Jud Ashman

Jud Ashman

@judashman.bsky.social

Mayor - @GburgMD | Founder & Chair - @gburgbookfest Twitter handle: @judashman All-around fan of my fellow man. Also I 💚 the Miami Heat & you may hear about that sometimes. 🔥

470 Followers 758 Following 36 Posts Joined Feb 2025
2 weeks ago
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Not only am I super grateful to Sen. Angela Alsobrooks for her generous endorsement 🙏, but I’m wishing her the very Happiest of Birthdays!

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1 month ago

Snow emergency in Gaithersburg as of noon on Saturday. Details at this link: www.gaithersburgmd.gov/Home/Compone...

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2 months ago
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Gaithersbug Mayor Jud Ashman Shares His Platform for County Council Campaign YouTube video by Montgomery Community Media

MCM's Markette Sheppard interviewed me about the County race. Let me know what you think!

youtu.be/SEwGG8VshDQ?...

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3 months ago

Excited to launch my updated VoteJud.com website for the County Council campaign. Please visit, browse, and share!

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4 months ago
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Join us Saturday to kickoff Comptroller Brooke Lierman's re-election campaign.

And btw, Congressman Jamie Raskin was just added to the program. Don't miss it!

RSVP here: brookelierman.com/FourMoreMoco

Please join us!

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4 months ago
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Friends, I'm proud to serve on the Host Committee for our amazing Comptroller, Brooke Lierman's MoCo re-election campaign launch event on Nov 15th.

Would love it if you're able to make it! And please share with others. RSVP link is here: brookelierman.com/fourmore/

@brookelierman.bsky.social

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4 months ago
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I get by with a little help from my friends!

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4 months ago
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Double-header new episodes. @judashman.bsky.social @tiffanyisrunning.bsky.social linktr.ee/ihppod @sunildasgupta.bsky.social

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4 months ago
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Important info for the community during this difficult time. Please share!

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4 months ago
https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/10/15/gaithersburg-mayor-wes-moore/

I am a Wes Moore Democrat. And I wear it proudly.

Join me, my friends!

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5 months ago
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Onion Ballot: Gaithersburg 2025 Endorsements — The Montgonion An independent perspective for free-thinking voters.

This is one of the nicest, most thoughtful endorsements I've ever gotten. Please take a couple minutes to read it.

Thank you @montgonion.bsky.social !! 🙏
montgonion.com/home/onionba...

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5 months ago

Tonight:
The Quince Orchard Cougars, MD's top rated public high school football team
vs
the Stone Bridge Bulldogs, Northern VA's top rated high school football team.

7pm at the Cougar Dome.

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6 months ago
The Mayor Jud Memo: Gaithersburg: In the Room Where It Happens - Sept 2025

My latest e-newsletter:
◾️an inspiring Hispanic Heritage Month message
◾️major investments in the city by AstraZeneca and X-energy
◾️Hamilton hits the big screen
◾️my official candidate video statement
◾️lots of photos and moments worth celebrating.
Read, subscribe, enjoy!
mailchi.mp/fa0a84f5abe7...

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6 months ago

Tonight QO travels to Paint Branch for the regular season🏈opener. These are 2 of MoCo's top programs, an awesome matchup.

Unfortunately, I have to be in DC tonight & will miss it. I'll post second-hand score updates if/when I get them.

Let's go QO!!

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6 months ago
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Here's the pitch, Gaithersburg! What do you think?
(sound on)

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6 months ago
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Had so much fun hearing from residents what they love about Gaithersburg!

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7 months ago
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The next member of your family is ready to be adopted TODAY, FOR FREE at @mcasac. I toured it today. Wonderful facility, wonderful ppl, and beautiful, sweet dogs, cats & otherwise.

They’re waiting for you!! 🐾

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7 months ago
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Speak/Present at GBF How Can An Author Be Featured at the Gaithersburg Book Festival? Writers interested in being a Featured Presenter at the Gaithersburg Book Festival are encouraged to submit an application for consider...

