As a Democratic candidate for one of Maryland’s U.S. Senate seats this fall, Angela Alsobrooks is currently preparing for her campaign. However, she is also dealing with a troubling incident in her home state. Recently, a racist image was added to one of her campaign signs in Laurel, and law enforcement is investigating the matter.
Alsobrooks is currently a candidate for the U.S. Senate, running against Larry Hogan, a former governor of Maryland who represented the Republican Party. Hogan previously served as the state’s attorney for Prince George’s County, as well as the chief of the county.
Alsobrooks, who won the election against Sen. David Trone in a largely Democratic Maryland, is the third Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Despite her victory, some unknown parties are attempting to hinder her progress by taking down one of her signs.
According to the statement given to Fox 5 DC, the safety of Angela and her campaign is of utmost importance, despite the distressing incident. The statement also mentioned that Angela and her campaign will not be deterred by such threats.
In addition to that, Hogan took to X and expressed that the state should not tolerate hate crimes.
It is unequivocal that hate, racism, and threats of violence are always unacceptable. Some individuals expressed their dissatisfaction with Hogan’s written response, stating that it lacked sufficient condemnation of the incident, proclaiming that “They have no place in Maryland.”
Last month, Alsobrooks emerged victorious in the Democratic primary and is now the frontrunner to become Maryland’s next U.S. senator. If she wins in November, Alsobrooks will make history as the first Black woman from Prince George’s County to hold a Senate position. Additionally, she will become only the second Black woman from any state to achieve this feat.
During the primary for Maryland’s Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, Alsobrooks, who was not as widely recognized, ran an impressive campaign against her opponent, Rep. David Trone. Despite Trone’s massive spending of more than $61 million on his campaign, Alsobrooks, a female candidate of color, outperformed him and emerged victorious.
Before making history, the 53-year-old must first defeat Hogan.
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