By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer,
Report For America Corps Member,
tmcqueen@afro.com
Democratic candidates Del. Brooke Lierman (D-MD-46) and Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD-04) continue on the campaign trail, making their final rounds across Maryland.
Lierman is running for Comptroller of Maryland and Brown is running for Attorney General.
Although the Democratic party has a sizable lead across the Ballot according to several midterm polls, they continue to passionately campaign in hopes of sustaining their advantage and swaying undecided voters.
“We’re not taking this election for granted,” said Lierman to the AFRO. “We’ve never had a woman comptroller, Black governor and a Black attorney general because it is difficult to break that glass ceiling.”
Lierman is gaining speed as she continues her 24-county campaign. She has spoken in Baltimore City with women in business, held a comptroller forum alongside Republican opponent Barry Glassman in Baltimore County, Md. and appeared at fundraisers alongside Angela Alsobrooks, county executive of Prince George’s County, Md., who’s also running for re-election.
Lierman said she will continue to participate in roundtables, rallies, meet-and-greets and door-knocking throughout the remainder of the election season.
“We have the opportunity to ensure that the comptroller‘s office is the people’s advocate,” said Lierman. “To ensure that Maryland tackles big issues like the racial wealth gap and funding public schools addressing the small stuff.”
Like Wes Moore, the Democratic candidate for Governor, Brown has picked up some new endorsements heading into midterm elections.
Brown was recently endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates for DC, MD, Northern Virginia.
He made recent media appearances where he spoke about his plan to focus on improving public safety and fighting crime if elected.
On Oct. 15, Brown went to a Democratic Central Committee Breakfast in Prince George’s County, Md. He was joined by Alsobrooks, Moore, Lierman, Lt. Governor Candidate Aruna Miller and more.
On the same day, Brown attended the Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO Thirty-Third Biennial Convention in Baltimore alongside Moore and Lierman.
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