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County Council Member, Maryland , District #3

Contact Information

Phillip Andrews
Montgomery County Council  100 Maryland Avenue 
Rockville, Maryland 20850
240-777-7906
Councilmember.Andrews@montgomerycountymd.gov

Committees: Chair: Public Safety Committee Member: Management and Fiscal Policy Committee

Bio

Phil Andrews was elected to represent the residents of District 3 on the Montgomery County Council at the November, 1998 election (District 3 includes Rockville, Gaithersburg, North Potomac, Derwood, and Washington Grove) and re-elected in 2002. Andrews serves as Chair of the Public Safety Committee, and as a member of the Management and Fiscal Policy Committee.

As a councilmember, Andrews has successfully championed initiatives to:

Make all Montgomery County restaurants smoke-free Increase fire safety by requiring sprinkler systems in all new homes Save the office of the Inspector General ensure that county contractors are paid a living wage, enact the first local law in the nation prohibiting genetic discrimination in employment, dramatically reduce Ride-On bus fares, require annual fire code inspections of county schools, improve the County's response to domestic violence, and strengthen victim services, prohibit the County from charging a fee to homeowners who choose to pay property taxes semi-annually, and eliminate the Pay and Go policy which worsened traffic by allowing developers to build in areas under moratoria because of traffic congestion.

Andrews has worked at the state, county, and local levels to make government more responsive to people. As executive director of Common Cause of Maryland (1988-1994), he led successful battles that limited political action committee contributions, prohibited lobbyists from fundraising for officials whom they lobby, and strengthened the state's open meetings law. As managing director of Montgomery County's AmeriCorps program, Community Assisting Police, (1994-1998), Andrews implemented victim assistance and crime prevention programs that continue to help thousands of county residents. At the local level, Andrews served on the Gaithersburg Board of Appeals, and on numerous city advisory committees, and was president of his civic association.

Andrews, 44, holds a master's degree in governmental administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree in political science from Bucknell University. Andrews grew up in Silver Spring and attended Montgomery County public schools. He and his wife, Staci, live in Gaithersburg with their son.