Authors! If you'd like to be considered for a Featured Author slot - the folks who have a speaking slot on one of our stages - at the next Gaithersburg Book Festival, 5/16/2026, the application is now LIVE! At the link.
Applications are due by 11/1.
www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/participate/...

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7 months ago
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New episode @mococouncilmd.bsky.social @mocogov.bsky.social @marcelrich.bsky.social @natalifg.bsky.social @cmkatestewart.bsky.social @judashman.bsky.social @yesimsayin.bsky.social @councilofdc.bsky.social @rebekahwriter.bsky.social Music by The Longtimers Linktr.ee/ihppod @sunildasgupta.bsky.social

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7 months ago
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MoCo’s Multifamily Construction Market Disappears - Montgomery Perspective By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of Montgomery County’s passage of a new rent control law, the county has seen its multifamily construction market disappear. ...

2 years ago, when MoCo was considering rent control, I expressed my concerns about the impact it would have on new multifamily rental housing supply (among other things).

It's early, but the signs thus far are unfortunately proving me exactly right.
montgomeryperspective.com/2025/07/11/m...

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8 months ago
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Re-Elect Jud Ashman, Mayor of Gaithersburg For more than a decade, I've had the honor to serve YOU as Mayor of the greatest city in the world, Gaithersburg, Maryland. We've gotten some amazing things done - and I believe there's an even bright...

My friends, I'm running for re-election to keep Gaithersburg the highest-performing, most effective local government in Maryland. 🤩

Over the next few months, I'll be making the rounds, asking for your support. So if you see me at your door, don't be alarmed!

www.votejud.com

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9 months ago
The Mayor Jud Memo: June 2025: Flags, Food, Festivals, and Fundraisers

My Mayor Jud Memo: June edition: Flags, Food, Festivals, and Fundraisers!

Read, enjoy, subscribe!

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9 months ago
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‘Lady Astronaut’ Author Mary Robinette Kowal Shares Insights on Sci-Fi and Storytelling YouTube video by Montgomery Community Media

ICYMI: Mary Robinette Kowal at #GBF last month. Full video. Great program! Enjoy.
youtu.be/yd_eZ3TNHUA?...

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9 months ago
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Books Books Books

Thank you @judashman.bsky.social and the entire city of Gaithersburg for an amazing day!

(Me interviewing Anna Rasche and Keith Donohue)

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9 months ago

Thank YOU!!

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9 months ago
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Gaithersburg Book Festival Join us IN PERSON on May 17, 2025 at Bohrer Park! Free to attend, free to park, and awesome for the whole family.

The Festival is tomorrow, starting at 10am.
It is FREE to attend.
It is FREE to park. (Park at the MoCo Fairgrounds and take a 2 minute shuttle)
It is FUN for all ages!!

Truly an amazing program lineup. And we built it for YOU!

Join us!! #GBF
www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org

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9 months ago
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Get Ready for the Fun, FREE Gaithersburg Book Festival! It happens all day Saturday, May 18th, in Gaithersburg, MD! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/get... @judashman.bsky.social #BookSky

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9 months ago
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Join me this Saturday, 17 May 2025, 10am-6pm for the Gaithersburg Book Festival! This festival is a favorite, filled with amazing authors, panels and readings!

Find the full schedule here:
www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/master-sched...

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9 months ago
Teal event poster for "The Art of Translation" panel at Gaithersburg Book Festival, May 17, 2:15 p.m. in the Poe Tent. Poster includes photos of translator Nancy Naomi Carlson and the book cover of her translation of Abdourahman Waberi's "When We Only Have the Earth" and translator Katherine E. Young and the book cover of her translation of Akram Aylisli's "People and Trees."

Coming up this Saturday at the Gaithersburg book festival: join poet/translator Nancy Naomi Carlson, moderator @majda.bsky.social, and me for the poetry of Abdourahman Waberi and the fiction of Akram Aylisli!

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10 months ago
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I'm honored to be a featured author at the Gaithersburg Book Festival in Maryland on Saturday, May 17. I'll be speaking at 1:15 PM ET and signing at 2:15. Come find me at the Dashiell Hammett Pavilion at Bohrer Park. Attendance and parking are both free. More info: www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org

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