For Candidate Mahoney, A Refuge in House Race
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Thursday, March 2, 2006
John Mahoney has abandoned his run for the state Senate in District 19 and instead plans to run for the House of Delegates.
Mahoney is shying away from what is expected to be a highly competitive race to replace Sen. Leonard H. Teitelbaum (D), who is retiring at the end of the year.
Since last fall, Mahoney, former president of the Maryland Young Democrats, had planned a campaign to challenge Teitelbaum in the district, which includes parts of Laytonsville, Colesville and Aspen Hill.
When Teitelbaum decided to retire instead, District 19 Dels. Adrienne A. Mandel and Carol S. Petzold , both Democrats, entered the race to replace him. Mike Lenett , a lawyer, is also running for the Senate seat.
Del. Henry B. Heller (D) will be the only incumbent delegate running for one of three District 19 House seats.
The open seats proved too tempting for Mahoney, who has so far raised $23,000 for a campaign.
"After the two delegates announced their decision to run for the Senate, I spoke to and listened to community leaders, and they all recommend strongly that rather than having such a fierce battle with two long-term delegates, I instead run for their [House] seats," Mahoney said.
Roger P. Manno , a Silver Spring lawyer, and Alec Stone , a consultant who lives in Kemp Mill, are also running for the House.
Bradys Get Behind Lenett
In his race for a state Senate seat, Lenett scored what his campaign calls a critical -- but highly unusual -- endorsement this week.
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, which rarely endorses in state Senate races, announced this week it is strongly supporting Lenett in District 19.
"To Jim and I, Mike Lenett is family," Sarah Brady said in a statement released by Lenett's campaign. "We will never forget how much he did in a historic fight to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. We're absolutely delighted that such a fine person seeks to serve the public in elective office."
Lenett worked with the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in the 1990s, when the Brady Law and federal assault weapons ban, which has since expired, were pushed through Congress.
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