Angela Alsobrooks praises her 'friend, mentor, and role model' Kamala Harris during DNC's keynote address

Angela Alsobrooks, who is contesting against former governor Larry Hogan in November elections, has been campaigning with full force
UPDATED AUG 21, 2024
Angela Alsobrooks called Kamala Harris herr friend and mentor during DNC speech (Getty Images)
Angela Alsobrooks called Kamala Harris herr friend and mentor during DNC speech (Getty Images)

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS:  Angela Alsobrooks, the candidate for Maryland Senate, took to the stage at the Democratic National

Convention (DNC) on Day 2 and shared details about her friendship with Kamala Harris.

Both two ladies have known each other for 14 years and, during this time, the Democratic presidential nominee mentored the executive of Prince George’s County. 

Maryland Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks arrives to greet voters outside a voting location for the state primary election at the Marilyn Praisner Community Recreation Center on May 14, 2024 in Burtonsville, Maryland. A hard fought primary fight between Alsobrooks and Rep. David Trone will decide who will challenge Larry Hogan, the popular Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland who has served two terms as Maryland Governor. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Maryland Democratic candidate for Senate and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks on her campaign trail (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“After reading about this super bad district attorney, I talked non-stop about her on the campaign trail,” Angela Alsobrooks said of Harris.

She continued, “Hear me: Kamala Harris knows how to keep criminals off the streets. Come November, with your help, she’ll keep one out of the Oval Office.”



 

Angela Alsobrooks makes fiery speech at DNC

The audiences were on their feet as Angela Alsobrooks made powerful statements at the DNC. “This is our moment to leave Donald Trump where he belongs: In America’s past,” she said.

“We stand with Kamala Harris because we, as a country, are not going back. For the ancestors who sat at lunch counters and made sure that we all had the right to vote: We are Not. Going. Back,” Alsobrooks added.

“For the mamas and grandmamas who marched to make sure that women could control our own bodies: We are Not. Going. Back,” she noted.

“For the parents who work from can’t-see in the morning until can’t-see at night, not so that they will have a better future, but so that their children will have a better life: We are Not. Going. Back,” Alsobrooks concluded.

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - AUGUST 19: Democratic vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA
Kamala Harris and Angela Alsobrooks have been campaigning for each other for years (Getty Images)

Angela Alsobrooks' whirlwind campaign in Maryland

The Maryland Senate candidate is contesting against popular former governor Larry Hogan in November elections.

Angela Alsobrooks has been campaigning with full force and is reaching out to as many counties as possible, reports USA Today.

“We are looking at a time that is like a time we’ve never seen before,” she said during campaigning.

“This election will help us decide the kind of future we want for our children and grandchildren and what kind of state and country we will build for them,” Alsobrooks added.

“We enthusiastically support her bid to be the first Black woman senator to represent the great state of Maryland. We know she is a necessary voice,” said Glynda Carr, president of Higher Heights for America PAC, which works to elect Black female candidates nationwide. 

In the Democratic primary, Alsobrooks was outspent 10-to-one by Republican David Trone’s self-funded campaign, however, she still won convincingly.

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