Edwards is in a competitive primary race with former Prince George's County state's attorney Glenn Ivey.
In 2016, the union’s political director said union members were upset that Edwards supported the opening of a non-unionized hospital at the same time a unionized Laurel hospital was being downsized. The union also criticized Edwards’s constituent-services responsiveness, an issue that plagued her campaign that year.
“We’ve always had a great relationship with her even though we haven’t seen eye to eye on everything,” Jones said. “But she’s been a great vote on the issues. It’s just a much different race this time. … We wanted to see another woman back in Congress.” A woman has not been part of Maryland’s congressional delegation since Edwards decided not to run for reelection in 2016 and lost to Van Hollen in the bid to replace retiring senator Barbara A. Mikulski .
A number of liberal groups are also backing Edwards, including the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. The organization tied its support for Edwards and other liberal candidates in part to the— just one example of how abortion rights are likely to factor in congressional races. Edwards also has backing from Emily’s List, a political action committee that backs Democratic women who support abortion rights.
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