Marine Corps veteran Fred Price Jr. won the Republican primary for the Prince George’s County Council District 5 seat in the March 4 special election.
Price ran unopposed for the nomination and received all 228 votes in the race, according to the Maryland state elections board. About 7 percent of registered voters in Prince George’s County are affiliated with the Republican Party, according to data from the 2024 presidential primary election.
After being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 1961, Price worked for the federal government and later retired from the Treasury Department of Financial Crimes Enforcement, according to his statement of qualification to the county.
He also served as a member of the Cheverly Town Council from 1984 to 1986 and led local NAACP chapters, his statement of qualification said.
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The special election comes after Jolene Ivey, who represented District 5 from 2018 to 2024, won a special election in November for the council’s at-large seat.
Price told The Diamondback during an interview on Feb. 14 that he hopes to improve public safety within the county by promoting community involvement and increasing parental responsibility for crimes committed by minors.
He also said he would encourage economic growth within the county by increasing development opportunities and working to attract new people to the area.
“We need to do something to start … encouraging developers,” he said.
Price will face former Prince George’s County Public Schools school board member Shayla Adams-Stafford, a Democrat, in the June 3 general election for the District 5 seat.
This story has been updated.
