Charles Lollar Announces Campaign for Governor

Charles Lollar announced his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor on Tuesday, according to various news media reports.

Lollar, of Charles County, started his statewide "Achieve the Dream" bus tour on Tuesday, which will be in the Baltimore area on Wednesday, according to WBAL Radio News.  

The tour is scheduled to stop at the World Trade Center in the Inner Harbor and at the University of Maryland Baltimore County campus, according to Lollar’s campaign website.

Harford County Executive David Craig and Anne Arundel County Del. Ron George have also said they intend to run for the Republican nomination next year.  

The Democratic primary field already has two candidates, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and Montgomery County Del. Heather Mizeur, and Attorney General Doug Gansler is also expected to run.

In 2010, Lollar challenged Rep. Steny Hoyer and lost. He garnered less than 35 percent of the vote, according to state Board of Election records.  

On Thursday Lollar’s campaign will also hold its first 24-hour "money bomb" event. The Draft Lollar for Governor campaign committee filed an affidavit with the state claiming it did not receive or spend more than $1,000 during the last year.

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