Strange Bedfellows

Members of a newly-minted “Court House Ticket” for Baltimore County are slated to meet outside the Old Courthouse in Towson around 11 a.m. Tuesday to pose for campaign photos before going together to Catonsville to register as candidates for their respective offices.

R. Jay Fisher, a Democrat running for his third term as sheriff, said the ticket will consist of other Democratic incumbent candidates including State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger, Register of Wills Grace Connolly and the three incumbent Orphans Court judges — William Evans, Colleen Cavanaugh and Theresa Lawler.

“We want people to know we’re coming back and we want constituents to know we want to serve another four years,” Fisher said Monday afternoon, adding that he believes such a ticket in the primary is unprecedented.

Fisher said the group is doing it as “a symbol of unity.”

The group is not a formal slate — a designation that would allow the candidates to pool money that could be spent to benefit all of them.

And one long-time Democratic court house denizen is missing from the list. (more…)

Baltimore County Sheriff R. Jay Fisher wants you to know that August is “knucklehead” month also known as child support enforcement month.

The sheriff and some deputies, along with employees of the county Office of Child Support Enforcement, were manning a booth today at the farmers’ market in Towson armed with photos of the county’s 35 most deadbeat parents. There was also information in the handouts on how to rat the deadbeats out if you know where they are.

“That’s what it’s all about,” Fisher said.

“We’re hoping someone will see these pictures and know where we can find some of these knuckleheads,” Fisher said.

Fisher and his crew will be staffing the booth at the farmers’ market every Thursday for the rest August.

The list, including the photos and directions on contacting Fisher’s office, is available online here.