County Commissioner in Somerset County District 1, Maryland

2026 Primary Election

• Eugene "Skip" W. Colborn — County Commissioner in Commissioner District 1, Maryland

  Eugene "Skip" W. Colborn is a Democratic candidate running for Somerset County Commissioner in District 1, Maryland, in the 2026 election cycle. A resident of Princess Anne, Colborn has been actively involved in local government affairs on the Eastern Shore. He was appointed to the Somerset County Planning Commission with a term extending to 2030, demonstrating a commitment to regional development. In 2022, Colborn also competed in the non-partisan race for Princess Anne town commissioner. His campaign, organized under the Committee to Elect Skip Colborn, focuses on securing the Democratic nomination to represent District 1.

• Craig N. Mathies, Sr. — County Commissioner in Commissioner District 1, Maryland

  Craig N. Mathies, Sr. is a Democratic politician serving as the Commissioner for District 1 on the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners in Maryland. First assuming office in December 2010, he later served as the board's president from 2018 to 2022. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mathies holds degrees from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Norfolk Theological Seminary, and Virginia Union University. Beyond his public service as a county commissioner, he has been the pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Cambridge, Maryland, since 2002. Mathies is a former NAACP chapter president and serves on the Tri-County Council. He is married and has two children.