Anderson Walker Resigns
Councilmember Recounts District Gains In Memo To Residents
Prince George’s County Councilmember Monique Anderson-Walker (D-District 8) announced her formal resignation from the County Council in a memo on Monday, November 8. The resignation is effective immediately.
The five-page memo served as a recap of Anderson-Walker’s work -- and successes -- as councilmember over the past three years.
It was announced last week that Anderson Walker joined the Maryland gubernatorial race as Comptroller Peter Franchot’s running mate in the upcoming 2022 campaign.
“By decision to resign is mainly based upon the fact that I must devote my best to the gubernatorial campaign. You should have an opportunity to elect an individual who will give to you the 100% that you deserve,” Anderson Walker said.
The now-former councilmember listed several of her accomplishments in the memo including her work on the Homestead Property Tax Cap Increase, the effort to close the Palmer Road landfill and the Army Corps of Engineers Flood Assessment and Mapping Study. The study had been a big part of the councilmember’s commitment to residents within her district as flooding in homes and property as increased dramatically over the last decade.
Anderson Walker also noted the prescription assistance program she helped to launch. The Driving It Home effort that she initiated helped to draw attention to speeding and reckless driving along Route 210 and other roads within District 8.
In leadership through the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the councilmember devoted time toward providing food, support and resources to families and communities facing reduced incomes and lockdown circumstances. Anderson Walker helped to distribute 300,000 bags of groceries and produce, and aided in giving out some 1,800 hot meals over the past two years.
“I have been unapologetic in standing up for issues that are important to your families and for standing up and speaking out, even if I was the lone voice in the room or in the minority,” Anderson Walker said in her memo.
“I am most proud of the fact that our district came together during an unprecedented global and public health crisis to help our neighbors weather through the most difficult chapters in the life of our community…” she said.
