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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D) and several other elected officials from Prince George鈥檚 County endorsed Del. Brooke E. Lierman (D-Baltimore City) for comptroller on Monday.
Hoyer was joined by state Sen. Joanne C. Benson (D), Prince George鈥檚 County Council Vice President Deni Taveras (D), former state Sen. Bea Tignor (D), former Maryland Secretary of Aging Gloria G. Lawlah (D) and former County Councilman Floyd Wilson in endorsing Lierman, according to a Monday press release.
鈥淚 have known Brooke for most of her life, and I am so proud of the smart, passionate public servant she has become,鈥� Hoyer said in his written endorsement. 鈥淪he will be committed to the continued advancement of Prince George鈥檚 County and I am excited for her to make history as the first woman Comptroller of Maryland.鈥�
Taveras said Lierman would be a 鈥渉igh-performing comptroller that will deliver a quality service on behalf of all Marylanders鈥� if elected. Lierman has pledged to use the comptroller鈥檚 seat on Maryland鈥檚 powerful Board of Public works to curb the state鈥檚 racial wealth gap and help women and minority-owned businesses recover from the pandemic.
Wilson called Lierman an 鈥渆ffective advocate for all Marylanders,鈥� and said Prince George鈥檚 county would 鈥渢hrive鈥� if she is elected.
Lierman is currently on a statewide campaign tour, and has racked up endorsements from many of her legislative allies, including Sen. William C. Smith Jr. (D-Montgomery), when she聽聽her candidacy last December.
The endorsements come as Lierman faces competition from within Prince George鈥檚 County: Timothy J. Adams (D), Bowie鈥檚 first Black mayor and a wealthy government contractor,聽聽his own comptroller bid in March.
Adams highlighted his business acumen and emphasized government transparency in announcing his candidacy. If elected, he would be the state鈥檚 first Black comptroller, and the first person with paraplegia to ever hold a statewide office in Maryland.
Whether additional Democratic contenders enter the race for comptroller remains to be seen. The seat is open for the first time in more than a decade with Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D), who handily won reelection multiple times, is pursuing a gubernatorial bid.
Harford County executive Barry Glassman (R) is currently the聽聽pursuing the open comptroller鈥檚 seat.
