Judy Carbone, of Swanton (CD-1), has been a member of the Garrett County Democratic Central Committee since 2019 and recently stepped down as its Chair to run for office. A proud resident of Garrett County for nearly thirty years, Judy has held numerous positions throughout her career focusing on helping others including Field Interviewer on the Maryland COVID Contact Tracing Project; Volunteer Co
ordinator at HART for Animals; Director of Academic Advising and Success and Career Services Coordinator at Garrett College; and in student services administration at George Mason University, the University of Maryland at College Park, and Maryville University of Saint Louis. Highlights of Carbone’s extensive community involvement includes serving as a trained moderator for Braver Angels and being a graduate of Leadership Garrett County (2017) and Emerge Maryland (2021). Carbone also serves as President of AAUW-Garrett Branch, the only local women’s equity organization. In 2021, Judy was inducted into the Garrett County Women’s Hall of Fame, and in 2019, she was recognized as AAUW-Maryland's Woman of Distinction and one of The Daily Record’s Maryland Top 100 Women. She is the Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party Rural Communities Committee and ran for County Commissioner in 2018. Carbone has also been on several local Board of Directors including Garrett Lakes Arts Festival and Mountain Laurel Medical Center. Carbone and her husband Ken share their home with two dogs who have their humans wrapped around their little paws. Says Carbone, “I am very excited to run in 2022 for Garrett County Commissioner. If elected, I will commit to working vigorously on, among other priorities, amplifying the voices of all Garrett County voters and increasing engagement and transparency with the County Commissioners. The residents of Commissioner District 1 need representation by someone who will actively, assertively, and effectively advocate for the best interests of all Garrett Countians…and not just simply go along with the other two Commissioners.