It’s not just Democrats who are eager to take over Republican U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett’s seat.
Maryland GOP Chairman Alex Mooney has formed an exploratory committee for the Maryland Sixth District, recently redrawn to make the race more competitive for Democrats.
“With the recent news about Congressman Roscoe Bartlett’s long time chief-of-staff preparing to run for Congress and the Democratic Party’s cynical and corrupt redistricting plan to oust Congressman Bartlett, I felt it was time for me also to start an exploratory committee for Congress,” he said. “We cannot let Congressman Bartlett’s seat be taken by a tax-and-spend liberal like Rob Garagiola. Our economy is suffering and we need more jobs — not more government, more debt and more taxes.”
Bartlett’s chief of staff, Harold “Bud” Otis, resigned from his post and said he would run if his former boss dropped out of the race. And The Frederick News-Post reported Thursday that Maryland state Sen. David Brinkley is also forming an exploratory committee.
