Endorsements

PLEASE NOTE that in a number of instances the comments below are excerpts from a longer endorsement. Clicking on the individual name will take you to the full endorsement statement.

Marcel Aillery
Point of Rocks
Kai speaks to the needs of our business community, and the importance of sound regional and municipal planning in providing for appropriate economic development.

County Commissioner Jan Gardner
President, Frederick County Board of County Commissioners
Spring Ridge, MD
I am supporting Commissioner Kai Hagen because I know first hand that Kai has the best interest of the future of Frederick County in mind with all his decisions. Kai shares my passion for education, intelligent growth management, and open government. Most important, Kai encourages citizens to participate in government and make a difference.

Delegate Sue Hecht
Frederick, MD
I’m endorsing Kai Hagen for re-election because Kai has a strong record of standing up for public education, the environment and families in Frederick County. He isn’t afraid to stand up to special interests and fight for the people of Frederick County. We need more leaders like Kai in elected office and we must send him back to Winchester Hall this November!

Peter H. Michael
Doubs, MD
As a Frederick County business owner, I have come to the conclusion that Commissioner Hagen would continue to be very good for business and that any return to a pro-sprawl Board would be just as bad for business as it would be for the rest of the county.

Gary Nelson
former Councilman (Republican), Mt. Airy, MD
[Kai] is the person in politics I admire more than any other. He helped and guided me during my term on the Mount Airy town council and was selfless in sharing knowledge and advice. Working with Kai for the first three and a half-years in his office as Frederick County Commissioner helped make my experience in politics an extremely rewarding experience.

Jim Racheff
Frederick, MD
In many ways we entrust the most valuable things in our lives to wellbeing of our community: our families, our friends, our jobs and businesses. What happens here matters deeply to all of us who have decided to make Frederick our home – which is why I’m supporting Kai Hagen for county commissioner.

Jodye Roebuck
Point of Rocks, MD
Kai Hagen has been a fantastic County Commissioner for the last four years! I am very glad he is willing to continue to serve our county, and will work to make sure he is elected to a second term. Through many issues and challenges the county has faced, Kai has kept a thoughtful, logical and articulate perspective. This approach and his open communication with constituents has earned him a lot of support in the county, and a lot of loyal friends as well. I am proud to be one of those friends.

John Ford
Thurmont, MD
I strongly support electing Kai Hagen to a second term as County Commissioner! He has demonstrated the courage to stand up for the best interests of the residents of the county as opposed to being swayed by special interests and personal agendas. He has demonstrated along with some other members of the current board, a responsible approach to balancing the budget, supporting appropriate economic development, and dealing with the major infrastructure deficit that had built up over the years of rampant residential development.

Ed and MaryLynn Hinde
Frederick, MD
We are avid supporters of Kai Hagen, who is running once again for a seat on the Board of County Commissioners for Frederick County, MD. We have known Kai for the past four years, and have always admired and respected his ability to provide his strong leadership, commitment to public service, sound judgment, and immense amount of positive energy to his work with the BOCC and Frederick County. Never once have we doubted that he would make decisions based on good and thorough research, and time spent looking at both sides of any issue and all possible solutions.

Mary Richeimer
Urbana, MD
Kai Hagen is not only smart, he’s able to see the big picture in Frederick County and the region rather than suffer from the single focus tunnel vision of so many elected officials and candidates. As a decidedly non-traditional Realtor, I appreciate a Commissioner with the sense to know that government, the environment, education, planning and especially economic development are interdependent and must work together to improve Frederick County.

William Morrow
farmer: Emmitsburg, MD
Kai Hagen is a refreshing counterpoint to the hollow soundbites and political rhetoric so popular with politicians these days. Kai doesn’t do what’s easiest, he does whats best for the community. I support Kai Hagen because he supports sustainable agriculture. If you like seeing farms in Frederick county, if you like seeing local food at the Common Market and restaurants, if you like shopping at farmers markets, then Kai Hagen is your man.