Del. Jazz Lewis (D-Prince George’s), the 33-year-old liberal Annapolis lawmaker and protege of House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), has dropped out of the Democratic primary race in Maryland’s 4th Congressional District, citing a combination of lack of fundraising and viability issues in a race that includes prominent Prince George’s County figures.
Lewis made the decision just before Friday’s deadline for candidates’ to file their latest fundraising reports and as a busy session in the Maryland House of Delegates came to a close. He told The Washington Post he would instead seek reelection in the House of Delegates in his current seat, Maryland’s 24th district.
Lewis was up against formidable opponents in the competitive primary race, including former 4th District congresswoman Donna F. Edwards and former Prince George’s state’s attorney Glenn Ivey, who are vying to succeed Rep. Anthony G. Brown. Lewis presented himself as a voice for young people, saying the district was ready for new leadership, and that he had decades before him to make a “long-term investment” in the district — like his mentor Hoyer had done in the neighboring 5th.
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