Alsobrooks addresses Democrats in Chicago as she seeks to become Maryland’s first Black senator
CNNChicago CNN — Kamala Harris isn’t the only Black woman trying to make history this year. “And now it’s time for us to elect them.” Alsobrooks, the Prince George’s County executive, is vying to become only the third Black woman elected to the Senate, along with Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester. “It’s not lost on Marylanders that we have a moment, that we’re in an historic moment just in our state, and we have to double down on that by electing the first Black woman senator.” Alsobrooks is up against Republican Larry Hogan, a popular former two-term governor, whose entrance into the race in February raised the stakes for Democrats – who were already on defense across the country – to hold retiring Sen. Ben Cardin’s seat. “Everyone knows that Black women determine who wins votes in Baltimore, and with my vice president, Kamala Harris, at the top of the ticket, and county executive Alsobrooks on the ticket, we know that they’re going to turn out, and they’re going to turn out in numbers,” Scott said. “The former president doesn’t know what a Black job is,” Scott said, “he’s about to find out very quickly.” This story has been updated with Alsobrooks’ remarks.