Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Takes the Campaign To Seat Pleasant
Seat Pleasant Mayor Ecstatic Over Ehrlich's 'Historic' Visit: "Seat Pleasant Mayor Ecstatic Over Ehrlich's 'Historic' Visit
By Ovetta Wiggins
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, April 28, 2005; Page PG02
It seemed that Seat Pleasant Mayor Eugene Grant (D) couldn't say it enough.
He said it when he shook hands with Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R). He repeated it while Ehrlich, who brought along eight members of his cabinet, sat next to Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele on the makeshift stage.
State Sen. Leo E. Green said that county Police Chief Melvin C. High, above, played a key role in helping to get an important piece of legislation passed. (By James M. Thresher -- The Washington Post)
"This is a historic day in Seat Pleasant," said a beaming Grant.
Historic because no governor in the city's 74-year-history, he said, had ever made an official appearance in Seat Pleasant.
Grant wore his grin from the time Ehrlich stepped onto the bus for the planned 20-minute tour of the city until the time the governor stepped off the stage heading to his next event.
"It's sad it took 74 years for it to happen," Grant said after receiving a $75,000 check from Ehrlich, a community legacy grant that the city applied for to purchase 90 vacant homes for demolition. Included in the crowd of about 400 were Virginia Kellogg, head of the county's Black Republicans Club and chairman of the county's Republican Central Committee; Sylvester Vaughn , a longtime Republican and member of the county planning board; and District Heights Mayor Carol D. Johnson , who switched to the GOP in 2003.Ehrlich is clearly trying to increase his presence in Prince George's, which is expected to be a key player in deciding who will challenge him in 2006. (His wife, Kendel , was scheduled to give the keynote address last night at the annual Lincoln Day dinner for the county Republicans).
The two lead Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls -- Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley and Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan -- have already started jockeying for position in the county."
By Ovetta Wiggins
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, April 28, 2005; Page PG02
It seemed that Seat Pleasant Mayor Eugene Grant (D) couldn't say it enough.
He said it when he shook hands with Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R). He repeated it while Ehrlich, who brought along eight members of his cabinet, sat next to Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele on the makeshift stage.
State Sen. Leo E. Green said that county Police Chief Melvin C. High, above, played a key role in helping to get an important piece of legislation passed. (By James M. Thresher -- The Washington Post)
"This is a historic day in Seat Pleasant," said a beaming Grant.
Historic because no governor in the city's 74-year-history, he said, had ever made an official appearance in Seat Pleasant.
Grant wore his grin from the time Ehrlich stepped onto the bus for the planned 20-minute tour of the city until the time the governor stepped off the stage heading to his next event.
"It's sad it took 74 years for it to happen," Grant said after receiving a $75,000 check from Ehrlich, a community legacy grant that the city applied for to purchase 90 vacant homes for demolition. Included in the crowd of about 400 were Virginia Kellogg, head of the county's Black Republicans Club and chairman of the county's Republican Central Committee; Sylvester Vaughn , a longtime Republican and member of the county planning board; and District Heights Mayor Carol D. Johnson , who switched to the GOP in 2003.Ehrlich is clearly trying to increase his presence in Prince George's, which is expected to be a key player in deciding who will challenge him in 2006. (His wife, Kendel , was scheduled to give the keynote address last night at the annual Lincoln Day dinner for the county Republicans).
The two lead Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls -- Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley and Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan -- have already started jockeying for position in the county."
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