By JOHN DOMEN, courtesy of WTOP
A sudden leadership shake-up has transformed the Prince George’s County Council, with District 8 Council member Ed Burroughs becoming the youngest council chair ever.
Burroughs, 32, replaces former Chair Jolene Ivey who announced last month she’d be suspending her campaign for the county executive seat, originally citing “personal, financial and practical” reasons.
While the immediate impact won’t be so noticeable, the change in leadership — and eventually the likely addition of Shayla Adams-Stafford to the county council in June — will likely result in a more significant and activist lurch to the left.
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