County Democratic Central Committee appoints member; former secretary of state endorses GOP congressional candidate

County Democratic Central Committee announces appointment

The Washington County Democratic Central Committee announced July 15 the appointment of Donnie Souders, mayor of Smithsburg, as the new committee member. Souders was appointed after a vacancy was announced in June, in order to maintain the gender balance of the committee.

Souders was sworn in as a committee member on Thursday, July 14.

"As an elected official for the town of Smithsburg since 2008 and currently serving as the mayor, political involvement has been a passion of my life," said Souders in a news release. "I welcome the opportunity to help the central committee with its Democratic activism, education, recruitment and promotion of our core values and principles."

Souders will be running for the county Democratic Central Committee in the 2022 primary election. The current committee members will serve until after November's general election. The newly elected members will take their seats in December.

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Former secretary of state endorses GOP candidate for Congress

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that he endorsed Matthew Foldi, Republican candidate for U.S. representative in Maryland's 6th District.

In a news release on July 13, Pompeo said that Foldi will "fight against the radical left that is weakening our nation on the world stage."

"We need leaders who understand that a strong America creates a safer world," Pompeo said.

Foldi said that he was grateful for the support from the former secretary of state.

"He knows that the best way to keep peace is through American strength," Foldi said. "I look forward to working with conservatives like Secretary Pompeo to restore America's leadership abroad and here at home."

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Maryland GOP governor candidate files complaint with state elections board

Kelly Schulz's campaign for Maryland governor filed a complaint to the state elections board against the Democratic Governors Association on July 11, accusing the organization of misleading Maryland voters "in violation of current Maryland law" and of falsely registering its activities with the state elections board.

The campaign accuses the organization of violating Election Law Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, § 13-601(a), which states "a person may not willfully make a false, fraudulent, or misleading statement or entry in any campaign finance report or other filing that is under oath and is required by this article."

The Republican candidate Schulz is a former state secretary of commerce.

In late June, Schulz's campaign had accused the Democratic Governors Association of spending millions of dollars to prop up "fringe Republican candidates who cannot win general elections."

The candidate in reference to the Maryland primary election is Del. Dan Cox, R-Carroll/Frederick.

"Dan Cox perfectly fits the mold of the other candidates they have sought to support," said Sam Malhotra, treasurer for the Kelly Schulz campaign, in a news release.

Malhotra said that the campaign seeks immediate action by the state elections board, including the secretary of state and the Office of State Prosecutor for further investigation. Malhotra claims the Democratic Governors Association has submitted a false statement under oath to a government body by purchasing ads that are in opposition of Cox, but are designed to promote his campaign.

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