Kensington is a town in Montgomery County,Maryland,United States. The population was 2,122 at the 2020 census. Greater Kensington encompasses the entire 20895 ZIP code,with a population of 19,753 in 2020.
Michael Darr Barnes is an American lawyer and politician who represented the eighth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987.
Maryland Route 185 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Connecticut Avenue,the state highway runs 8.30 mi (13.36 km) from Chevy Chase Circle at the Washington,D.C.,border north to MD 97 in Aspen Hill. MD 185 serves as a major north-south commuter route in southern Montgomery County,connecting the District of Columbia with the residential suburbs of Chevy Chase,Kensington,and Wheaton.
Irma Steinberg Raker is a Senior Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals,the state's highest court. In 2007,she was awarded the American Bar Association's Margaret Brent Award for outstanding women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence and paved the way for other women in the legal profession.
Anne Healey is an American politician. She is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates,representing District 22 in Prince George's County since 1991. She previously served on the City Council in Hyattsville,Maryland from 1987 to 1990.
Jean B. Cryor was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 15,which covers a portion of Montgomery County,Maryland,and later sat on the Montgomery County Planning Board.
Ariana Brannigan Kelly is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She is a member of the Maryland Senate from District 16,and was previously a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 16 from 2011 to 2023,which is located in Montgomery County.
Margaret Mary Heckler was an American politician and diplomat who represented Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party,she also served as the 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1983 to 1985,as well as United States ambassador to Ireland from 1986 to 1989.
Phil Andrews is the Director of Crime Prevention Initiatives for the State's Attorney's Office of Montgomery County,Maryland. From 1998-2014,he served for four terms on the Montgomery County Council. Andrews was born in Washington,D.C.,and grew up in Montgomery County,MD. He graduated from Einstein High School in Kensington,and earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Bucknell University in 1981 and a master's degree in governmental administration from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992.
Lavinia Margaret Engle was an American suffragette and politician. She was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and Montgomery County Board of Commissioners,leader of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and Maryland League of Women Voters,and held positions within the Social Security Administration.
Rita C. Davidson was a lawyer and public servant who was the first woman to serve on the Maryland Court of Appeals.
The 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018. The date included the election of the governor,lieutenant governor,and all members of the Maryland General Assembly. Incumbent governor Larry Hogan and Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford,both Republicans,were re-elected to a second term against Democrat Ben Jealous,the former NAACP CEO,and his running mate Susan Turnbull.
Pamela E. Queen is an American politician who serves as a Delegate to the Maryland House of Delegates representing Maryland's 14th Legislative District in northern Montgomery County.
MargaretJulia (Curry) Montgomery Walsh was an American businesswoman and stockbroker during an era when it was rare for women to have a career in the securities industry. Walsh was the first woman to be registered with the American Stock Exchange,the first woman to be director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,and first woman to be president of the Greater Washington Board of Trade.
Pauline Menes (1924-2009) served in the Maryland House of Delegates for 40 years. In the 1970s she co-founded the Maryland Women's Legislative Caucus,the first caucus of its kind in the United States;founded the Women's Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures;and was the first woman to serve on the state Judiciary Committee. Over the years she helped pass more than 2,000 bills and policy changes. She was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2008.
Helen L. Koss was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 18 and 19,representing Silver Spring,Maryland for sixteen years.
Nicole Annette Williams is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 22,which represents a portion of Prince George's County,Maryland.
Ann Remington Hull served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for twelve years. She also involved herself in other areas of politics including the Vice President of Maryland's chapter of the League of Women Voters and the executive assistant to Governor Harry Hughes. During her career,Hull was involved on issues of education,civil rights,health and mental health,childcare,and other political and social issues.
Gloria Gary Lawlah is an American politician who served as the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Aging under Governor Martin O'Malley from 2007 to 2015. She previously served in the Maryland Senate from 1991 to 2007 and in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1987 to 1991.
Bernice D. Mireku-North is an American politician. She is currently a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates,appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to fill the term of Eric Luedtke,who resigned on January 2,2023,to serve as the chief legislative officer of governor-elect Wes Moore. She was previously a candidate for Montgomery County State's Attorney in 2022.
