Raskin Considers Run For Open Maryland Senate Seat

Time Magazine reports:

Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, will spend the rest of the month deciding whether he will run for U.S. Senate, in what is already shaping up to be a crowded primary battle to replace outgoing Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin.

“After five months of chemo, I am taking the month of May to seriously investigate the 2024 election, the Senate, the House, and the role I can best play in Democratic victory and progress in the country,” Raskin tells TIME.

There are already three candidates officially in the race to replace Cardin: U.S. Rep. David Trone and Montgomery County Council Member Will Jawando, both Democrats, and socialist philosopher Jerome Segal, a perennial figure on the ballot in Maryland in recent years.

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“After five months of chemo, I am taking the month of May to seriously investigate the 2024 election, the Senate, the House, and the role I can best play in Democratic victory and progress in the country,” Raskin said

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