(BALTIMORE – June 11, 2026) – The road to Maryland’s 2026 primary election has been an interesting one. For state candidates, much of the activity intensified following the conclusion of the General Assembly session. Other races, such as County Executive contests, have been building steadily for months. Now, with early voting underway and Election Day approaching, the time for campaigning is quickly giving way to the time for accountability. Before discussing endorsements, let us first commend every candidate who stepped forward and ran for office. And we do mean every candidate. Whether we agree with their positions or not, it takes courage to put your name on a ballot and subject yourself to public scrutiny. Politics is not for the faint of heart. Race, religion, gender, and ideology matter far less than one thing: leadership. Can you lead? Can you earn the trust of the people? Can you deliver results? That is the question before every voter. Many enter public office with noble intentions. They genuinely want to improve the lives of their constituents. What they quickly discover is that governing is often far more difficult than campaigning. Street smarts and book smarts collide. Principles meet political realities. Ambition encounters resistance. And sometimes, the consequences are enormous. After all, with the stroke of a pen, elected officials can affect millions of lives. Years ago, I asked then-State Senator Bill Ferguson whether he thought public office would change him. Looking back, I realize that perhaps I was asking the wrong question. The truth is that all of us change. Or at least we should. As Muhammad Ali once observed, if a man thinks the same way at fifty as he did at twenty, he has wasted thirty years of his life. Wisdom should come with experience. Growth should come with time. Public service reveals character. Eventually, a person’s true colors emerge. What is done in the dark comes to light. That is why elections matter. As candidates make their final push through door knocking, phone banking, fundraising, digital advertising, emails, and text messages, voters are left with a simple decision: Who can best represent us? Who understands our challenges? Who possesses both the vision and the ability to bring resources back to the community? Because at the end of the day, that’s the job. Can you go to Annapolis? Can you go to Washington? Can you sit at the table where decisions are made and bring something tangible back to the people who sent you there? Baltimore and Maryland need leaders who can. We have seen what happens when elected officials secure investments for their communities. Senators Antonio Hayes and Cory McCray have demonstrated how public officials can leverage relationships and influence to bring major projects and resources home. The West North Avenue Development Authority alone represents more than $71 million directed toward a corridor that had long been overlooked. We need more of that. We need elected officials who understand that public office is not a personal achievement. It is…
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