Wes Moore endorses Alsobrooks for Maryland Senate seat

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) has endorsed Angela Alsobrooks for Senate. Alsobrooks is running to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.).

Speaking from a rally in Baltimore, Moore called Alsobrooks a “fighter.” 

“Angela is a fighter. Angela is a leader. Angela is a public servant in every beautiful sense of that phrase,” Moore said.  

“I believe that if you never forget who you are fighting for, you will never stop fighting,” he added. “I believe that if you never forget why you do the work, the work will never exhaust you. And to understand why Angela is so good at what she does, you have to know her story. Because for Angela, this work isn’t political. It’s personal.” 

Alsobrooks, a Democrat, serves as county executive for Prince George’s County, one of Maryland’s largest Black counties. 

Moore’s endorsement could be a game-changer in the Senate race. Having the backing of Moore, the nation’s only sitting Black governor, may help pave the way for Alsobrooks — and Maryland — to make more history next year. If elected, she would be the first Black female senator from Maryland. 

Alsobrooks would also join the newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler (D), who sits as the only Black female senator. 

Only two other Black women served in the Senate before Butler: Carol Moseley Braun (D-Ill.) and Vice President Harris, who was elected as one of California’s senators.

Alsobrooks’s primary opponent in the Democratic primary is Rep. David Trone, a business executive. Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando (D) dropped out of the Senate race Friday and endorsed Alsobrooks on Monday.