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BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ/AP) — Maryland Comptroller and gubernatorial hopeful Peter Franchot has tapped a Prince George’s County councilwoman arsenic his moving mate.
Monique Anderson-Walker, a lifelong Maryland nonmigratory who sits connected the Prince George’s County Council, is joining Franchot’s summons arsenic a campaigner for lieutenant politician successful the 2022 race, Franchot’s run announced Wednesday.
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“My nationalist work is rooted successful an knowing that we are each successful this together. I’m excited to enactment with Peter connected delivering a amended prime of beingness for each Marylanders careless of zip code,” Anderson-Walker said successful a statement.
Between Franchot and Anderson-Walker, the run said, the summons volition person a wide network, beardown sanction designation and important fundraising power, among different benefits.
“I’m inspired by Monique’s committedness to assemblage and her innovative, pragmatic solutions to the challenges Maryland families. Together we tin reconstruct our citizens’ religion successful the competency of government,” Franchot said successful part.
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Anderson-Walker, who has served Prince George’s County since 2018, is simply a tiny concern proprietor and Emory University grad, who holds master’s degrees from some Howard University and Johns Hopkins University.
She is joined to Maryland State Delegate Jay Walker.
Franchot, a Democrat from Montgomery County, is moving successful a crowded Democratic superior successful adjacent year’s governor’s race. Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is word limited. Maryland’s superior is June 28.
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Information from the Associated Press contributed to this report.
CBS Baltimore Staff
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