Happy New Year! It's been a wonderful 2025, and I'm looking forward to an even better 2026 for Rockville, Montgomery County, & Maryland! Thank you to the Rockville City Police Department & Rockville Volunteer Fire Department for keeping our communities safe tonight!

Our Delegate @joevogel.bsky.social has drafted a bill about reducing corruption & restoring the public’s faith in government through banning meals where special interest groups spent over half a million dollars last year! Truly thankful for Joe's leadership! www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

One of my holiday wishes? Keeping Wootton High School on Wootton Parkway. The Wootton Community does not need to be sacrificed to solve MCPS's capacity or budget challenges. Read why closing Wootton High School fails students, families, and Rockville. montgomeryperspective.com/2025/12/26/v...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Together with the Rockville City Police Department, we're making sure Santa is safe throughout Rockville tonight... and that the Grinch does NOT steal Christmas (or anything else)!

Honored to volunteer and serve today at the 33rd Annual Lincoln Park Historical Foundation Senior Luncheon, Christmas and Kwanzaa Celebration at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church! It was truly my honor to serve our community's incredible seniors today.

Santa is here at Rockville Volunteer Fire Department along with many RVFD Alumni... and we're getting ready to ride with Santa throughout Rockville's West End! Come out and wave if you see or hear Santa with the RVFD trucks!

Thank you to everyone who has donated and volunteered for this year's Rockville December Holday Drive including the many elves of the Rockville City Police Department! We're here at Twinbrook Elementary School helping our at today's 'Toy Shop' serving over 1,500 children!

Thank you to all of the engaged community members who attended the Wootton Town Hall last night. Wootton High School is not just a building, it is a central community hub to many neighborhoods including where I grew up and where I currently live. montgomeryperspective.com/2025/12/17/r...

Thrilled to join my good friend and Rockville's Congressman Jamie Raskin tonight for his Re-election Kickoff and Birthday Celebration! We are truly honored and proud to have @raskin.house.gov as our Member of Congress!

Santa has arrived at Rockville Town Center! Thrilled to join Santa, Mrs Claus, Montgomery County Police Department, & Rockville City Police Department at The Square Rockville for today's Annual Santa Ride benefiting @childrensinn.bsky.social! Learn more: childrensinn.org/stories/sant...

The City of Rockville Tree has been lit! Thank you to all the performers tonight and everyone who came out to join in this festive start of the holiday season! Thank you also to the Rockville City Police Department and Rockville Volunteer Fire Department for all their support tonight and year round!

Today is Giving Tuesday! There are truly some amazing local organizations that are helping our community! Please consider supporting some of these wonderful local organizations that can use our help! (even just $5 helps!)

It's Small Business Saturday & it's a great day to shop local! I'm shopping at the amazing Maryland Women's Business Center in Rockville where they have amazing gifts such as magnets declaring that "Beyonce's Favorite Place in the World is Rockville, Maryland (Probably)"

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday filled with the warmth and happiness of the season. There are also many who are struggling this year, so please consider supporting one our wonderful community helpers such as @shepherdstable.bsky.social & @fisherhousefdtn.bsky.social

The dangerous conditions of Wootton High School put our children's health & safety at risk. Last night, I was proud to stand with students & parents to advocate for help within the MCPS budget. Thank you to from @fox5dc.com.web.brid.gy for listening. www.fox5dc.com/news/communi...

It’s Gun Buyback Day in Rockville until 1:00 PM. Thanks to Mayor Monique Ashton, State’s Attorney John McCarthy, Councilman Adam Van Grack and all Team Rockville for this excellent public service.

Proud to join the Rockville City Police Department for today's Annual Rockville Gun Buyback today at RedGate Park. Come by with guns until 1pm today (although gift cards may run out this afternoon). Thank you to all the volunteers for their support at this important event.

Thrilled to attend the 10th Annual Rockstar Awards sponsored by the Greater Rockville Chamber of Commerce! Thank you to the Chamber for this amazing event to recognize great community partners, and congratulations to all the Rockstar Award Winners!

Today is Election Day in Gaithersburg! Please vote if you haven't already. While there are a number of great candidates running, I strongly support @judashman.bsky.social , @jimmcnulty.bsky.social, & Lisa Henderson! Please consider voting to relect these three fantastic Gaithersburg officials!

Last night waa the Grand Finale of the 33rd Season of Markoff's Haunted Forest! Thank you to everyone who came out to experience the forest while supporting their nonprofit for youth outdoor education and camp scholarships! Thank you also to @moderatelymoco.bsky.social for joining us due the Finale!

Happy Halloween to all the monsters, jedi, princesses, robots, and wizards out there from me and the Rockville City Police Department! Remember to look out for trick-or-treaters tonight... May the "force" (both jedi and police) be with you!

Thrilled to be at the 3rd Annual Doggie Halloween Extravaganza tonight with 4 On the Floor, K-9 Lifesavers, and other doggie organizations! Come by Elwood Smith Park tonight until 8pm for lots of fun! wix.to/Rq16STA

Today is National First Responders Day: To all those who keep our communities safe, jump into harm's way, wear a uniform, & listen through a headset: Thank you for your courage, sacrifice, and relentless commitment to our communities. We see you, we honor you, & we extend our most sincere thanks.

Truly honored to host an event in Rockville to support @goldberginmd.bsky.social for County Council! Thank you to everyone who joined us! Scott Goldberg is truly a dedicated, brilliant, and open-minded leader who will be a fantastic County Councilmember representing all of Montgomery County!

Thank you to the Rockville Villages for hosting an amazing 3rd Annual Rockville Doggie Halloween Parade! At the Parade, I also made a new friend: Prada... who needs a new home. Many amazing friends are available today for adoption from Partnership For Animal Welfare at paw-rescue.org.

