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Maryland: Peter James

Wed, 10/15/2008 - 13:48

Edwards raises $59K in 3Q, $47K cash on hand

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington), who currently holds Maryland's 4th Congressional District seat, is reporting $58,754.64 in total contributions in the third fundraising quarter and has $47,423.69 cash on hand, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.

Edwards, who won the seat in a June special election, is currently being challenged by Republican Peter James.

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Mon, 10/13/2008 - 17:37

State GOP: Dump Edwards, Van Hollen after no-shows

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Voters should "dump" Congressional Democrats who don't show up to debates, according to the Maryland Republican Party.

The GOP has taken U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington) and U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Kensington) to task for failing to debate their Republican opponents.

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Fri, 10/10/2008 - 11:44

Ron Paul endorses five GOP candidates

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=3864|title=|desc=Ron Paul: Politicker.com Photo|link=none|align=right|width=200|height=222]COLLEGE PARK -- U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) dropped into Maryland Thursday to show his support for five of Maryland's Republican Congressional candidates. The event -- designed to raise cash for the candidates' campaigns -- was held at the Comcast Center at the University of Maryland in College Park.

Paul, who made an unsuccessful bid for president in 2008, says a lot of enthusiasm resulted from the campaign.

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Mon, 10/06/2008 - 13:16

Ron Paul to visit Free State

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Ron Paul (R-Texas) will publicly endorse Maryland's Republican candidates for U.S. House at a fundraiser on Thursday.

Each candidate has been invited to speak at the rally. Richard Matthews (MD-2), Peter James (MD-4), Collins Bailey (MD-5) and Mike Hargadon (MD-7) have all confirmed.

Admission to the fundraiser, which is sponsored by Maryland Students for Liberty and Liberty PAC, will cost $25 and will start at 7:30pm. An earlier VIP event will be priced at $150. The event will be held at the Comcast Center at the University of Maryland in College Park

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Tue, 09/30/2008 - 09:46

Edwards receives praise from opponent

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards received a thumbs up from her Republican opponent, Peter James, for her vote against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The U.S. House failed on Monday to pass the $700 billion bailout package for the financial sector, prompting markets to post record losses.

Edwards (D-Fort Washington) voted against the bill yesterday, splitting with the majority of Democrats in Maryland's Congressional delegation. Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-Baltimore) also voted against the measure.

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Fri, 07/11/2008 - 10:37

Edwards receives committee assignments

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington) received her first two committee assignments on Thursday. The House’s newest member will serve on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Science and Technology Committee.

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Tue, 06/17/2008 - 22:51

Edwards pledges to get to work as Hoyer introduces new colleague

By Kevin Agnese

LANHAM-- Rep.-elect Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington) addressed a large crowd of supporters during a victory rally at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 26 headquarters in Lanham, this evening.

An upbeat and excited Edwards pledged to "get to work" on a day when she defeated Republican Peter James in a special election to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Al Wynn.

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Tue, 06/17/2008 - 21:13

James reacts to election defeat

By Kevin Agnese

High-tech developer Peter James (R-Germantown) spoke with PolitickerMD.com following his loss to Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington) in today's special election in Maryland's 4th Congressional District.

"It looks like people aren't interested in politics," James said, referring to the extremely low turnout figures today.

The district, which encompasses portions of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, reported low turnout throughout the day.

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Tue, 06/17/2008 - 20:27

Edwards wins

By Politicker Staff

[img_assist|nid=67|title=Representative-elect Donna Edwards|desc=|link=none|url=undefined|align=right|width=130|height=158]With most of the vote in, Donna Edwards has decisively won the special election to fill former Rep. Al Wynn's vacant seat in the Fourth congressional district.

With all of Montgomery County and 65 percent of Prince George's County precincts in, Edwards leads Republican Peter James approximately 80% to 20%.

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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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