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Former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) intends to enter the 2022 race for governor.
In an interview with Maryland Matters, Baker said his work with local leaders from around the country who have been battling the pandemic through the executive leadership program at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy that he heads inspired him to get back into politics.
He also cited disparities in education and health care.
“I believe that public service is a way of not accepting the status quo and making change for everybody,” he said. “I’m wired in my DNA to run toward a problem and stay there until we make things better.”
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