Friday, May 17, 2013
Town of Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin was honored for his community service at the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee's Spring Ball.
Town of Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin crossed "the so-called 'picket line' " of people boycotting and protesting against the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee's Spring Ball on May 11 to receive the Rita Morgan-Bruce Jerney Community Service Award at the event. Protesters and boycotters were making a statement against a 2-year-old Montgomery County law that inhibits the power of county police leaders to negotiate decisions that effect rank-and-file officers. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) joined in the protest/boycott, Rockville Patch reported. Slavin—a lifelong Democrat and a representative at last summer's Democratic National Convention—is no stranger to receiving awards for his philanthropic …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Town of Somerset high school students are encouraged to apply for the scholarship, which is sponsored by Mayor Jeffrey Slavin.
Somerset high school students looking to develop (or fine-tune) their leadership skills have a unique opportunity this year—the chance to apply for a special scholarship to this summer's Maryland Leadership Workshop. Maryland Leadership Workshops have been held for more than 50 years. This summer's workshop for rising ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students takes place July 28 through Aug. 3 at Washington College in Chestertown. Tuition is $695 if a student's complete application packet is received before April 1 and $795 if the application packet is received after April 1. One deserving student from the Town of Somerset will get to attend, free-of-charge, thanks to Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin, who is sponsoring a full scholarship. …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Mayors Against Illegal Guns, in which the Town of Somerset's mayor is a member, released a report last week on gun violence in the U.S.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns—an organization in which Town of Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin is a member—released a report last Friday with startling findings regarding gun violence. In the past four years, the report stated, mass shooting incidents have increased by 25 percent (to a total of 56). Other key findings of the report: "Mass shootings capture the public’s attention—and we should pass the common-sense reforms that will help to prevent these tragedies from occurring—but we should also remember that 33 Americans are killed every day, and very often by an intimate partner," Mark Glaze, director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, said. "These findings challenge some of the conventional wisdom about mass shooting and highlight the areas …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Jeffrey Slavin of Chevy Chase, and mayor of the Town of Somerset, is at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC, this week.
Chevy Chase residents watching the Democratic National Convention this week may see a familiar face in the crowd of delegates — that of Jeffrey Slavin, mayor of the Town of Somerset and a well-known philanthropist in Montgomery County and the Washington, DC, area. To be a delegate to the convention, hopefuls must apply and then be elected. After that, they must be approved by campaign headquarters, Slavin explained to Patch. He estimated that about 1,000 people had requested the opportunity to be a delegate, but only about 100 were selected. Slavin figured that the party's reasons for selecting him were that he's a first-time delegate, he's in the Jewish caucus, he represents the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender community and he …
Merle Steiner
6:58 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013
I hope he refuses to give any contributions to those who boycotted the event. I won't vote for any of them. The County needed that legislation, and any elected official with integrity instead of being a political hack would have known that. more ›