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In a statement Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he would not be seeking re-election and expressed his “full support and endorsement for Kamala” Harris as the Democratic nominee for president.
Maryland’s federal, state and local representatives also are committing to Harris.
Gov. Wes Moore issued a statement Monday endorsing Kamala Harris for the next President of the United States.
“The American people deserve a champion who will continue the progress of the Biden-Harris Administration and that’s why I am proud to voice my full support,” he wrote.
“Vice President Harris has the experience, record, vision, and wisdom to uplift the country,” wrote Moore, who is considered to be listed as a possible candidate for vice-president.
Moore noted that Harris’s phone call the morning that the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed was “one of the first calls I received,” adding, “In that moment, she demonstrated not just her powers of leadership, but also her powers of empathy.”
Today, I am proud to voice my full support and offer my full endorsement to Vice President @KamalaHarris to be the Democratic Nominee for President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/DSxq6IaAHn
— Gov. Wes Moore (@iamwesmoore) July 22, 2024
On the federal level, both U.S. Reps. Jamie Raskin and David Trone said they stand with Harris.
Raskin wrote on X, “We Democrats will be unified and focused behind our next President, Kamala Harris, to keep their great success going and to defeat the autocrats, theocrats and plutocrats.”
Trone posted that “time and time again, Vice President Harris has shown up for the American people.”
Joe Biden is one of the handful of truly great presidents in American history and a patriot beyond measure. We Democrats will be unified and focused behind our next President, Kamala Harris, to keep their great success going and to defeat the autocrats, theocrats and plutocrats.
— Jamie Raskin (@jamie_raskin) July 21, 2024
I proudly endorse @KamalaHarris for President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/hUP2nAjSgO
— David Trone (@davidjtrone) July 21, 2024
Councilmembers Kristin Mink, Will Jawando and Kate Stewart enthusiastically registered their support. Mink declared, “I’m ready for President Kamala Harris!” and Jawando posted of photo of himself with Harris, calling her the next President of the United States.
Stewart wrote, “Let’s do this!” and included a link for donations, as did Jawando.
I’M READY FOR PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS!
— Kristin Mink (@KristinMink_) July 21, 2024
The next President of the United States @KamalaHarris. We're ready to work! Donate here: https://t.co/WIfbJLml1n pic.twitter.com/HtKed2eocx
— Will Jawando (@willjawando) July 21, 2024
Let’s do this! https://t.co/gIkaNrlDVr
— Kate Stewart (she/her) (@VoteKateStewart) July 21, 2024