Politics & Government
Ivey Drops Out of District 4 Race
Edwards will be running against less visible democrats in the primary.
With the filing deadline looming Wednesday, former Prince George's County Prosecutor Glenn Ivey will not run against sitting U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Dist. 4) in Maryland's April 3 primary, according to a Washington Post report.
Ivey announced his plan to challenge Edwards, whose district includes portions of West Laurel, in November and, despite his high visibility in Prince George's County, has had trouble raising money, the Washington Post report said.
"Since this was going to be a short timeline," Ivey said, "you couldn't do your typical canvassing." Plus, he said, "A lot of my previous donors in Prince George's County have been hammered by the real estate collapse."
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Ivey's exit leaves two less visible democrats, George McDermott and Ian Garner, to run against Edwards.
CNS reporter Sarah Hogue contributed to this report.
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