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With $6,000 from the Kushner family, a redistricting betrayal, and a vote timed for when the only Black council member was out of town, voters need to know who Izzy Patoka really works for. (RANDALLSTOWN – June 22, 2026) – Larry Gibson doesn’t endorse lightly. The dean of Maryland politics — the man who helped elect Judge Joe Howard, who has worked on every major Black candidate’s race in Baltimore and Maryland for the better part of half a century — has seen enough politicians come and go to know the difference between someone who talks about serving people and someone who actually does it. Larry Gibson is endorsing Julian Jones for Baltimore County Executive. What Gibson recognizes in Julian Jones is a man of consistency — 14 years on the Baltimore County Council doing the work, not watching it. A 35-year firefighter who ran into burning buildings so others could walk out alive. A legislator who pushed for free school meals so no child sits in a classroom hungry, who championed free community college for county residents, who fought for police reform that makes communities safer and more just. And when Governor Wes Moore needed a partner in Baltimore County, he called Julian Jones. But this race is also about what Julian Jones is running against. And Baltimore County voters deserve to know that story before Tuesday. The Money Campaign finance records show that the Kushner family — yes, that Kushner family, as in Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law — contributed a maximum $6,000 to Izzy Patoka’s campaign for Baltimore County Executive. In 2026, with everything that is at stake for Black and working-class families in this county, that is not a footnote. That is a headline. When the Trump family is writing checks to a Democratic candidate for county executive in Maryland, it is worth asking: What do they expect in return? The Map The money is one thing. The redistricting story is another — and it requires you to follow a trail that begins years before the September 2025 vote. When Baltimore County voters approved expanding the council from seven to nine seats in 2024, a restructuring work group was created to study how to draw the new lines. Izzy Patoka, then council chair, ordered its creation. Three professional demographers — one from Morgan State University — were brought in, along with appointees from each council member. The county executive appointed Keith Dorsey, a man with 16 years of experience as Baltimore County’s budget finance director. After seven months of work, the group’s recommendation was clear: expand by four districts, not two. All three demographers agreed. A pathway to four — even if only two were added immediately — was also recommended. The math supported it. Population data supported it. Best practices from counties like Montgomery and Prince George’s supported it. Patoka had the law office strip both recommendations before the question went to voters. Linda Dorsey Walker — who is now running in the 3rd Councilmanic…
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