WashBlade.com – By Joshua Lynsen
Trans, black gay candidates fall short in bids
Maryland is poised to have its first openly gay state senator and two new openly gay delegates after Tuesday’s Democratic Party primary.
Delegate-turned-senate candidate Rich Madaleno advanced in Senate District 18 (Montgomery County), as did House non-incumbents Heather Mizeur in District 20 (Montgomery County), and Tim Quinn in District 37B (Dorchester and Wicomico counties).
Quinn said his primary win represented an unprecedented step toward equality on Maryland’s usually conservative Eastern Shore.