After Opposing Redistricting, State Senate President Faces Toughest Primary Yet

After opposing redistricting, state Senate president faces toughest primary yet

Bobby LaPin, a local sailboat captain and social media personality who is looking to unseat Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) in the Democratic primary, speaks to a resident while campaigning in Baltimore's Cross Street Market on June 17. (Photo by Christine Condon/Maryland Matters)With less than a week remaining until Election Day, Bobby LaPin’s pitch is simple. “I’m a Bernie Sanders. He’s a Chuck Schumer,” LaPin says t…

Maryland Senate president faces primary after snubbing Democratic redistricting effort

Maryland state Senate president Bill Ferguson is facing a primary challenge in the wake of his decision last year not to pursue a new Democratic gerrymander in the state, in a rebuke to national Democrats and the governor.