Heather Mizeur, the former state delegate and gubernatorial contender who recently announced that she’s seeking the 1st District congressional seat in 2022, said Tuesday that she’s raised $225,000 in the first two weeks of her campaign.
Mizeur, who has been fairly quiet on the political front since her 2014 bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, joined the race against U.S. Rep. Andrew P. Harris (R-Md.) on Jan. 28, citing the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and Harris’ votes against certifying President Biden’s election and against impeaching former President Trump.
“So far in 2021, Andy Harris has disputed the results of a free and fair presidential election, refused (to disastrous ends) to certify those election results, voted against holding Donald Trump accountable for the deadly attack on our U.S. Capitol and was caught trying to carry a gun onto the House floor,” Mizeur said in a statement Tuesday. “Something deep within me was awakened by this.”
Mizeur said she has received about 1,400 campaign contributions since her announcement, averaging $158. The first fundraising quarter of the 2022 election cycle ends on March 31, and candidates’ campaign finance statements are due with the Federal Election Commission on April 15.
Harris, who will be seeking his seventh term, reported $1,043,179 in his campaign account as of Dec. 31.
The 1st District, which takes in the Eastern Shore and portions of Baltimore, Harford and Carroll counties, has a very conservative electorate. But Mizeur, if she becomes the Democratic nominee, would be the highest profile general election challenger that Harris has had since he won the seat in 2010.
Mia Mason, the 2020 Democratic nominee, also plans to try again, and other Democrats may be eyeing the race. Harford County Executive Barry Glassman has said he’s considering challenging Harris in the Republican primary.
By Josh Kurtz
David Tull says
Aren’t we all tired of liberals, they lie, cheat and work very hard to destroy the Republic and America.
Donna von Lipsey says
I am happy to hear that Harris might have a Republican challenger!
Jeff Staley says
Time out David Tull,
You might need to broaden your information sources. If memory serves, 141 Republican members of the House voted not to impeach Trump despite the overwhelming evidence of his role in the insurrection that was aimed at stopping the Electoral College vote count on January 6. And, 43 Republicans in the Senate voted not to convict Trump, threatening to encourage destruction of our Democracy. I have never been more frightened about the future of our country.
I seriously doubt any President in history has lied as much to the American people as Donald Trump. I feel fortunate I have enough education to recognize his daily lies when millions of my fellow citizens apparently do not. He is a shameless con man who has exploited his followers at every turn and done everything the power of the Presidency enabled him to do to overturn the results of the free and fair election of 2020. If 63 losses in courts across America are not enough to convince you the election was fair, you have been fully brainwashed by Trump and Fox etc.
Congress is reflecting the ignorance of Trump’s base and seems unable to move past the lies and deception that Trump flung at the American public every day for four years. Their selfish concern about keeping their jobs is a very serious problem and we all need to find some way to get back on solid ground.
I don’t support every proposal offered up by Democrats, but the Republican party has no platform beyond all immigration is bad (despite the fact almost every one here has descended from immigrants), white skinned people are superior when skin color is simply the result of climate, and the rest of the world is taking advantage of us. We need to participate in the way the world works and chooses solutions in order to contribute our skills and make the world a better place for everyone.
I am simply asking you to realize Democrats love this country and our Democracy as much as you do. If I were convinced the election was actually stolen, I would also be very upset and would look for some way to participate in solving that problem. But, unfortunately, Trump manufactured the idea the election was stolen because he is a weak and insecure person who can’t accept legitimate defeat. We need to get back to truth and I trust Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to get much closer to truth than we have been in the past four years.
Let’s all try to be kind to each other during this difficult time and work together to repair our country and save democracy.