The following is a list of members of the Montgomery County Council since its creation.
Current members The members of the County Council as of 2026 are:
+ County Council Position Name Affiliation District Neighborhoods First Elected Member Andrew Friedson Democratic 1 Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase 2018 Vice President Marilyn Balcombe Democratic 2 Germantown, Clarksburg, Darnestown, Poolesville 2022 Member Sidney A. Katz Democratic 3 Gaithersburg, Rockville 2014 President Kate Stewart Democratic 4 Silver Spring, Takoma Park 2022 Member Kristin Mink Democratic 5 Four Corners, Cloverly, Burtonsville 2022 President Natali Fani-González Democratic 6 Wheaton, Glenmont, Derwood, Aspen Hill, Forest Glen Park 2022 Member Dawn Luedtke Democratic 7 Olney, Ashton, Laytonsville, Montgomery Village, Damascus 2022 Member Evan Glass Democratic At-Large Entire county 2018 Member Shebra Evans Democratic At-Large Entire county – Member Will Jawando Democratic At-Large Entire county 2018 Member Laurie-Anne Sayles Democratic At-Large Entire county 2022
Past members Background colors indicate party: DemocraticRepublicanIndependent
1949-70: Council–Manager form of government
Period Year District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 At-large 1 1949 P. Garland Ligon Augustus R. Selby Thomas C. Kelley Mrs. Ralph E. Himstead J. Douglas Bradshaw Frederic P. Lee Lewis Meriam 1950 Harold F. Hammond 2 1951 J. Louis Monarch Grover K. Walker George F. Nesbitt Stella B. Werner Lathrop E. Smith Kathryn J. Lawlor 1952 1953 Louis A. Gravelle 1954 3 1955 J. Grahame Walker Charles H. Jamison Robert T. Snure Wilbur N. Baughman Jerry T. Williams 1956 1957 1958 4 1959 Stanley B. Frosh William F. Hickey B. Houston McCeney David L. Cahoon 1960 1961 1962 5 1963 John A. Floyd Mary A. Hepburn John H. Hiser Thomas M. Wilson Kathryn E. Diggs 1964 Cleatus E. Barnett 1965 William C. Birely 1966 6 1967 William W. Greenhalgh Richmond M. Keeney Rose C. Kramer David Scull Idamae Garrott Avis Birely 1968 James P. Gleason 1969 1970 https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/about-council/former-councilmembers
1971–present: Council–Executive form of government The Council has expanded twice under this form of government. Two new at-large seats were added in 1990 after having been previously approved of by voters in the 1986 election. Two new district seats were added in 2022 after having been previously approved of by voters in the 2020 election.
Period Year District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5District 6District 7 At-large 7 1971 Neal Potter Dickran Y. Hovsepian Idamae Garrott Sidney Kramer William Sher William H. Willcox Elizabeth L. Scull 1972 Norman L. Christeller 1973 1974 8 1975 Esther P. Gelman Jane Anne Moore Elizabeth L. Scull John L. Menke 1976 1977 1978 William Colman 9 1979 Ruth Spector Michael L. Gudis Scott Fosler Rose Crenca 1980 1981 David L. Scull 1982 10 1983 Scott Fosler Esther P. Gelman William E. Hanna, Jr. Rose Crenca Neal Potter David L. Scull 1984 1985 1986 11 1987 Neal Potter Michael L. Subin Isiah Leggett Bruce Adams 1988 1989 1990 12 1991 Betty Ann Krahnke Nancy Dacek Marilyn J. Praisner Derick Berlage Gail Ewing Michael L. Subin 1992 1993 1994 13 1995 Neal Potter 1996 1997 1998 14 1999 Phil Andrews Steven A. Silverman 2000 Howard A. Denis 2001 2002 Donell Peterman 15 2003 Michael J. Knapp Thomas E. Perez Nancy M. Floreen George L. Leventhal 2004 2005 2006 16 2007 Roger Berliner Valerie Ervin Duchy Trachtenberg Marc Elrich 2008 Donald Praisner 2009 Nancy Navarro 2010 17 2011 Craig L. Rice Hans Riemer 2012 2013 2014 Cherri Branson 18 2015 Sidney A. Katz Tom Hucker 2016 2017 2018 19 2019 Andrew Friedson Gabe Albornoz Evan Glass Will Jawando 2020 2021 2022 202023 Marilyn Balcombe Kate Stewart Kristin Mink Natali Fani-González Dawn Luedtke Laurie-Anne Sayles 2024 20252026 Shebra Evans https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/about-council/former-councilmembers
