Andrew Friedson is in his second term on the Montgomery County Council representing the only place he's ever called home in District 1 representing Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Potomac. First elected in 2018 as the youngest Councilmember in County history, he later made history again when he was elected by colleagues in December 2023 as the youngest-ever Council President. Councilmember Friedson has become known for his work enhancing quality of life, growing the local economy, and modernizing county government with a pragmatic, data-driven approach. He has built broad coalitions to tackle big issues to make Montgomery County more attractive, accessible, and affordable for families and businesses.
Councilmember Friedson chairs the Planning, Housing, & Parks (PHP) Committee and serves on the Government Operations & Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee. He also serves as Chair of the Council of Governments’ Food & Agriculture Regional Member (FARM) Policy Committee.
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Planning, Housing & Parks (PHP) (Chair)
Jurisdiction: Master Plans and amendments to the zoning laws; Issues related to parks and recreation; The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission; The Montgomery County Planning Board; Historic preservation; Housing; Agricultural preservation; Recreation.
Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO)
Jurisdiction: Economic and fiscal policy; spending affordability; County Government administrative departments; Department of General Services; cable and telecommunications issues; technology issues; personnel and compensation issues; procurement policy; oversight of interagency teams on training, public information, procurement, and PEG (public, education, and government) cable television channels.
District 1
Andrew Friedson represents District 1 which includes southwestern Montgomery County: Bethesda, Cabin John, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights and Palisades, Glen Echo and Potomac. To learn more about the areas the district covers, use the interactive Council District map.
More Housing N.O.W
On February 4, Councilmember Fani-Gonzalez and I introduced the More Housing N.O.W. (New Options for Workers) package with five bold steps to increase housing supply, reduce costs, and increase pathways to home ownership. Specifically, this housing package includes proposals to build more workforce housing, convert vacant office buildings to housing, and double the county’s investment in assistance for first-time homebuyers. Our approach increases housing options on select county corridors and does not propose any zoning changes within residential neighborhoods.
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