Lobbyists seeking to influence Maryland officials donated about $2.6 million to the campaigns of those officials since the last statewide election in 2022 — a nearly 75% increase. Gov. Wes Moore

There’s a growing field of candidates vying to steal Democratic Gov. Wes Moore’s seat ahead of the 2026 primary election. Though only one candidate has officially filed with the State Board of Elections,

Maryland is traditionally a top-down state politically. Until recently, the state’s political landscape has been dominated by senior Democrats, whose centrist, establishment politics continue to hold sway in the State House and in many local governments.

Maryland Democratic Party Gala, state and national leaders emphasized the need to turn rising public concern over the 47th president’s agenda into purposeful action. The event also sparked outrage over the forcible removal of a Democrat senator from a DHS press conference.

Following Richard Nixon’s election as President in 1968, John Mitchell, Nixon’s campaign manager, was asked by the media what to expect when Nixon assumed