WINNER OF SIX SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS D.C. AWARDS FOR 2022
Celebrating 58 Years - Vol. 58, No. 4 • November 10 - 16, 2022
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Maryland Democrats Sweep All Statewide Posts and Maintain Majorities Richard D. Elliott WI Contributing Reporter
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5 Wes Moore (left) with President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and Senator Chris Van Hollen Jr. (D), has made history in Maryland as the nation’s only third Black governor and Maryland’s first. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Wes Moore officially made history as the first Black Governor of Maryland, and one of only three elected in American history. Moore won through strong performance in Prince George’s, Charles, Montgomery, Howard, Baltimore City, and Baltimore County and a narrow victory in Anne Arundel County. In Talbot, Kent, and Frederick County, Moore is currently only a few percentage points behind Cox. Brooke Lierman is the first woman to be elected Comptroller, and the first woman to be independently elected to an executive position in Maryland. Anthony Brown is the first Black Attorney General in Mary-
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Democrats Continue to Dominate D.C. Politics
Bonds and McDuffie Clinch Victory in At-large Race Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer Hundreds of supporters converged onto the third floor of The Park at 14th in Northwest Tuesday to celebrate Kenyon McDuffie’s victory over D.C. Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I) for an at-large seat on the D.C. City Council. D.C. Councilmember Anita Bonds, a Democratic candidate in an overwhelmingly Democratic city, easily reclaimed her at-large seat. Earlier this year, McDuffie who represented Ward 5, sus- 5 Kenyon McDuffie. (Marckell pended his campaign Williams/The Washington Informer) for attorney general and changed his party affiliation in order to run for the atlarge council seat, a decision that did not sit will among
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Norton, Bowser and Mendelson Win Easily James Wright WI Staff Writer Democratic office holders in the District held on to their positions according to the D.C. Board of Election’s unofficial results from the Nov. 8 general election. “Things are going well in D.C.,” said Marcia Jones, a Ward 5 voter who cast a ballot at the Turkey Thicket Recreation
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Center in Northeast. “Mayor Bowser seems to have a handle on things. Crime seems to be a little high, but I don’t blame her for that,” shared Jones. Bowser easily won with 74.8% of the vote against three lesser-known opponents.
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