Luigi Mangione's GOP cousin wins seat on Baltimore County Council

In a tight race for the District 5 seat, Republican candidate Mangione brought in 49 percent of the vote to Democrat opponent Shawn McIntosh’s 45 percent, per TMZ. A June article in local news described Mangione as a “staunch supporter of President Trump.” Due to council district lines being redrawn, the district he was representing and the one he won are slightly different.

Mangione’s campaign page promised a tough-on-crime approach for the county, stating, “Like most Marylanders, Nino believes our judicial system has become too liberal and needs to refocus on delivering justice to victims. Violent offenders should be made to serve maximum penalties, showing repeat offenders that their actions will no longer be tolerated.” He supports “fully funding law enforcement and doing whatever has to be done to provide these heroes with resources they need to do their jobs safely and effectively.”

Mangione’s council bio page states that he comes from a “large Italian family,” in which he is one of six children and one of 60 grandchildren. Among Mangione’s relatives is cousin Luigi, who pleaded guilty to federal charges in August in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Nino Mangione posted a statement for his family in the wake of Luigi’s arrest, which read, “Unfortunately, we cannot comment on news reports regarding Luigi Mangione. We only know what we have read in the media. Our family is shocked and devastated by Luigi’s arrest. We offer our prayers to the family of Brian Thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved. We are devastated by this news.”

Prior to serving on the council, Nino Mangione served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2019 to his resignation in 2026 to fill the county seat. Mangione also hosts the conservative talk radio show The Right Side on local Baltimore station WCBM.