Elijah Cummings - Special Primary

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We lost a great leader and statesman when we lost Elijah Cummings - it is now time to select his successor. Next week the special primary election for the MD 7th Congressional District will be held. The winner of the Democratic nomination will undoubtedly be elected to fill Rep Cummings seat.

A few of the names are familiar to me - Maya Cummings, Kweisi Mfume. However, there is a long, long list of contenders and I'm wondering, name recognition aside, if there are any DUers who have any knowledge and opinions about any of the candidates.

Does anyone want to make any endorsements?

T. Dan Baker, Public Health and Community Development Professional
Talmadge Branch, state delegate
Alicia D. Brown
Anthony Carter Sr., Democratic candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in 2018
Jill P. Carter, state senator
Matko Lee Chullin III
Jay Fred Cohen,Howard County Judge of Orphans Court (2006-2010), 2014 candidate for Maryland House of Delegates, District 12
Nathaniel M. Costley Sr.,2018 Democratic candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates, District 10[9]
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, former chairwoman of the Maryland Democratic Party and widow of U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings
Jermyn Davidson
Darryl Gonzalez, author
Mark Gosnell, pulmonologist
Leslie Grant, former president of the National Dental Association
Dan L. Hiegel, Democratic candidate for Maryland's 3rd congressional district in 1994 and 1996
F. Michael Higginbotham, professor, University of Baltimore School of Law
Terri Hill, state delegate
Jay Jalisi, state delegate
Paul V. Konka, teacher, 2018 candidate for Baltimore County school board
Kweisi Mfume, former President and CEO of NAACP and former U.S. Representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district (1987–1996)
Adrian Petrus,[4] 2018 Democratic candidate for the Maryland State Senate, District 47, Democratic candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in 2016
Saafir Rabb, community activist
Charles U. Smith, Democratic candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in 2018
Harry Spikes, former Cummings staffer,[4] 2014 Democratic candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates, District 45
Charles Stokes, Democratic candidate for Maryland's 7th congressional district in 2018

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1. Mark Gosnell

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2. What can you tell us about him?

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3. Thanks! I'll look into him -- and...

... any further information you have about him would be appreciated.

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4. Locking

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