Mayor
This race uses ranked-choice voting: rank the candidates in order of preference. How it works
What does this office do?
- Proposing the city budget, in many cities
- Picking who leads city departments, such as the police chief, in many cities
- Signing or vetoing council bills, in many cities
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Talisha Searcy has been mayor of Takoma Park since 2022, after five years on the city council, and works for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her priorities are more affordable and mixed-income housing and holding the line on city taxes.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 11 against, Housing Affordability 3 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for,
Nonpartisan
Tom Gagliardo is an employment and civil rights lawyer who was Takoma Park's city attorney in the 1980s and now sits on the city's landlord-tenant commission. He wants tighter control of city spending and property taxes and more open, transparent council decisions.
Records: Civil Rights 3 for, Government Spending Reduction 3 for
Sources: takomaparkmd.gov23