Longtime Prince George’s County Council Member Jamel “Mel” Franklin (D) resigned Friday, according to a statement released that evening. No reason was given for the resignation. County Council Administrator Jennifer A. Jenkins said in the statement that Franklin’s “presence will be greatly missed.” Franklin began his service on the all-Democratic council in 2010. In his first two terms, through 2018, he represented parts of southern Prince George’s known as “South County.”
