Rep. David Trone (D-MD) has lent over $54 million to his Maryland Senate campaign, Federal Election Commission filings show.
The filings, which cover through April 24, are a window into how Trone, a wealthy businessman who founded and co-owns the retail company Total Wine & More, is hoping that his fortune will earn him a seat in the upper chamber. Trone assumed office in the House in 2019 and has since faced controversies this election cycle over an apparent discrepancy with his financial disclosures and usage of a racial slur during a congressional hearing.
Trone is running in the Democratic Senate primary in Maryland against Angela Alsobrooks, a black woman who is executive in Prince George’s County, the second-most populous county in the Old Line State. Alsobrooks is endorsed by various lawmakers, including
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