Hucker announces he’s exploring run for county executive Elrich, Riemer and Blair have all already entered race for county’s top office July 15, 2021 share this County Council President Tom Hucker announced Thursday he is "exploring" a run for county executive next year. File Photo County Council President Tom Hucker made official today what has been rumored for weeks: he’s exploring a run for county executive. Hucker, who has been a council member since 2014 and served in the Maryland General Assembly from 2007 to 2014, told supporters of his plans at Kaldi’s Social House in Silver Spring. If he enters the race, he would join current County Executive Marc Elrich, Council Member Hans Riemer and businessman David Blair as Democratic candidates in the race for the county’s top elected office.