Kurt Gilbert
MD · Takoma Park City Council, Ward 4
Kurt Gilbert has been Takoma Park's Ward 4 councilmember since 2024, after a 27-year law enforcement career that ended as a police lieutenant in 2020. He opposes raising property taxes to fund bigger city budgets and wants more affordable housing and economic development.
Where Kurt Gilbert stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
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 against hiring a consultant to review the city's rent stabilization law; the contract passed 4-3.
November 19, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: takomaparkmd.gov
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.
May 14, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 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 — 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
Spoke at a Montgomery County school board meeting in support of rebuilding Piney Branch Elementary School in Takoma Park.
November 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: takomarecord.com
Track record — General
General · 3 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
Received the endorsement of AFSCME Local 3399, the union of Takoma Park city employees, for Ward 4 in the 2024 city election.
April 2, 2025
Source: web.archive.org
Retired as a Takoma Park Police Department lieutenant in October 2020 after 27 years with the department.
March 17, 2021
Source: documents.takomaparkmd.gov
Past race Kurt Gilbert ran in:
- City Council Ward 4 · November 3, 2026 · Takoma Park city, Maryland · incumbent