Candidates for US Senate

What’s the job: Would serve as one of Maryland’s two members of the 100-member U.S. Senate, introducing and voting on legislation, approving federal spending, confirming federal judges and administration appointments and providing oversight of federal government operations. Senators are elected to six-year terms statewide.

Democrats

Name: Angela Alsobrooks

Age: 53

Personal: Mother of a daughter in college.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, public policy, Duke University; graduate of University of Maryland School of Law.

Experience: Prince George’s County executive since 2018; two terms as Prince George’s County state’s attorney; former executive director of the Revenue Authority of Prince George’s County; former assistant state’s attorney.

Endorsements: Gov. Wes Moore; Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller; U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen; U.S. Reps. John Sarbanes, Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer and Kweisi Mfume; Emily’s List: 1199 SEIU.

Notable donors: Melinda Gates; former Baltimore State’s Attorney Gregg Bernstein; former UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski; former District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty.

Name: Michael W. Cobb Sr.

Age: 56

Personal: Two sons.

Education: High school equivalency diploma.

Experience: Cobb says he is “a regular working class person” and the working class needs better representation.

Endorsements: None.

Notable donors: None.

Name: Marcellus Crews

Did not respond to inquiries from The Baltimore Banner.

Name: Brian E. Frydenborg

Age: 42

Personal: Single.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, history and politics, Washington and Lee University; master’s degree, peace operations, George Mason University.

Experience: More than 20 years’ experience as an independent journalist, policy consultant.

Endorsements: Center for Freethought Equality, which backs candidates who support “increasing the visibility and political clout of the humanist and atheist community.”

Notable donors: None reported.

Name: Scottie J. Griffin

Age: 73

Personal: One daughter.

Education: Doctorate in educational leadership and instructional development.

Experience: Educator.

Endorsements: None.

Notable donors: None.

Name: Robert K. Houton

Age: 52

Personal: Father of two.

Education: Attended the University of Maryland Global Campus and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Experience: Founder of the Coalition for Families, Teens and Students, which advocates for federal fentanyl testing legislation.

Endorsements: None.

Notable donors: None.

Name: Joseph Perez

Age: 49

Personal: Single.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, philosophy; master’s degree, information technology with a focus in healthcare informatics.

Experience: More than 10 years as a consultant for the federal government; also worked in health education for MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

Endorsements: None.

Notable donors: None.

Name: Steven Henry Seuferer

Age: 39

Personal: Married.

Education: High school and vocational training.

Experience: Has worked in information technology and served as a volunteer on a Comic Con International committee, voting on policies, procedures and events.

Endorsements: None.

Notable donors: None.

Name: David J. Trone

Age: 68

Personal: Married with four grown children.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Furman University; master’s degree, business administration, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

Experience: Member of U.S. House of Representatives for the 6th Congressional District since 2019; founder and co-owner of Total Wine & More retail liquor store chain.

Endorsements: Maryland State Education Association; U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger; LiUNA Mid-Atlantic; Maryland State Fraternal Order of Police.

Notable donors: Trone largely self-funds his campaign and has committed to spend tens of millions of dollars of his own money.

Name: Andrew Jaye Wildman

Age: 75

Personal: Divorced, one child.

Education: Franklin High School, studied computer programming at the college level.

Experience: More than 30 years in the information technology industry.

Endorsements: None.

Notable donors: None.

Republicans

Name: Moe H. Barakat

Age: 41

Personal: One son.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, political science and administration; master’s degree, legal studies, American University; advanced business strategy degree from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management. Certified systems and network engineer.

Experience: Managing director of a U.S.-international business council; treasurer of a trade organization; advisor and consultant on business and intelligence issues.

Endorsements: None.

Notable donors: None.

Name: Chris Chaffee

Age: 63

Personal: Married, four children, eight grandchildren.

Education: Graduate of Bowie High School; studied at University of Maryland, College Park.

Experience: General contractor and farmer, volunteer basketball coach.

Endorsements: None.

Notable donors: None.

Name: Robin Ficker

Age: 80

Personal: Three children, three grandchildren.

Education: Montgomery Blair High School; attended U.S. Military Academy at West Point; bachelor’s degree, engineering, Case Institute of Technology; University of Baltimore Law School.

Experience: Maryland House of Delegates, 1979-1983; frequent candidate for public office; successfully petitioned issues onto the ballot in Montgomery County.

Endorsements: None.

Notable donors: Ficker is largely self-funding his campaign.

Name: Lorie R. Friend

Age: 56

Personal: Three children.

Education: Nursing degree.

Experience: Registered nurse for 27 years; Finished second in 2022 Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

Endorsements: None.

Notable donors: None.

Name: Larry Hogan

Age: 67

Personal: Married with three daughters and multiple grandchildren.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, government and political science, Florida State University.

Experience: Governor of Maryland, 2015-2023; appointments secretary for Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., 2003-2007; founder and CEO of the Hogan Companies, a commercial real estate brokerage firm.

Endorsements: None yet, but he was reported to have been recruited to run by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.

Notable donors: Notable donors: Harlan Crow, prolific donor who paid for trips for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas; Karl Rove, senior advisor to President George W. Busch; Ken Mehlman, former head of the Republican National Committee; Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas resorts developer; Linda McMahon, co-founder of WWE and former administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Name: John A. Myrick

Age: 59

Personal: Married, daughter and grandchild.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, national security intelligence policy, Excelsior College ; bachelor’s degree, strategic studies, Buxton University; two associate’s degrees from the community college of the Air Force.

Experience: Retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserves after 23 years; former Harford County deputy sheriff; civilian intelligence employee.

Endorsements: Chris Bruneau, Republican candidate for the 1st Congressional District.

Notable donors: None reported.

Name: Laban Y. Seyoum

The Baltimore Banner could not find contact information for this candidate.

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