Did you know that if you live in Dunkirk or Owings or even part of Huntingtown, you are not represented by state delegates who represent Calvert County?  After the 2000 census, four precincts in northern Calvert County were redistricted and added to Legislative District 27A in Prince Georges County.  With the current 2010 population count of 90,171 for LD 27A, only 11,907 are from Calvert County.  That means that the Calvert County citizens in those four precincts are so outnumbered that they have no ability to influence outcomes in Legislative District 27A either by voice or by vote.  The interests of Dunkirk, Owings or Huntingtown citizens are not fairly or equally represented.  Calvert County is rural with farming, water recreation and tourism, low crime and keeping development under control. Prince Georges county is metropolitan, major league sports, high crime and development that is out of control.  It is clear that the differences between Calvert County and Prince Georges County are too great for Dunkirk, Owings or Huntingtown residents to get the representation they deserve with the voices of our voters so diluted.
We just completed a census in 2010 and it's time for redistricting to be done again.  We have the opportunity to seek a change in this situation now.  We need to let our State government officials know that we are residents of Calvert County, we want our votes to count in Calvert County and we want to be represented by someone who represents Calvert County.  We must make our voices heard!  We need your urgent support for our grassroots non-partisan efforts to "Make Calvert Whole".  Write letters to the editors of our local papers, write to the Governor, State Senator, and County Commissioners and let them know we want to "Bring Dunkirk/Owings/Huntingtown Back to Calvert".  For more information including where to send your letters -see our website:   www.daccamd.com on the "redistricting" page.