Steny Hoyer at Dem gala: ‘Don’t write any obituaries’
Raw StoryHundreds of Maryland Democrats braved evening rush hour traffic in two metropolitan areas Thursday to salute one of their own, celebrate recent political victories, and look ahead to the campaigns of 2024. Officially, the Maryland Democratic Party's annual dinner at Martin's West catering hall in Woodlawn was a tribute to 84-year-old U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, whose political career began in 1966. Speakers during the three-hour program — which ran almost twice as long as advertised, with a dinner break — included Maryland Democratic Chair Yvette Lewis, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. Sens. The three current leading Democratic candidates for Senate — Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, U.S. Rep. David Trone and Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando — were on hand, and Trone and Alsobrooks appeared in a video tribute to Hoyer, along with several other elected officials, including Biden. As he finished his speech, Lewis, the party chair and a former opera singer, led the crowd in song, singing the popular 1960's pop hit, "Chapel of Love."
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