Dear Maryland Republican:
Every election cycle in Maryland, Republicans must overcome substantial Democrat votes to win, with the largest, lopsided Democrat voting jurisdictions being Montgomery County, Prince George's County, and Baltimore City. Today I want to direct your attention to various examples of how a vendetta-driven (and appointed) county chairman can possibly sabotage races for governor, U.S. Senator, comptroller, U.S. Congress, Montgomery County Executive, and various local races.
On September 3, The Washington Post
ran a story about the Montgomery County Executive Republican primary. In the story, reporter Michael Laris investigated my opponent's party affiliation. His inquiry came about when my opponent refused to answer questions about the history of his party affiliation. After making a call to the Montgomery County Board of Elections, the reporter proved that my opponent had been a Democrat from 1992 through April 13, 2010. Although I welcome his quick switch to the Republican Party, I believe he acted not on an ideological epiphany, but as a naked opportunist who feared facing Ike Leggett in a Democrat primary.
Within The Washington Post article, Montgomery County Chairman Mark Uncapher bizarrely compared my opponent with President Ronald Reagan, who switched his registration to Republican many years prior to running for office, and used his position as a chairman to attack my policies to grow our tax base in Maryland's largest county, knowing his opinions may carry weight with some voters. Why would a Republican chairman give his blessing to a candidate who may have voted for Martin O'Malley, Barbara Mikulski, Ben Cardin, Peter Franchot, and Chris van Hollen?
Uncapher has become the pseudo-campaign manager and head cheerleader for my opponent. It began when I received a phone call from a Republican who serves on the Maryland executive committee. This individual informed me that he had confronted Mark Uncapher about his unexplainable support for a lifelong Democrat. I was then informed that soon thereafter, Uncapher had manipulated the data within Voter Vault, unethically manipulating my opponent's anti-Ehrlich and anti-Michael Steele voting records into pro-Republican. (This person has proof of this with a computer screenshot.) Uncapher's vendetta continued with emails and phone calls to Republicans throughout Montgomery County. In essence, Uncapher has attempted to create a record for my opponent, though my opponent holds no pro-Republican position on any issue.
During my campaign, I received the highest rating from
Americans for Prosperity, received the county's top candidate score
against speed cameras, received a
perfect score on transit, and received an endorsement for "
best on transit" issues. On the other hand, my opponent has worked with Mark Uncapher to not reveal his purely Democratic leanings, which is why he
refused to answer the League of Women Voter questions. In addition, Uncapher's claim to The Washington Post that my opponent wants to reduce the county's deficit is bogus in that my opponent's website states that he wants to
add funding to the county schools' budget, probably amounting to another $100 million in costs and further ballooning the county's structural deficit. (It's exactly that type of debt that is driving our county to near-bankruptcy!) Further, my written opinions are on record with a slew of organizations, including: the National Rifle Association, pro-environment groups (like
Conservation Montgomery), and pro-life groups. Meanwhile, Uncapher allows my opponent's views to remain ideologically indistinguishable from any Democrat.
How can anyone trust my untested opponent to not endorse Martin O'Malley, Barbara Mikulski, Peter Franchot, Chris van Hollen, and Donna Edwards? Any of these endorsements could cause state-wide chaos if Mark Uncapher's favorite Democrat-turned-Republican flip-flopped on us later! Bob Ehrlich has rested his whole candidacy on his desire to increase voter turn-out in Montgomery County and Brian Murphy (who lives in Chevy Chase) certainly must have an opinion on the matter of Republican loyalty. In addition, many local candidates could be politically devoured by a wolf in sheep's clothing. Certainly Dede Scozzafava (New York-23) must be congratulating Mark Uncapher on his desire to use his power to promote a pure liberal to head a budget of over $4 billion dollars, with executive power only second to the governor.
Therefore, I ask you to call for the immediate resignation of Mark Uncapher, who has probably violated his Republican Oath, in addition to using his position to attack a fellow Republican through the public media (which spawned this public rebuttal to defend myself). Every day that Uncapher sits in his appointed seat, he is potentially damaging the race for governor, U.S. Senator, comptroller, U.S. Congress, Montgomery County Executive, and various local races.
Correspondence for Uncapher's resignation should be directed to Ryan Mahoney, Maryland Republican Political Director, at rmahoney@mdgop.org or 410-263-2125.
Sincerely,
Daniel Vovak, Candidate for Montgomery County Executive
http://ChangeMontgomery.com
DanielVovak@gmail.com
POTOMAC, MARYLAND – U.S. Senator Mac Mathias (who represented Maryland from 1969 – 1987 as a Republican) has endorsed Dr. Neil Cohen, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senator in Maryland, according to a statement by Daniel Vovak, a candidate for Montgomery County Executive. Senator Mac Mathias was a moderate senator who unseated incumbent Daniel Brewster in 1968 until retiring from office. Thereafter, his seat has been held by Senator Barbara Mikulski. Ironically, Mikulski's only loss was to Mac Mathias in 1974 when Mathias, a moderate, convincingly defeated Mikulski, a liberal, in left-leaning Maryland. (Mathias won 57% to 43%.) Therein, it is believed that moderate Republicans can win in state-wide general elections, though first they must win Republican primaries, which are filled with conservative candidates.
