As the deadline winds down for candidates to file to run for office across Maryland on Feb. 9, several key races in Baltimore are taking shape ahead of the May 14 primary and Nov. 5 general election. Ten Democrats had entered the race for Baltimore mayor as of Friday, filling out a field that includes an elected incumbent mayor for the first time since Martin O’Malley ran for reelection 20 .
House Democrats’ campaign arm unveiled a slate of candidates it is backing to challenge potentially vulnerable incumbent House Republicans this year as the party tries to take back control of the lower chamber. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced the 17 “top-tier” candidates in a release Monday as part of its “Red to Blue”…