Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) raised $1.73 million in her first seven weeks as a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
That’s according to a memo on the “State of the Maryland Senate Race” that her campaign manager, Dave Chase, began circulating to “interested parties” on Wednesday. Maryland Matters obtained a copy of the memo on Wednesday evening.
“Her qualifications, experience and profile combined with her popularity and strength in a key county, give her structural advantages in a statewide race that no other candidate enjoys,” the campaign argues in the memo.
Alsobrooks is one of several Democrats vying to replace U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D), who announced in early May that he would not seek a fourth term next year. Her primary opponents include U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-6th), one of the wealthiest members of Congress, who is largely self-funding his race, and Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando (D). U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-8th) is expected to announce whether he’ll become a candidate for Senate in a matter of days.
Campaign finance reports for candidates covering the second quarter of the year — April 1 to June 30 — are due to be filed with the Federal Election Commission on July 15, and the full picture of candidates’ fundraising and spending activities will come into focus then. But Chase’s memo shows the campaign is very happy with Alsobrooks’ fundraising efforts to date.
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