Cara Honzak
MD · Takoma Park City Council, Ward 5
Cara Honzak has represented Ward 5 on the Takoma Park City Council since 2022 and is a special education teacher after two decades in international health and conservation work. She aims to use scarce city funds efficiently and make every neighbor feel included and represented.
Where Cara Honzak stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (7 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 7 oppose
With Councilmember Amy Wesolek, proposed raising the city tax rate on utility company property by $1.75 to $3.50 per $100, a smaller rise than two colleagues sought; the council adopted it.
May 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: takomarecord.com
Voted for a council budget plan that kept the property tax rate at 55.2 cents per $100 for the next budget, which raises tax bills as home values rise; it passed 5-0 with two abstentions.
December 11, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: takomarecord.com
Voted to give $50,000 from city reserves to outside groups that help immigrant residents affected by federal immigration enforcement; it passed 7-0.
November 19, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: takomaparkmd.gov
Voted for Takoma Park's fiscal year 2026 city budget, which passed 5-2 in her second term.
May 14, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: takomaparkmd.gov
Voted for Takoma Park's fiscal year 2024 city budget, which passed 6-1.
May 17, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: takomaparkmd.gov
Voted for the council's request for state bond money to build the new Takoma Park library; it passed 6-1.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: documents.takomaparkmd.gov
Voted to lift a city hiring freeze and return to the staffing budget the council had approved; the motion passed 6-1.
January 18, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: documents.takomaparkmd.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted to contract with a company to run cameras that ticket drivers who run stop signs; it passed 7-0.
October 15, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: takomaparkmd.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted to create a city property tax credit for new apartment projects that add 10 or more rental units; it passed 6-1.
October 30, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: takomaparkmd.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted to give $50,000 from city reserves to outside groups that help immigrant residents affected by federal immigration enforcement; it passed 7-0.
November 19, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: takomaparkmd.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted for the council's request for state bond money to build the new Takoma Park library; it passed 6-1.
January 25, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: documents.takomaparkmd.gov
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Voted for a council resolution committing to respectful and dignified discourse at public meetings; it passed 5-0 with one abstention.
July 29, 2026
Source: takomaparkmd.gov
Voted against directing the rent stabilization consultant to study effects on racial equity, an addition two councilmembers proposed and the council rejected.
July 8, 2026
Source: takomarecord.com
Voted to hire a consultant to review the city's rent stabilization law; the contract passed 4-3.
November 19, 2025
Source: takomaparkmd.gov
Received the endorsement of AFSCME Local 3399, the union of Takoma Park city employees, for Ward 5 in the 2024 city election.
April 2, 2025
Source: web.archive.org
Won election to the Takoma Park City Council for Ward 5 with 59 percent of the vote after ranked-choice counting.
November 8, 2022
Source: documents.takomaparkmd.gov
Received the endorsement of AFSCME Local 3399, the union of Takoma Park city employees, for Ward 5 in the 2022 city election.
October 26, 2022
Source: web.archive.org
Past race Cara Honzak ran in:
- City Council Ward 5 · November 3, 2026 · Takoma Park city, Maryland · incumbent