O’Malley appoints Brian Feldman to Senate seat
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley has appointed Delegate Brian Feldman to the state Senate. The governor announced the appointment on Thursday to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Sen. Rob Garagiola, who represented District 15 in Montgomery County. Feldman, a Democrat, has represented Montgomery County in the House of Delegates since 2003. Feldman […]
Majority leader Garagiola leaving Maryland Senate
Sen. Robert J. Garagiola, the Senate majority leader since 2011, plans to resign from elected office Sept. 1, according to a statement sent by his office Thursday.
C. Fraser Smith: The fix was in, but …
It looked like a walkover. Everything was teed up for state Sen. Rob Garagiola, an affable, well-spoken candidate. He was to be Maryland’s newest Democratic congressman. Within lines drawn for the state’s 6th Congressional District by Garagiola’s party benefactors, he would take the seat away from the longtime incumbent, Republican Roscoe G. Bartlett. A man […]
Bartlett survives GOP primary challenge, will face Delaney in fall
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett defeated seven Republican primary challengers Tuesday and will face Democratic businessman John Delaney in the fall in what is expected to be a hotly contested House race. Preliminary election results show Bartlett with 44 percent of the vote with 87 percent of precincts reporting. State Sen. David Brinkley was […]