TheGrio’s “Running Black” election series profiles Black candidates running for office in the 2024 elections. If successful, each candidate profiled could make history in their state. Hear from them in their own words about what’s at stake in their races, for the country, and for Black and brown communities on the political margin.
Angela Alsobrooks could make history in the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Maryland if she is able to win a crucial primary race in May. The Prince George’s County executive could be the first Black American elected to the Senate from the state. She would also become only the third Black woman to ever be elected to the upper chamber of Congress.
However, Alsobrooks will have to first best two heavy hitters for the coveted seat in Congress. One of her biggest contenders, U.S. Rep. David Trone, D-Md., has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019 and was endorsed by House Minority Leader, U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
Alsobrooks, who has managed Prince George’s County’s local government for more than five years, told theGrio that she’s the better candidate because she has a “record of actually delivering results for Marylanders.”
“I have built mental health care and addiction care facilities,” she said. “I’ve broken ground on ten new schools, created economic opportunity, and created jobs in Maryland.”
Even if the Maryland native is able to win over Democratic voters in the primary, Alsobrooks will have to outpace former Republican Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, who recently announced his bid for the Maryland U.S. Senate seat on the GOP side.
The Democratic candidate told theGrio that she believes Hogan, who remains popular among Marylanders according to polling, will fail to get the momentum he needs in the general because Maryland voters “will understand that he is anti-choice, he does not support voting rights, and his party has been aligned with…
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