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January 22, 2021
Two years ago, Del. Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) and state Sen. Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) were the legislative equivalent of middle managers solid citizens with considerable responsibilities, but not at the center of leadership.
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Their campaign treasuries reflected that: Ferguson in January 2019 had $70,341 cash on hand; Jones reported $45,002 in the bank.
But then an earthquake struck the Maryland political world: On May Day of 2019, Jones became speaker of the House, and Ferguson was nominated to become Senate president that fall. He officially took over last January. Both succeeded record-setting leaders.
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Not surprisingly, the new presiding officers fundraising totals took off. Jones reported raising $758,999 between January 2019 and January 2020; Ferguson collected $794,198 over the same period.
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