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Maryland: Dan Weber

Tue, 06/17/2008 - 10:52

Turnout low in District 4

By Kevin Agnese

[img_assist|nid=2615|title=Donna Edwards and son Jared greet a voter outside a polling place in Upper Marlboro|desc=Politicker Photo|link=none|align=right|width=220|height=128]UPPER MARLBORO-- Turnout has been low this morning for the special election in Maryland's 4th Congressional District.

"It's been dribbles," Gloria Moore, chief election judge at the Evangel Cathedral location in Upper Marlboro, said.

According to Moore, as of 11:00 a.m., 104 people had cast a ballot in a contest expected to be won by activist Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington).

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Mon, 06/16/2008 - 12:00

Edwards, James prepare for voters’ choice

By Kevin Agnese

Residents of Maryland's 4th Congressional District will go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new member of Congress to replace former Rep. Al Wynn (D-Mitchellville), who resigned May 31. Activist Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington) and high-tech developer Peter James (R-Germantown) are the nominees of their respective party's. Edwards is considered the favorite in the heavily Democratic 4th district, which encompasses portions of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.

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Thu, 03/27/2008 - 14:46

Edwards issues statement commending Wynn

By Kevin Agnese

Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington) issued a statement this afternoon in response to the resignation of Rep. Al Wynn (D- Mitchellville), which will become effective in June.

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Thu, 03/20/2008 - 11:06

Edwards joins anti-war activists in Washington

By Kevin Agnese

Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington), the presumptive future congresswoman in Maryland’s Fourth Congressional District, joined anti-war activists on a march to the White House in Washington, D.C. yesterday, as protesters marked the five year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq.

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Fri, 03/14/2008 - 11:22

Edwards returns to work at Arca

By Kevin Agnese

Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington), the Democratic nominee in Maryland’s Fourth Congressional District, has returned to her work as the executive director of the Arca Foundation since her victory in the Feb. 12 primary, according to her communications director, Dan Weber.

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Thu, 02/14/2008 - 14:31

For Edwards, it was all about change

By Kevin Agnese

For Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington) the 2008 Democratic primary in Maryland’s Fourth Congressional District was all about one thing: change. The community activist used a similar theme in her bid to unseat incumbent Rep. Al Wynn during the 2006 primary, only to see the congressman win by a narrow 3.3 points.

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Tue, 02/12/2008 - 23:03

Edwards camp happy with Prince George's results

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

LARGO - When asked if the Edwards campaign was happy with reports indicating that they were leading in Prince George’s County, spokesman Dan Weber was ready with a one-word answer:

“Yes.”

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Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:15

Danny Glover to campaign for Edwards

By Kevin Agnese

Donna Edwards’ campaign for the Democratic congressional nomination gets a celebrity boost tonight with the attendance of actor/activist Danny Glover at a rally in New Carrollton

“He has been a very involved activist for many years now,” Dan Weber, Edwards’ communications director, told PolitickerMD.com, in regards to Glover.

Weber also said Glover’s presence demonstrated that “the campaign is getting attention.”

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Wed, 12/05/2007 - 21:51

Wynn, Edwards battle over Iraq

By Kevin Agnese

The race between Rep. Albert Wynn and community activist Donna Edwards is heating up as the two prepare for a rematch of their 2006 Democratic primary contest - a contest Wynn won by a 49.7%-46.4% margin, one of the narrowest of any incumbent in the nation.

"The campaign is going great and we have momentum," said Edwards' communications director Dan Weber. "Donna offers change for the people of the fourth district."

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