HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) -- Local Democratic Party leaders have chosen a former member of Hagerstown City Council to fill a vacancy in the Maryland House of Delegates from Washington County. There were five applicants for District 2-B, the seat held by incumbent Brooke Grossman who resigned for family reasons. Maryland utility rates set to rise pending Public Service Commission review Former Hagerstown City Councilman Matt Schindler is the name the county Democratic Central Committee is sending to Gov. Wes Moore's desk for appointment. "I'm absolutely honored," Schindler said. "I just hope that I can live up to the trust that the committee has put in me." The committee choice was unanimous, from a field that included another former member of the council, a member of the Washington County school board, a teacher and a community organizer. "We had a lot of really good candidates come forward," Angela Batista, chair of the Washington County Democratic Central Committee, said. "It's almost a good problem to have." New boutique hotel in downtown Frederick part of city’s dynamic momentum Moore must approve the committee's choice. The General Assembly will reconvene in early January.