Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) announced Tuesday she will seek the Democratic nomination to fill Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-Md.) seat, heating up a growing field of candidates in what is expected to be a highly competitive primary.
in her announcement message on Twitter. “My Great-Grandma told me, ‘if you don’t like something, go farther and do better.’ I’m proud to say I’m running for the Senate. Let’s go farther together.”
Alsobrooks has been a rising star within the Democratic Party in Maryland since 2018, when she took the helm of Prince George’s County, long known as. Alsobrooks previously served as Prince George’s state’s attorney, drawing inspiration in her approach to nonviolent drug offenders from Vice President Harris, who had developed diversion programs as the top cop in San Francisco — and who aided Alsobrooks in her first bid for county executive.
there would be “other opportunities” to run for higher office. Instead, she campaigned for Wes Moore, who became the state’s first Black governor, and who now works with Alsobrooks on major Maryland priorities such as bringing the FBI headquarters to Prince George’s County.
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