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Judging by the invitation, a who's who of elected officials are supporting Forehand. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert) and House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel) were listed as honorary co-chairs of the committee.
In all, 20 state senators and 20 Democratic House members, including almost the entire Montgomery County delegation, also were listed on the invitation as Forehand supporters.
In an interview, Forehand said the list shows Kagan doesn't have the support she thought she had.
Forehand said she has been flooded with offers of support ever since Kagan sent out a letter announcing her exploratory campaign. The Kagan letter said Forehand was no longer effective in Annapolis.
Forehand, 68, took that to mean that Kagan, 43, was saying she was too old.
"I think many members of the legislature thought they were being criticized along with me in the press release," Forehand said. "I was just amazed at how people just came up and offered their support."
But Kagan maintains that many of the people on Forehand's invitation are actually supporting her.
"I have the backing of a number of people whose names are on her invitation, but because I have not yet announced my intentions, they allowed her the courtesy to use their name," Kagan said. "Right now, Jennie is an incumbent with no declared opponent, so it is not surprising that Annapolis insiders are going to try to hedge their bets."
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