Elijah Cummings's widow, Maya Rockeymoore, expected to run for his House seat.

'Rockeymoore, 48, who is currently the chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, has a history of political involvement and ran unsuccessfully for Maryland governor in 2017. She married Cummings in 2008.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has 10 days to schedule a special election for Cummings’s seat and will likely set the date by the middle of next week, according to state political sources. The primary election is expected to take place next January and the general election in March.

The winner of the special election will serve out of the remainder of Cummings’s term, which expires in December of 2020. A regularly scheduled primary for the following term will take place next April.

Rockeymoore has not yet addressed the speculation that she will run for her husband’s seat.'>>>

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/elijah-cummingss-widow-maya-rockeymoore-expected-to-run-for-his-house-seat/ar-AAJ0BYi?

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Elijah Cummings's widow, Maya Rockeymoore, expected to run for his House seat. (Original post)	elleng	Oct 19	OP
Nice Carry Of His Legacy If She Does	Me.	Oct 19	#1
She sounds like a great choice.	JaneQPublic	Oct 19	#2
HI, neighbor! Neither will I be able to vote in the matter.	elleng	Oct 19	#3
Greetings from St. Mary's County!	JaneQPublic	Oct 20	#4
And I'm familiar with some restaurants in St. Mary's!	elleng	Oct 20	#5
Small world!	JaneQPublic	Oct 20	#6
Yes!	elleng	Oct 20	#7

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Sat Oct 19, 2019, 02:08 PM

Me. (26,500 posts)

1. Nice Carry Of His Legacy If She Does

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Sat Oct 19, 2019, 03:11 PM

JaneQPublic (6,730 posts)

2. She sounds like a great choice.

I'm in a different congressional district (Steny's) so won't get a vote on the matter. But it would seem his widow would be the best person to carry on his work.

I found this interesting: a Wiki list of widows who succeeded their husband into office (maybe someday there'll be a list of widowers)...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widow%27s_succession#United_States

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Sat Oct 19, 2019, 05:06 PM

elleng (93,682 posts)