United States 2026 · Every advertiser

David Marks for Council 7

This page ran 6 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 6 July 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $4–5K of spend, which makes it the 6,923rd largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: Local. Paid for by Friends of David Marks.

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

6

ads

$4.5K

reported spend, range $4–5K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$900

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

6 Jul
3 Aug
7 Sep
5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Promotional
100%

Share of the 6 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Candidate profile
100%
Electoral process & turnout
17%
Corruption & governance
17%
Economy & cost of living
17%
Education
17%
Infrastructure & energy
17%

Spend by race: Local 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 100%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • David Marks brings people together to get things done. Authority: Friends of David Marks, Kathy O'Sullivan, Treas.

    6 July 2026 · David Marks for Council 7 · $1–1.5K · 300K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • I’m an independent member of the County Council, fighting projects that harm our neighborhoods and tax increases that hurt struggling families. I don’t tow the party line, and I’m not silent when people need my help. You need a Council representative who fights for you everyday - not someone who chimes in after filing for office. #Bipartisanship #Independence #Results

    29 September 2026 · David Marks for Council 7 · $900 – $999 · 50K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • I’ve worked across party lines to preserve thousands of acres of land and stop polluters from dumping into our waterways. That’s why the nation’s largest environmental organization supports our campaign.

    4 August 2026 · David Marks for Council 7 · $900 – $999 · 70K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • I'm the first special education teacher elected to the County Council—and proudly endorsed by our teachers. Working across party lines, we've built three new schools and renovated Pine Grove Middle. Trailers are gone from Perry Hall Middle. We'll keep advocating for students, educators and parents. #TeacherEndorsed #Bipartisanship

    1 September 2026 · David Marks for Council 7 · $800 – $899 · 45K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Bipartisanship. Results. A campaign that reaches out to every person and every community. It’s what sets us apart in this election. I never want Towson to become Annapolis or Washington, D.C. you deserve bipartisan, independent leadership. It’s time to vote. #Bipartisanship #Results #EveryCommunity

    26 October 2026 · David Marks for Council 7 · $200 – $299 · 10K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Know the facts: I OPPOSED the Council pay increase. Unfortunately, partisan activists—desperate to smear me in the final days of the campaign—are spreading blatant lies. As I said weeks ago, public service should never be about getting a paycheck. Long before I filed for office, I worked with people of all persuasions to get things done. Together, we’ve set a standard for bipartisanship that is unique in today’s political climate. Trust me, the partisan activists smearing me now hate the fac

    20 October 2026 · David Marks for Council 7 · $200 – $299 · 10K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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