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Dems Meet in Another Gubernatorial Debate

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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Maryland's Democratic candidates for governor are holding their second televised debate of the primary.

The debate hosted by Sinclair Broadcasting will air at 7 p.m. Wednesday on News Channel 8 in Washington, D.C., and Channel 54 in Baltimore.

All nine candidates are scheduled to attend.

They include former NAACP president Ben Jealous, Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker and Jim Shea, a Baltimore attorney and former chairman of the state's largest law firm. Valerie Ervin, a former Montgomery County councilmember, and state Sen. Richard Madaleno also are running.

Krish Vignarajah, a lawyer and former policy director for Michelle Obama, and Alec Ross, a technology entrepreneur and author from Baltimore, also are seeking the nomination, as well as James Jones and Ralph Jaffe.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.