First of all we are very sorry to inform you that Chuck Jenkins is attempting to seek a 6th term as our High Sheriff. In the linked article you will see, and excuse us if our extreme laughter causes our typing to look a little shaky, that he decided to land on running for Sheriff again after considering runs for both Congress and County Executive.
In what world does he think that a Federally indicted, Trumpian-ICE loving sheriff would win either one of those offices?
After filing for re-election on Wednesday, The Baltimore Banner reported that Jenkins had the following to say about his realtionship with ICE:
“They have a job to do,” Jenkins said during a news conference after filing for reelection Wednesday morning.
“They’re good men and women that, again, have a job to do to protect this country, and I, as a sheriff, I believe I have an obligation to support them to the extent I can.”
We know that at least two people have filed to run for High Sheriff, and we really need to make sure this is the end of the reign of Jenkins. If you want to read more about him over the years, click here to visit our archived stories all about him.
Before we move on to our next subject, we’ll leave ya’ll with this:
Today we were made aware that former Frederick Mayor, William “Jeff” Holtzinger, was throwing his hat in the ring to be our next County Executive. We are a little long in the tooth around here, so when we heard this news our collective Yokel memory was reactivated about his tenure in office. We jumped in the FNP archives to see if our memory was accurate and boy was it ever. First, let’s begin with his most recent LTE, written in 2024, in which he wrote in to defend his old buddy, Neil Parrott (and yes that guy is also running again!) You’ll see why we chose to emphasize this part of his letter in a moment:
His opponent, April McClain Delaney, may be a fine person, but her experience is as a federal bureaucrat.
She lives in Potomac, outside the 6th District, and claims she is a common sense candidate.
One question for her is: Wouldn’t common sense dictate that she run for Congress in District 8, where she resides?
What’s wrong with this line of questioning you may be asking? Well, here’s what we remembered about Mr. Holtzinger’s tenure as mayor. He was constantly avoiding the subject of where he lived. Because, even though he may have secured himself a residence in the City of Frederick, per the rules of the city charter, he probably was not residing in that residence with his family full time. We found a few archived articles that you can peruse to read all about that drama.
But that wasn’t the only scandal that existed during his short tenure. He was also found in violation of the ethics law:
FREDERICK — Frederick Mayor Jeff Holtzinger’s hiring of his sister-in-law violated the ethics law prohibiting city officials from employing family members.
The city’s ethics commission met Monday to deliberate an advisory opinion on the employment of Donna Folden as City Hall’s project manager and released its statement Wednesday.
“The Ethics Commission recommends that the subject employment relationship between (Mr. Holtzinger) and (Ms. Folden) be severed and the resulting position be advertised and the hiring process be conducted by (Human Resources) in full compliance with all City of Frederick rules and regulations,” states the opinion, written by Ethics Chairman Richard Stup.
Mr. Holtzinger said the opinion does not cite himself or his sister-in-law of any wrongdoing but states the hiring process was not adequate.
“It’s a disappointment. I certainly didn’t go into this to cause any controversy,” he said. “The person has worked hard and done a good job.”
Ms. Folden, who did not wish to comment, was hired in February and will be forced to resign and leave her position by April 19, Mr. Holtzinger said.
However, this wasn’t the only questionable hire he had a hand in, according to another FNP article:
Starting with his defense a few weeks ago of hiring an unqualified relative of a city employee as a full-time horticulturist this summer (at $38,000 a year with benefits), who also happens to be a full-time college student, and ending with an offer of resignation from planning director Chuck Boyd who believes the administration is trying to drive him out.
The 19-year-old horticulturist’s hours have since been cut to accommodate her college schedule, including her participation on the FCC basketball team. The job requires an associate’s degree and three years experience, or six years experience. She has neither.
We should all believe a person the first time they show us how they handle themselves in political office. Too bad our fellow Americans couldn’t internalize that lesson with Trump.
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