The Wootton Cluster Fall Festival is happening right now at Wootton High School untill 4 p.m.! Come join us for pizza, trunk-or-treating, games, candy, events, dancing, and nonprofit support!

Halloween has come early in Rockville! Thrilled to bring the "force" with me and join the Rockville City Police Department at tonight's BOO-VIE Night III for costumes, trunk-or-treating, and movie night!

Congratulations to members of the Rockville Volunteer Fire Dep't for receiving the Fire Chief Unit Citation for outstanding actions at a recent apartment fire in Derwood. These volunteers (working alongside MCFRS) helped rescue a trapped victim from a burning third-floor apartment & saved a life!

In Rockville, Maryland we are many thousands strong in support of democracy and declaring NO KINGS in our Nation! Our voices will be heard! Thank you to everyone speaking out throughout our country today!

Truly thrilled to join the Rockville Volunteer Fire Dep't this morning in welcoming @feuerwehrpinneberg.bsky.social (our Sister City's Fire Department) to Rockville as they are spending this week exploring our region & exchanging ideas/training! Our continued partnership with Pinneberg is fantastic!

Truly proud to recognize "National Youth Sports Week" in Rockville! Thank you to our community & school leaders for encouraging access, equity, & participation in youth sports! For more info on the amazing youth sports in Rockville, click here: www.rockvillemd.gov/2069/Youth-L...

I am truly proud that Rockville has joined countless municipalities nationwide in proclaiming October as LGBTQ+ History Month, an annual month-long observance that represents a civil rights statement about the invaluable contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. LGBTQ+ rights are human rights.

It's "Dig Pink" Night at the Richard Montgomery High School Girls Volleyball Game! Come join us to cheer on the Division Champs... and also support breast cancer research & awareness through baked goods, raffles, & the famous serving contest! Let's go, Rockets!

Andrew Friedson said it best: “People are not investing in building housing in Montgomery County." We can't afford to adopt an "us versus them dynamic of the renters vs the developers. We’re never going to solve our problem if that becomes the prevailing narrative."

This week, I was proud to introduce a proclamation to recognize October as Bullying Prevention Month in Rockville. Bullying can leave devastating effects in those involved and we need to combat it! Thank you to our City's school leaders for joining us in recognizing the importance of this issue.

Did you know that Rockville has a birding "hot spot"? Today, I was thrilled to join the Friends of RedGate Park and local filmmaker Cintia Cabib at the showing of Cintia's documentary, Bird Walk: the story of the transformation of RedGate Park into a public park for people and an oasis for birds.

It's Opening Weekend at Markoff's Haunted Forest in Poolesville! They're one of the top rated haunts in the nation & also a fundraiser for Calleva's local nonprofit dedicated to building young leaders through positive outdoor experiences! Come out tonight & every weekend through Nov. 2!

Today is the Annual @mcdotnow.bsky.social & Rockville Bike Hub Bike Donation Drive! The Bike Drive is happening RIGHT NOW (from 7 am - 2 pm) at the Council Office Building Garage in Rockville411. Please come by and donate a bike to help kids and adults in our community who need a bike.

Today is National Coffee with a Cop Day! Join me and the Rockville City Police Department today until 10 am to connect with our community's fantastic officers over a cup of coffee at First Watch - Rockville in The Square Rockville. Our new Deputy Chief Dufek is also here, so come by and say Hi!

Thrilled to join Women Band Directors International in celebrating the world premiere of "Unwavering" by Heather Hastings tonight at the Thomas S. Wootton High School Center for the Arts as performed by Wootton High School students! Truly an incredible concert!

Free speech -- including an open forum for residents to speak or criticize without *any* subjective or onerous restrictions -- is critical for any well-functioning government. Full stop. I truly appreciate everyone who joins our community forums, especially those who disagree with me!

Beers, Bands, and Bratwurst are plentiful today in Rockville! We're here at Rockville Town Center for the Annual City of Rockville Rocktobierfest! Join us until 5 pm today for food, drinks, and fantastic live music!

Thrilled to join Rockville Mayor Monique Ashton, Councilmembers Van Grack and Valeri, and a cast of thousands for the glorious and growing Bubble Tea Festival in Rockville this afternoon. We rallied for freedom, democracy and bubble tea!

Thrilled to have Congressman Jamie Raskin join us this afternoon at the 2025 Taiwan Bubble Tea Festival in Rockville! We must ensure free speech and freedom for all... as well as more bubble tea! Come by The Square until 4 pm today! @raskin.house.gov

We're here at the 2025 Taiwan Bubble Tea Festival in Rockville with some of the best bubble tea vendors in the country, along with music, food, crafts, events, and dancing! Join us at The Square in Rockville until 4 pm today!

New Public Art! This afternoon, I was thrilled to honor artist Andy Dahl at the Ribbon Cutting of his Mural "Flight of Fancy" at College Gardens Park. Art in public places is important for our community, and I look forward to continuing to support more public art throughout Rockville!

Truly honored to be part of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association @waba.org & Rockville Bicycle Advisory Committee's "Family Bicycle Festival" this afternoon in The Square Rockville! Stop by until 4:30 pm today!

Thrilled to join and participate in today's Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Maryland w/ the Rockville City Police Department Team! Thank you to all the great law enforcement agencies who made this event happen! You can join us virtually through this link: somd.org/programs/letr/

Home Opener Night for the Wootton High School Patriots Football Team with Principal Bostic, Rockville City Police Department, and the Patriot Student Section! Roll Pats! Beat Damascus!

We will never forget. 24 years ago this morning, we suffered a horrific tragedy. This morning, I was honored to participate in the Rockville September 11th Remembrance Ceremony and to personally thank some of our community's brave first responders who put their lives on the line daily.