In race of Anne Arundel County executive, Haire criticizes Pittman for developer donation, tax break

As candidates submitted campaign finance information this week, Republican county executive candidate Jessica Haire criticized Steuart Pittman for accepting donations from developers after she was berated by Pittman and community organizations for accepting tens of thousands of dollars from a Silver Spring developer and its employees. In her latest TV ad, “Pay Me Pittman,” which launched Monday, according to a campaign news release, Haire notes that her Democratic opponent took a donation from Conifer Realty, a Rochester, New York-based developer that recently purchased five acres in Odenton to build Blue Oaks at North Odenton, a workforce housing project.