- Jennifer Dougherty
Jennifer P. Dougherty (Dem) (born 1961, Alexandria,
Virginia ) was elected Frederick,Maryland ’s first femalemayor in 2001. Dougherty defeated 2-term incumbent Mayor James S. Grimes (Rep). [ [http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_339100542.html Candidate looks to create opportunities] , Kevin Spradlin, "Cumberland Times-News",December 5 ,2007 . Accessed on lineDecember 12 ,2007 .]Dougherty campaigned for re-election in 2005 but did not win the Democratic primary, losing to opponent Ron Young. [http://www.gazette.net/stories/112107/brunnew82423_32362.shtml Former mayor to run for Congress] , Sherry Greenfield,
November 21 ,2007 , gazette.net (Maryland Community Newspapers Online). Accessed on lineDecember 12 ,2007 .] Dougherty and Young both ran bitter, negative campaigns in which each attacked the other. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/03/AR2005090301198.html In Mayoral Showdown, Ill Will Enters the Race] , Fredrick Kunkle, "Washington Post",September 4 ,2005 . Accessed on lineDecember 12 ,2007 .]On
November 19 ,2007 , Dougherty filed to run forMaryland's 6th congressional district . She won the primary and is the Democratic candidate for congress in 2008 against 8-term RepublicanRoscoe Bartlett . Despite the 6th district being heavily Republican (Bartlett won re-election in 2006 with 59% of the vote), Maryland ComptrollerPeter Franchot predicted that Dougherty would unseat the incumbent, primarily due to Bartlett's embroilment in the scandal surrounding his failure to report over $1,000,000 in property sales to the government.References
External links
* [http://www.jennifer08.com/ 2008 campaign site]
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