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Phil Andrews (D)
Vice president
District 3, Gaithersburg-Rockville
100 Maryland Ave. Sixth floor
Rockville, Md.
240-777-7906
councilmember.andrews@montgomerycountymd.gov
Former executive director of Common Cause Maryland and former managing director of the county's AmeriCorps program.
Roger Berliner (D)
County Council
District 1, Potomac-Bethesda
100 Maryland Ave. Sixth floor
Rockville, Md.
240-777-7828
councilmember.berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov
President of Berliner Law PLLC, which specializes in energy issues; former legislative director for then-Sen. Howard M. Metzenbaum (D-Ohio); former policy adviser to Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.); former policy adviser to the California legislature; and former director of congressional liaison for a federal agency in the Carter administration.
Marc Elrich (D)
County Council
At large
100 Maryland Ave. Sixth floor
Rockville, Md.
240-777-7966
councilmember.elrich@montgomerycountymd.gov
Former fifth-grade teacher at Rolling Terrace Elementary School, former member of the Takoma Park City Council, former member of the Silver Spring Central Business District Citizens Advisory Committee and the Silver Spring Revitalization Citizens Advisory Committee, past regional vice president of the Maryland Low-income Housing Coalition, founder and past president of the Between the Creeks Neighborhood Association.
Valerie Ervin (D)
County Council
District 5, Silver Spring
100 Maryland Ave. Sixth floor
Rockville, Md.
240-777-7960
councilmember.ervin@montgomerycountymd.gov
Former member of the Montgomery County Board of Education and chairman of its Research and Evaluation Committee, former chief of staff for County Council member George L. Leventhal (D-At Large), former dean of students at the National Labor College, former co-president of the Montgomery Blair High School PTSA and a founding member of Blacks United for Excellence in Education.
Nancy Floreen (D)
County Council
At large
100 Maryland Ave. Sixth floor
Rockville, Md.
240-777-7959
councilmember.floreen@montgomerycountymd.gov
Former mayor of Garrett Park, former member of Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Montgomery County Planning Board, and former projects coordinator for Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.).
Michael Knapp (D)
President
District 2, Upcounty
100 Maryland Ave. Sixth floor
Rockville, Md.
240-777-7955
councilmember.knapp@montgomerycountymd.gov
Consultant for a biotechnology company, chairman of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, previously worked for Celera Genomics and the Institute for Genomic Research, former legislative assistant to Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.).
George L. Leventhal (D)
County Council
At Large
100 Maryland Ave. Sixth floor
Rockville, Md.
240-777-7811
councilmember.leventhal@montgomerycountymd.gov
Former County Council president, former senior federal relations officer for the Association of American Universities, former legislative director for Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) and former chairman of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee.
Duchy Trachtenberg (D)
County Council
At large
100 Maryland Ave. Sixth floor
Rockville, Md.
240-777-7964
councilmember.trachtenberg@montgomerycountymd.gov
Longtime activist on women's equality, mental health and public health issues; co-president of the Maryland National Organization for Women; former board member of Progressive Maryland; former co-chairman of the Women's Leadership Network of the Maryland Democratic Party; former vice chairman of the Montgomery County Council's Mental Health Advisory Committee.
Vacant Vacant
County Council
District 4, Eastern County
100 Maryland Ave. Sixth floor
Rockville, Md.
240-777-7968
Montgomery County Council 100 Maryland Ave. Sixth floor
Rockville, Md.
240-777-7907
240-777-7900
Fax: 240-777-7989
county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov
Council members are elected to four-year terms; the most recent election was in November 2006. The council president receives a salary of $98,693 per year; the other members receive $89,721 per year. The council generally meets at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays.

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