Past presidents The position of County Council President was first created in the seventh term of the council, in 1970. The position is re-elected each year by the members of the council, who also vote for a Vice President simultaneously. +County Council President Period Position Name Party Term 7 1st Idamae Garrott Democratic 1970–1971 2nd Dickran Y. Hovsepian Democratic 1971-1972 3rd William Sher Democratic 1972-1973 4th Neal Potter Democratic 1973-1974 8 1st Dickran Y. Hovsepian Democratic 1974-1975 2nd Norman L. Christeller Democratic 1975-1976 3rd John L. Menke Democratic 1976-1977 4th Elizabeth L. Scull Democratic 1977-1978 9 1st Neal Potter Democratic 1978-1979 2nd Scott Fosler Democratic 1979-1980 3rd Ruth Spector Democratic 1980-1981 4th Neal Potter Democratic 1981-1982 10 1st David L. Scull Democratic 1982-1983 2nd Esther P. Gelman Democratic 1983-1984 3rd Michael L. Gudis Democratic 1984-1985 4th William E. Hanna Democratic 1985-1986 11 1st Rose Crenca Democratic 1986-1987 2nd Michael L. Subin Democratic 1987-1988 3rd Michael L. Gudis Democratic 1988-1989 4th William E. Hanna, Jr. Democratic 1989-1990 12 1st Isiah Leggett Democratic 1990-1991 2nd Bruce Adams Democratic 1991-1992 3rd Marilyn J. Praisner Democratic 1992-1993 4th William E. Hanna, Jr. Democratic 1993-1994 13 1st Derick Berlage Democratic 1994-1995 2nd Gail Ewing Democratic 1995-1996 3rd Marilyn J. Praisner Democratic 1996-1997 4th Isiah Leggett Democratic 1997-1998 14 1st Isiah Leggett Democratic 1998-1999 2nd Michael L. Subin Democratic 1999-2000 3rd Blair G. Ewing Democratic 2000-2001 4th Steven A. Silverman Democratic 2001-2002 15 1st Michael L. Subin Democratic 2002-2003 2nd Steven A. Silverman Democratic 2003-2004 3rd Tom Perez Democratic 2004-2005 4th George L. Leventhal Democratic 2005-2006 16 1st Marilyn Praisner Democratic 2006-2007 2nd Michael J. Knapp Democratic 2007-2008 3rd Phil Andrews Democratic 2008-2009 4th Nancy M. Floreen Democratic 2009-2010 17 1st Valerie Ervin Democratic 2010-2011 2nd Roger Berliner
Vice President: Nancy Navarro Democratic 2011-2012 3rd Nancy Navarro
Vice President: Craig L. Rice Democratic 2012-2013 4th Craig L. Rice
Vice President: George L. Leventhal Democratic 2013-2014 18 1st George L. Leventhal
Vice President: Nancy M. Floreen Democratic 2014-2015 2nd Nancy M. Floreen
Vice President: Roger Berliner Democratic 2015-2016 3rd Roger Berliner
Vice President: Craig L. Rice Democratic 2016-2017 4th Hans Riemer
Vice President: Nancy Navarro Democratic 2017-2018 19 1st Nancy Navarro
Vice President: Sidney A. Katz Democratic 2018-2019 2nd Sidney A. Katz
Vice President: Tom Hucker Democratic 2019-2020 3rd Tom Hucker
Vice President: Gabe Albornoz Democratic 2020-2021 4th Gabe Albornoz
Vice President: Evan Glass Democratic 2021-2022 20 1st Evan Glass
Vice President: Andrew Friedson Democratic 2022-2023 2ndAndrew Friedson Vice President: Kate StewartDemocratic2023-2024 3rdKate Stewart Vice President: Will JawandoDemocratic2024–2025 4thNatali Fani-González Vice President: Marilyn BalcombeDemocratic2025–present
Notes
References
External links
Esther Gelman papers, at the University of Maryland libraries. Gelman was a member of the Montgomery County Council from 1974 to 1987 and its first female president.