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County Council Member · District 7 · Anne Arundel County · 2026 Primary
County Council Members serve as the legislative branch of county government, passing local laws and approving the annual budget that funds public schools, roads, and emergency services. They set local tax rates and make final decisions on land use and zoning, which determines where new homes and businesses can be built. This office is responsible for prioritizing how your tax dollars are spent and managing the long-term growth and infrastructure of your community.
View all candidates in this raceDawn Pulliam is a lifelong Maryland resident who has called District 7 home for the past 20 years and currently resides in Crofton. She serves as Vice President of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education, where she was elected by her District 7 constituents. A University of Maryland graduate with more than 25 years of experience across academia, defense, government, and industry, she brings a background spanning public policy, education, workforce development, and large-scale program management. Her campaign focuses on addressing the rising cost of living, cutting barriers for small businesses, ensuring quality education and public safety resources, while managing growth responsibly. She aims to keep South County rural while pushing back against overdevelopment in Crofton and Edgewater.
Sources: Campaign website
Dawn currently serves as Vice President of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education. A proud University of Maryland graduate, she brings more than 25 years of proven results in education, workforce development, public safety, and large-scale program management.
She will fight to keep South County rural while pushing back against overdevelopment in Crofton and Edgewater.
District 7 deserves that kind of leadership on County Council. Dawn's priorities: How we can build a better county together!
Local government must do its part to make Anne Arundel County an affordable place to live and raise a family.
Source: votedawnpulliam.com
Cost of Living
Addressing rising costs affecting households including retirees on fixed incomes, young families, and small businesses
“The rising cost of living and affordability is the single biggest challenge facing every resident in Anne Arundel County”
Land Use/Development
Protecting rural character while managing residential density responsibly
“She will fight to keep South County rural while pushing back against overdevelopment in Crofton and Edgewater”
Small Business Support
Cutting barriers for small businesses to survive and grow
“cut barriers for small businesses, ensure quality education and public safety resources, while managing growth responsibly”
Education Quality
Fighting for improved academic standards, safer schools, stronger support for teachers and staff
“She fights daily for improved academic standards, safer schools, stronger support for teachers and staff, fiscal responsibility”
Public Safety
Ensuring quality public safety resources through proven track record in crime reduction and government efficiency
“22 years at the University of Maryland, managing multimillion-dollar initiatives and programs that created jobs, stimulated small business development and technology commercialization, streamlined government, cut wasteful spending, and fought crime”
According to Eye on Annapolis coverage from December 23, 2025, Dawn Pulliam announced her candidacy for the District 7 County Council seat with a focus on affordability and managing development across the district. The article notes she lives in Crofton and emphasizes that escalating expenses—from housing and daily necessities to utilities, property taxes, and fees—are creating financial strain for residents across all demographics.
“She fights daily for improved academic standards, safer schools, stronger support for teachers and staff, fiscal responsibility, and expanding real-world pathways (college, trades, apprenticeships, and agriculture) for every student”
Source“The rising cost of living and affordability is the single biggest challenge facing every resident in Anne Arundel County”
Source“She will fight to keep South County rural while pushing back against overdevelopment in Crofton and Edgewater”
Source“cut barriers for small businesses, ensure quality education and public safety resources, while managing growth responsibly”
Source“fiscal responsibility”
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