The two open-seat races have clearcut frontrunners, at least on the financial front.
Lopez is in her second House term representing the 39th district in Montgomery County.
Two bills aim to create grants that would be used to increase security personnel, add equipment and other measures to protect the safety of providers, patients and their families.
Republicans resigned two years ago, and they’re not coming back any time soon. The caucus has released a lengthy, progressive agenda.
April McClain Delaney’s year-end report shows just one identifiable contribution from within the 6th District.
Some Democrats who were unable to buy tickets immediately wondered if someone had bought up all the seats in an effort to sway the straw poll results.
Legislative sessions are by their nature very unpredictable — and this one seems harder to game out than most. Which means any one of the 188 lawmakers are poised to make a difference.
In the bad old days, lawmakers might find envelopes of campaign cash from lobbyists and special interest groups before a key vote. The pre-session campaign cash dash only seems a tad less brazen.
Buckel passes on 6th District bid; spending on Democratic side likely to get a boost with April McLain Delaney in the race.
Democrat Joel Rubin, a foreign policy expert and former Chevy Chase town councilmember, joins the fray on Monday.