Maryland Young Republicans Elect New Leadership
on May 4, 2019 at 1:19 pm
The Maryland Young Republicans elected new leadership at their convention in Frederick today.
Maria Sofia of Montgomery County was elected the new Chairman. She was the previous Vice-Chairman. A staffer in the Maryland Department of Planning, Sofia was instrumental in organizing YR Deployments in key races, especially the election of State Senator Mary Beth Carozza.
Other new leaders include Vice-Chair Melissa Brown, National Committeewoman Bella Hambrick, and National Committeeman Evan Young.
Sofia takes over at an important time for the YR’s. The organization has been without serious leadership since 2015, when current chair Kory Boone took over. Boone’s leadership was controversial, unfocused, unprofessional , and spent more time on a divisive and drama-filled run for National Chairman focused on outside influences and hiding his Never Trump credentia ls than in Maryland. Several MDYRs have shared stories of Boone’s aloofness, and lack of interest in state elections. Boone was so checked out from his duties that he didn’t even show up on time for today’s convention.
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We wish Chairman Maria Sofia the best as she rebuilds the Maryland Young Republicans from the mess Kory Boone left her.
Brian Griffiths is the Editor-in-Chief of RedMaryland.com, Maryland’s leading news conservative news source. He is also a host of Red Maryland Radio and The Air Raid on The Red Maryland Network, Maryland’s only podcast network of political content. In 2004, Brian became Maryland’s first political blogger, earning him the nickname “The Dean of Maryland Bloggers.”
Brian has been involved in Maryland conservative politics since 1998 when he became involved in his College Republicans chapter. Since then he has been involved in numerous local, state, and federal-level campaigns. He was twice elected Chairman of the Maryland Young Republicans, the only person to be twice elected to that position unanimously. He also served as the Assistant Secretary and the Northeast Regional Vice-Chairman of the Young Republican National Federation. Additionally, he served four years as a member of the Maryland Republican Party Executive Committee from 2011-2015.
In addition to his duties with Red Maryland, Brian is also a columnist for The Capital in Annapolis, where he writes about state and local issues. His writing has also been featured in the Baltimore Sun, Maryland Reporter, the Pasadena Voice, and Camden Chat. Brian is also a frequent commentator on local politics for WBAL Radio in Baltimore and WMAL Radio in Washington.
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