It isn't a matter of physical proximity. You've been up here for 4 -5 years. What connections to you have to Maryland generally and specifically to the 5th congressional district? (I don't care about HRC. No interest in what-aboutism).

2/2 DC doesn’t have voting representation in Congress. Someone with drive & energy needs to make a national push for statehood. DC is where you live & work. Why do you choose Maryland, where you have zero ties, over DC?

Imho, & as an attorney who lived for years in DC but worked until retirement in DC, DC needs your help, not Maryland. We have fantastic Marylanders qualified to represent us in the U.S. Congress. DC desperately needs a good advocate for statehood in Congress. Eleanor Holmes Norton is 88. 1/2

Excellent idea.

I think so. I like Eleanor Holmes Norton. But, she has never been an aggressive advocate on the national stage for statehood. DC’s Fed enclave could be restricted to the government’s properties & its business & residential areas as a state. Someone needs to shout it from the rooftops in Congress.

Go for it. We need good leadership more than ever. Good Luck!

She doesn’t even live in Maryland. She has no connections to Maryland. None.

Steny Hoyer is still alive?! And running again?

IKR? I don’t think he’s said whether he’ll run again.

I can throw no stones. /gestures at Chuck Grassley