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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMD-3 is going to be represented by a non white person for the 1st time next year.
The white candidates John Sarbanes, Steuart Pittman, and Dana Jones are not running. The other white candidate Sarah Elfreth, Dawn Gile, and Courtney Watson does not stand the chance of winning the Democratic nomination. The top tier candidates are Calvin Ball III a black male, Vanessa Atterbeary a black female, and Clarence Lam an Asian Male.
Atterbeary has been in leadership roles as a member of the md state house of delegates.
Chair of the MD House Ways of Means Committee.
Chair of MD House Committee Work Group to Address Police Reform and Accountability.
Deputy Majority Whip of the MD State House of Delegates.
Vice Chair of the MD House Judiciary Committee.
Lam became Vice Chair the MD State Senate Executive Nominations Committee last month.
Elfreth is Chair of the MD state Senate Joint Commitee on Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bay Critical Areas and Chair of the MD state Senate Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review.
Calvin Ball III is a 2 term County Executive and 3 term County Council Member.
Stinky The Clown
(68,292 posts)That said, Calvin Ball is first and Vanessa Atterbeary would be a very close second. I don't know Clarence Lam.
nkpolitics1212
(8,617 posts)Where do we place Harry Dunn?
MD is going to have County Executives becoming Members of US Congress.
Angela Alsobrooks(Prince Georges) becomes US Senator.
John Olszewski (Baltimore) becomes US Representative of MD-2 assuming Dutch retires.
Calvin Ball(Howard) becomes US Representative of MD-3.
Steuart Pittman(Anne Arundel) becomes US Representative of MD-5 assuming Steny retires.
Jan Gardner(Frederick) becomes US Representative of MD-6.
Raskin(MD-8) is running for re-election so is Mfume(MD-7) and Ivey(MD-4).