PIKESVILLE, Md. ( DC News Now ) — Maryland’s U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, is retiring at the end of the year, so Angela Alsobrooks (D) and Larry Hogan (R) are making their case to Marylanders.
Only three other Black women have served in the U.S. Senate and Alsobrooks hopes to carry on their legacy.
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If Hogan wins the seat, he will be the first Republican to represent Maryland in the U.S. Senate in 40 years.
Alsobrooks is telling voters the choice next month is clear: the party in power controls the agenda.
“We know that having a majority in the Senate is going to be very important,” Alsobrooks said. “Because the two parties, at this moment, in values, couldn’t be more different.”
But Hogan insists that what really matters is both parties working together, building consensus and finding common ground.
“People are fed up with politics as usual in Washington,” Hogan said. “I think they want to vote for change and I think they’re just tired of partisan politics.”