Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said at a candidates’ forum Saturday that her U.S. Senate election opponent, David Trone, “is trying to buy” the election. Trone responded that his mostly self-financed campaign gives him independence from special-interest contributors.
Trone, 68, who represents Frederick County and Western Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Alsobrooks, 52, the two-term county executive, are the top Democratic contenders in the race to succeed Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, whose term ends in January 2025, and is not seeking reelection.
The campaign of Trone, the wealthy co-founder of the Total Wine & More retail chain, is almost entirely self-financed. He reported spending $23.4 million through Dec. 31, and told The Baltimore Sun in January that he might spend an additional $30 million before the May 14 primary.
Alsobrooks has raised $5 million and spent $1.8 million since May, according to her Federal Election Commission report.
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