THE DAVIS NETWORK
Maryland’s Quietest Political Machine May Be Hiding in Plain Sight
Dereck Davis has spent more than three decades surrounded by people who became powerful. From Prince George’s County to Montgomery and Howard, from elected politics to the inner workings of state government, Davis has accumulated something potentially more valuable than another title: relationships. The question now is whether he can turn those relationships into a legacy.
By The Maryland Wire
Mike Miller had Miller people.
Steny Hoyer had Hoyer people.
For decades in Maryland politics, everybody understood what those phrases meant.
They weren’t necessarily employees.
They weren’t always protégés.
Some were legislators.
Some were operatives.
Some were donors.
Some were lobbyists.
Some were government officials.
And some eventually became powerful enough that they no longer needed the politician who initially helped open a door.
Together, those relationships became something bigger.
A network.
Which raises an intriguing question about Maryland State Treasurer Dereck Davis:
