Howard County Candidate Questionnaires
PATH asked all the candidates for Howard County Executive and County Council nine questions based on our priorities: housing, immigration, youth, healthcare, food security, and fighting cruelty and hate. See how the candidates responded!
PATH is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization and does not endorse any candidates. All responses are candidates’ exact submissions and were not modified. Spanish translations were generating using Claude AI.
Candidates for County Executive
Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary
Bob Cockey
Councilmember Deb Jung
Councilmember Liz Walsh
Candidates for County Council: District 1
Kevin Chin
James Handley
Jean Xu
Candidates for County Council: District 2
Arinze Ifekauche
Jessica Nichols
Candidates for County Council: District 3
Amir Naviwala
Councilmember Christiana Rigby
Candidates for County Council: District 4
Dr. Linfeng Chen
Regina Clay
Janssen Evelyn
Shamieka Preston
Candidates for County Council: District 5
Cat Carter
Ryan O’Connor
Ryan O’Connor was invited but did not respond to the candidate questionnaire.
