Cathy Bevins and Rebecca Weir Announce Candidacy


Cathy Bevins	Rebecca Weir

Democrats Cathy Bevins and Rebecca Weir spoke at the Hawthorne Civic Association meeting on June 2 about their future hopes for Baltimore County. Bevins is running for the 6th District County Council seat. Weir, a Democrat, is challenging the three Republican incumbent delegates and Republican candidate Kathy Szeliga in the 7th legislative District.
Bevins’ priorities are to provide quality education, ensure safety of communities and recruit and retain jobs which support families. As Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith’s Eastside Constituent Services Coordinator for several years, she handled over 5,000 inquiries. The identity badge she chooses for her campaign is “Problem Solver.” A large part of her job was handling citizen complaints and working with state delegates and senators to help bring in state aid to the county. She has attended many meetings and other community events from Parkville to Dundalk.
Bevins said she is from a blue collar family and was born and raised in Dundalk in a row home community. She graduated from Dundalk High, and her husband from Kenwood High. Her four children attended public schools. Her new job as of Feb. 1 is as the administrator for the Baltimore County Volunteer Fire Department.
Bevins wrote in her campaign literature, “The working men and women of the 6th Council District need someone who will fight for them, especially in these challenging economic times - I believe I am the best person to serve as their advocate.” Her good news is that Allison Transmission is bringing 200 new jobs to the area which will help offset losses caused by the closing of Schaefer and Strohminger. Kohl’s will be adding 13 jobs.
Her contact information is Friends of Cathy Bevins, P.O. Box 253, Chase, MD 21027 and www.cathybevins.com.
Candidate Rebecca Weir is interested in helping veterans. She said she was a missionary for veterans in the 700-block of Washington Boulevard and produced a newspaper. She mentioned she fought for veterans for four years at hearings at the State Legislature in Annapolis. Helping veterans is a lifetime commitment for her.
Stopping crime is another interest. She stated she is responsible for closing down two bail bond businesses. On another subject, she commented on her travel to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. to help protect historic Aero Acres. Weir deplores what she perceives to be the negative environmental records of the three 7th District Republican delegates and hopes to reverse this trend.
Weir graduated from Kenwood High. She is related to the well known local Weir and Mace families. No contact information was given.