Trash and campaign cash are colliding in Maryland’s closely watched Senate race for Democratic nominee Angela Alsobrooks .
Alsobrooks, who is the county executive of Prince George’s County, Maryland, has received more than $54,000 in contributions to her local and state campaigns dating back several years from waste management companies while they were under contracts with the county.
In some cases, the donations came in the months before or after the companies secured lucrative re-bids, according to county and federal public finance records reviewed by the Washington Examiner. However, once the new five-year contracts kicked in this summer, the county was plagued by complaints from residents of trash that went uncollected for weeks .
The Washington Examiner reached out to Alsobrooks’s campaign for comment.
Alsobrooks is facing former Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) in an unexpectedly competitive race in the deep-blue state to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD). It’s a contest that could determine control of the Senate.