A former aide to Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is leading a crowded field of Democratic candidates in fundraising in the race for the Bethesda-based District 1 County Council seat.

Andrew Friedson, 32, reported $200,600 in cash on hand in campaign finance reports filed with the state Board of Elections Wednesday.

The amount was more than double what any other Democratic candidate in the field has in a campaign war chest, according to the reports. District 1 includes Bethesda, Kensington, Potomac, North Bethesda and northwest Montgomery County. The District 1 seat is open in the 2018 election because incumbent Roger Berliner must step down due to term limits. Berliner is running for county executive.

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