County Commissioner in Commissioner District 3, Maryland

2026 Primary Election

• Michael Bennett — County Commissioner in Commissioner District 3, Maryland

  Michael Bennett is a Democratic political candidate seeking election in Maryland. He is campaigning for the office of County Commissioner, running to represent Commissioner District 3 in Calvert County. According to public election records, Bennett established a campaign committee named Citizens for Michael Bennett, based in Dunkirk, Maryland. During the 2026 election cycle, he filed as a candidate and entered the Democratic primary election unopposed for his district. By securing the Democratic nomination, Bennett advanced to the general election ballot to challenge the Republican incumbent for the District 3 Calvert County Commissioner seat.

• Catherine M. Grasso — County Commissioner in Commissioner District 3, Maryland

  Catherine M. Grasso is a Republican candidate running for re-election as Calvert County Commissioner for District 3 in Maryland. First elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2022, she also serves on the Calvert County Board of Health. Before entering local politics, Grasso built a career in federal service. She retired as a manager and program analyst for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, where she managed agency budgets and livestock programs. A resident of Calvert County for over 47 years, Grasso previously chaired the Calvert County Republican Central Committee. She and her husband raised three children.

• Kelly D. McConkey — County Commissioner in Commissioner District 3, Maryland

  Kelly D. McConkey is a Republican candidate for the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners in Maryland, seeking to represent District 3. He previously served as the District 3 County Commissioner from December 2018 to December 2022, holding leadership roles as the board's vice president from 2018 to 2019 and president from 2019 to 2020. Before joining the Board of County Commissioners, McConkey served as the District 3 representative on the Calvert County Board of Education from 2012 to 2018. Outside of his career in local politics, he is a small business owner who has operated Kelly's Tree and Lawn Service in Dunkirk since 1988. He is married and has four children.