewhere, we’re doing what we can in MoCo to preserve it and right historical wrongs. That’s why cutting the ribbon today on the restored Scotland AME Zion Church is so significant and why I’m so proud to live, serve, and call this place home. https://t.co/TK7dZHFNKX
Retroactively taxing workers on previously earned wages from jobs they may no longer have, and as their living costs are going up and retirement savings are going down not only looks backwards, it would take our county backwards, making us less affordable and less competitive. https://t.co/teC4b64DYa
Massive turnout in Leisure World & Olney today! https://t.co/Ss9lwW8tKN
The Great One & The Great 8 — forever connected in hockey immortality! WOW! Just wish my dad was here to witness it…
@AdamVanGrack @GburgMD @EvanMGlass @judashman @FirstNameIsLisa @jimmcnulty @NeilHarrisSays @BarryJacksonCM @MVforRockville @MarilynBalcombe @CMEvanGlass Bummed to miss it!
RT @Andrew_Friedson: Our future is brighter if we keep affordability for our families at the forefront of our decisions: by reducing housin…