Joe George
MD
Former Cumberland City Council member and retired president of a division of CBIZ Insurance. George has called for local groups to speak with one voice when seeking state and federal money for economic development.
Where Joe George stands, based on their records
Supports
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted with the full council to give $750,000 to help the Union Rescue Mission buy a building on North Centre Street, over objections from nearby residents.
October 4, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: times-news.com
Moved to pass the city's general fund budget for the 2023 budget year, which passed 5-0. He also moved to start repealing old city charter rules on Memorial Hospital.
June 7, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cumberlandmd.api.civicclerk.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted with the full council to give $750,000 to help the Union Rescue Mission buy a building on North Centre Street, over objections from nearby residents.
October 4, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: times-news.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Retired in 2016 as president of the select services division of CBIZ, an insurance firm, after 28 years there.
December 21, 2022
Source: times-news.com
Moved to annex about 38 acres on Messick Road, owned by the city's economic development group, into Cumberland. It passed 5-0.
November 15, 2022
Source: cumberlandmd.api.civicclerk.com
Lost his bid for a full council term in the November 2022 general election. He placed third of four for two seats with 1,440 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: times-news.com
Voted to remove the city charter's ban on carrying concealed weapons, to match Maryland law. It passed 3-1, with one member opposed and one abstaining.
September 20, 2022
Source: cumberlandmd.api.civicclerk.com
Stepped back from council votes on four city orders. He said his wife was treasurer of the Family Crisis Resource Center and he was a former CBIZ employee.
August 16, 2022
Source: cumberlandmd.api.civicclerk.com
Told a council work session that the Cumberland region needs to speak with one voice to state and federal leaders because it has limited resources.
July 12, 2022
Source: cumberlandmd.api.civicclerk.com
Was appointed to a vacant seat on the Cumberland City Council by a 4-0 council vote and sworn in the same night.
September 21, 2021
Source: cumberlandmd.api.civicclerk.com
Past race Joe George ran in:
- City Council Member · November 3, 2026 · Cumberland city, Maryland