County Commissioner in Commissioner District 1, Maryland

2026 Primary Election

• Ethan Cox — County Commissioner in Commissioner District 1, Maryland

  Ethan Cox is a Democratic candidate running for County Commissioner in District 1 of Calvert County, Maryland. Residing in Solomons, Maryland, Cox filed his active candidacy for the 2026 local primary election with his campaign committee, Friends of Ethan Cox. In his bid for the Board of County Commissioners, his platform focuses on key local issues. Cox advocates for moving the community forward by halting the construction of data centers and stopping overdevelopment. Additionally, he supports expanding public transit and public sewer services, while prioritizing efforts to make the community more affordable.

• Jennifer L. Brown — Republican Central Committee in Calvert, Maryland

  Jennifer L. Brown is an active candidate running for election to the Republican Central Committee in Calvert County, Maryland. Based in Lusby, Maryland, she seeks to represent her community in the upcoming 2026 Republican primary election. Brown officially filed her candidacy on February 11, 2026, and her campaign is officially organized under the committee name "JB for County Commissioner". In addition to her political campaign, she is affiliated with the Daughter of the King Ministry, which is prominently featured on her official campaign website. She connects with voters online through a Facebook page under the social handle JBKing2301.

• Patrick E. Flaherty — County Commissioner in Commissioner District 1, Maryland

  Patrick E. Flaherty is a Republican candidate running for Calvert County Commissioner in District 1, Maryland. A small business owner and a resident of Lusby for fifteen years, Flaherty is committed to environmental stewardship and addressing local development issues. He previously sought a seat on the Calvert County Commission in the 2018 and 2022 primary elections. Most recently, in early 2026, Flaherty drew public attention to local environmental concerns by documenting and reporting a mass mortality event of marine life along the Calvert Cliffs shoreline to the Maryland Department of the Environment.

• Mike Hart — County Commissioner in Commissioner District 1, Maryland

  Mike Hart is a Republican politician and businessman serving as a County Commissioner for District 1 in Calvert County, Maryland. First elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2014, Hart is currently serving his third consecutive term, which began in December 2022. During his tenure on the board, he has held the leadership role of Vice-President. Hart grew up in the area and attended Calvert High School in Prince Frederick. Outside of his public service, he is an entrepreneur with over thirty years of business experience, owning and operating Patuxent Wine & Spirits and Barrel 9 in Lusby, where he resides with his family.