Senate President Mike Miller traveled over an hour to Ellicott City from his Chesapeake Beach home for breakfast Monday to introduce a Democratic candidate for Senate in District 9, Dan Medinger. Even though the district appears solidly Republican, “It’s a winnable race for a Democrat,” Miller said, always looking to expand his Senate super-majority of 35 seats out of 47.
Day: August 19, 2013
14 Republicans vie for Pipkin’s seat
Fourteen Eastern Shore Republicans have applied to fill the District 36 Senate seat of Senate Minority Leader E.J. Pipkin, who resigned as of August 20 and is moving to Texas.
Five have been mentioned in previous stories, including Dels. Mike Smigiel of Cecil County and Steve Hershey of Queen Anne’s County, who have been political allies.
State Roundup, August 19, 2013
State tightens regulations governing abortion facilities; Gov. O’Malley, in Ocean City, celebrates state’s beach replenishment program; O’Malley also announces Eastern Shore transportation projects; O’Malley praises local governments for getting through the tough times; Larry Hogan considers run for governor; U.S. Rep. Ruppersberger says he is still interested in the job; GOP candidate George said he had considered quitting as delegate to be able to fund-raise for the race; personalities diverge: Lt. Gov. Brown is more reserved, Attorney General Gansler not so much; Brown picks up more endorsements; District 36 field to replace Sen. Pipkin filling up; Sen. Garagiola backs Feldman to replace him; Del. Myers says he’ll endorse any commission candidate backing charter for Washington County; Frederick commissioners found in violation of Open Meetings law; and an early wake up robo-call goes out from Baltimore City Mayor Rawlings-Blake.
29,000 people of both parties voted for Pipkin, but just 32 Republicans get to choose replacement; Wargotz applying
In 2010, 46,000 people in four counties on the upper Eastern Shore participated in electing the state senator for District 36, and less than half of them were registered Republicans. Yet 29,000 of these voters chose to reelect Republican Sen. E.J.Pipkin, who resigned Aug. 12. By Sept. 10, 32 people or less, all of them members of the Republican Central committees from the four counties, will get to choose his successor.
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