County Councilman James “Captain” McMahan is already looking toward 2014.

Just months after he was elected to his second consecutive term as Bel Air’s District C representative, McMahan is already planning a fundraiser. It’s not all about the next election, though.

“[I’m] still clearing bills from last September and November,” McMahan wrote in an email to Patch.

The former Town of Bel Air commissioner advertised a May 28 breakfast at Dark Horse Saloon in his May 12 “Capt’n Jim’s ‘Coffee Talk’” e-newsletter.

The event is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. and tickets cost $35.

McMahan, a 73-year-old Republican, is the oldest member of the seven-person council. With the announcement of the fundraiser, he said he is "officially" committing to serving another four-year term on the council if re-elected.

“I love the job and I feel I make a difference,” he wrote.

The former Army soldier defeated Bel Air Commissioner Terence Hanley in the primary election before trouncing Democrat Jack Feldman.

In the “Coffee Talk” message, McMahan said it costs “upward of $20,000 to run for a council seat.” The local resident promised the same service regardless of financial support.

"The fact remains you do not need to send anything to continue receiving the best service I can render,” he wrote in the newsletter. “Thanks so much for allowing me to serve you.”

McMahan indicated in the email that the message was “not sent from a government computer or from government internet.” McMahan did not use his county-issued email address to send the message.