Gilchrest gaining two well-known opponents in re-election bid

A high-profile state senator from Baltimore County and the state?s attorney in Queen Anne?s County are lining up to challenge U.S. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest in what could be another tough re-election fight in District 1.

“This is a sort of a normal state of affairs for us,” said Gilchrest?s chief of staff, Tony Caligiuri. The Republican congressman has faced similar challenges in at least six campaigns in a 16-year career that was launched by defeating two Democratic incumbents in 1990 and 1992.