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12/9/2009 7:47 PM
Gordon Harden is a Democrat candidate for the Baltimore County Council from the Fifth District.
Never heard of him? You're not alone. He’s a longtime Owings Mills businessman who recently moved to the Fifth District. Unlike many candidates for public office, he has few connections to the district he wants to represent. He's been a Jim Smith appointee to the Planning Board, the panel that largely goes along with developers in our developer-driven county. Presumably, in his mind, that must give him the credentials to represent the good people of Towson, Parkville, and Perry Hall.
Well, Gordon Harden is the County Council candidate of choice on the unofficial "slate" being put together by Smith’s allies. These Democrat powerbrokers are harvesting tens of thousands of dollars from developers and special interests to take control of the County Council in the next election. They want a sympathetic County Council that will rubber stamp pro-development policies, and Gordon Harden—unknown to most people in the Fifth District—is their guy. Gordon Harden is the poster child for the type of culture that needs to be changed in Baltimore County.
So it struck us as a bit amusing to learn of Gordon Harden’s fundraiser, planned for Souris Saloon in Towson. Here’s the invitation from Kathy Harden: "Please come to support Gordon and bring a canned good to help The Assistance Center of Towson Churches. Donations are especially needed during the Holiday Season. We're working hard and need everyone's support. Please take this opportunity to meet your next Councilman and help some of our neighbors. In these tough times your donation will be especially appreciated during the holidays." For $10, you too can mingle with Gordon Harden, since mostly developers and other well-heeled donors may be able to meet the candidate at his pricier events.
It's a tough time for many people, and certainly there's lots of needy people who could benefit from such contributions. Call us cynical, though, but is this just so Gordon Harden can make a showy presentation to his future constituents?
After all, some of that developer money flowing into his campaign treasury would probably go a lot further than a can of Campbell’s soup.
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Re: Gordon Harden and Campbell's Soup
The County Council needs representatives who have been active in the community they wish to represent. Not more of the same patsies to Jim Smith. It's time voters change the face of the council and allow for a two party system in Baltimore County.
By Ann Miller on
12/9/2009 11:50 PM
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