Moisette Tonya Sweat Files Petition For Nomination As Independent Candidate For County Executive

LARGO, MD — As required by Maryland Election Law, Moisette “Tonya” Sweat, Esquire has collected the requisite number of signatures from registered voters in Prince Georges County on her petition to run as an Independent/Unaffiliated Candidate for the Office of County Executive in the November General Election.

Mrs. Sweat will file the signed petitions at the Prince Georges County Board of Elections, 1100 Mercantile Lane, Suite 115A in Largo, MD 20774, on Monday, August 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., well ahead of the 5:00 p.m. deadline.

“The voters of Prince George’s County deserve a choice for County Executive in the November General Election,” said Mrs. Sweat, a 29-year attorney and longtime community activist. “Voter apathy has adversely impacted Prince George’s County elections for too long. The County is facing crucial issues: a non-compliant budget, a battle over data centers, a decrease in County services, an overall dissatisfaction with the waste of taxpayer dollars, and a general lack of trust in local government. The low voter turnout in the June 2026 Primary Election clearly demonstrated that too many of our residents felt they had no viable option. I bring my experience as an Air Force JAG officer; my leadership in federal government, consumer protection, and reform; my work as Director of the National Credit Union Administration; along with my consistent community activism to the Office of County Executive to lead this great County.”

Sweat’s Campaign Team obtained consent from more than 6,300 registered voters in Prince Georges County. This exceeds the required number that allows her to run as an Independent/Unaffiliated candidate.

With this number of signed petitions, Tonya Sweat will be the first Independent Candidate to appear on the General Election ballot as a candidate for the Office of County Executive in the County’s 330-year history.