I am honored to have received the endorsement from the following Frederick County Community leaders and organizations:
Frederick County Teachers Association - FCTA - Apple Ballot
Frederick County Association of School Support Employees - FASSE - Apple Ballot
Frederick County Administrative and Supervisory Association - FCASA - Apple Ballot
Brad Young - Frederick County Council, President
Kavonte Duckett - Frederick County Council, Vice President
M.C. Keegan-Ayer - Frederick County Council
Renee Knapp - Frederick County Council
Jessica Fitzwater - Frederick County Executive
Karen Lewis-Young - Maryland State Senator - District 3
Kris Fair - Maryland House of Delegates - District 3
Ken Kerr - Maryland House of Delegates - District 3 - Former FCPS Board of Education Member
Joe Vogel - Maryland House of Delegates - District 17
Michael O’Connor - City of Frederick Mayor
Jan H. Gardner - Former Frederick County Executive
Gordon Cooley - Former FCPS Board of Education Member/President
Daryl Boffman - Former FCPS Board of Education Member/President
Kathryn Groth - Former FCPS Board of Education Member/President
Joy Schaefer - Former FCPS Board of Education Member/President
Elizabeth Barrett - Former FCPS Board of Education Member/Vice President
Sue Johnson - Former FCPS Board of Education Member (2020-2024) - Vice-President (2022) and President (2023)
Dylan Diggs - Former President of the Republican Club of Frederick County/ Former Vice-Chair of Frederick County Central Committee
Gayon Sampson - FCPS Graduate (THS) - Community Advocate
Timika Thrasher - Executive Director, The Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County
Brooke DeSantis - Co-Founder, Love for Lochlin Foundation
William Desantis - Co-Founder, Love for Lochlin Foundation
Barbara Kershner-Daniel - Retired Pastor - ERUCC
Natasha Valencia - Business owner and County Council Candidate (District 3)
Jenn Alcorn - Non-Profit Community Advocate and County Council Candidate (District 1)
Jack D. Dale - Retired - Superintendent, Frederick County Public Schools 1996-2004, Fairfax County Public Schools 2004-2013
Valerie Dale - Community & Education Advocate, 30+ Year Volunteer at Fairfax and Frederick County Public Schools
Lisa Coblentz - President & CEO, Manpower, Frederick Health Board of Directors
Guy Fletcher - Editor-in-Chief at Frederick Magazine
Stephen Heine - Retired President & CEO, Woodsboro Bank, Past President of the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek
Karlys Kline - Founder Women’s Giving Circle
Jason Lee - CEO - Lee Building Maintenance, past President of the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek
David Schmidt - Veteran and Frederick Restauranter and Business Owner
Fred Manning - President CEO, Manning Media Inc.
Paulette Shockey - Retired FCPS Principal
Marlene B. Young - Past President, Delaplaine Foundation
“Having served on the Frederick County Board of Education from 2014 to 2022, I’ve seen what good governance looks like, and Rae Gallagher and Dean Rose deliver it. They understand equity in practice. They engage seriously with the hard realities of a school system budget. And they listen to parents, educators, staff, and students across the county and bring those voices into the decisions that matter. Frederick County’s kids deserve experienced, grounded leadership. I’m proud to support Rae Gallagher and Dean Rose for reelection.” - Elizabeth Barrett