Ivey May Challenge Edwards

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A second prominent Democrat in the Washington, D.C., suburbs is considering launching a primary bid against Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.).

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey (D), who was elected to a second four-year term in 2006, acknowledged Monday that a Congressional race was among the career moves he is contemplating as he looks to next year.

“I’m not going to run for re-election as state’s attorney, and I’m not looking for anything in the administration,” Ivey said in an interview. “It’s up or out.”

Ivey, a former senior staffer on Capitol Hill who was appointed chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission by former Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening (D), declined to give a deadline for when he would make a decision about his 2010 plans except to say that it would come “in the next few weeks.”

But if he wanted to, Ivey could take longer. Maryland’s filing deadline is in early July, and the primary takes place on Sept. 14.

Ivey is a well-known figure in Prince George’s politics who is also contemplating a run for the vacant county executive post. But because of his work history, Ivey may find the prospect of serving in Congress particularly appealing.

If he were to run for the House, several Maryland Democratic insiders said Monday that Ivey would have to be considered a credible threat to the second-term Congresswoman who won a special election in 2008 after defeating former Rep. Albert Wynn (D) in a primary earlier that year.

Prince George’s County political consultant Wayne Clarke went so far as to say that Ivey — who has served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia and whose wife is a Maryland state Delegate — would be considered the favorite in a primary against the Congresswoman. “I’ve got to imagine his name recognition and his favorability and his organization in Prince George’s County is better than Donna’s only because he’s been there , and I think he has a better organization on the ground,” Clarke said. “The question becomes is this a three-way race, or a two-way race?”

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1. Edwards is one incumbent we must support

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2. I agree