BALTIMORE — Republican Kathy Szeliga believes the candidate best suited for the US Senate seat left open by the retirement of the longest tenured female politician in US history is another strong Maryland woman.
After Szeliga won the Republican primary in April for the US Senate seat that’s been held by Democrat Barbara Mikulski since 1987, she’s been travelling the Old Line State and trying to reenergize the proverbial “Red Wave” of Republican support in a historical “blue state” that helped to elect Gov. Larry Hogan and flip a handful of delegate and state senate seats from blue to red in 2014.
Mikulski announced she would be retiring in 2015, and the announcement sparked off a slew of speculation and political maneuvering that saw Democrat Chris Van Hollen and Szeliga emerge from a huge pool of political wannabes and became the two chosen contenders from the traditional parties. Green Party candidate Margaret Flowers is also vying for Mikulski’s seat.
Despite the difference in political affiliation, Szeliga, who is a small business owner with strong ties to the Eastern Shore, says she would be honored to carry on Mikulski’s legacy.
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