Republican Party

Ellicott City businesswoman to run for delegate in District 9B

2013-06-19 03:55:00

Ellicott City business owner and Republican Carol Loveless has filed to run for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates representing the newly drawn District 9B in 2014. Loveless, 54, said she has been a resident of Ellicott City for over 30 years and...

Republicans, choice and pain

2013-06-19 12:14:00

Two-thirds of American voters support Roe v. Wade. Women overwhelmingly favored Barack Obama over Mitt Romney, the Republican who wanted to de-fund Planned Parenthood and overturn Roe. Public approval of Congress is at or near its lowest level ever...

One Republican calls it quits, another jumps in

2013-06-18 17:23:09

A generational shift within the Maryland Republican Party picked up steam Tuesday as a veteran GOP senator called an end to her legislative career and a conservative favorite launched an audacious challenge to an incumbent Democratic congressman. State...

GOP's Jacobs to retire from state Senate

2013-06-18 06:11:00

State Sen. Nancy Jacobs, one of the longest-serving Republican lawmakers in Maryland, said Tuesday that she will not seek re-election in 2014 -- adding to the attrition of the GOP's small band of senators. Jacobs, who represents Harford and Cecil...

Harford Sen. Nancy Jacobs says she won't seek re-election

2013-06-18 10:09:21

State Sen. Nancy Jacobs, a Republican representing District 34 that includes parts of Harford and Cecil counties along the Route 40 corridor, announced Tuesday that she will not be seeking re-election next year. "After nearly a year of thoughtful...

David Craig assembles gubernatorial campaign team

2013-06-18 12:07:52

Harford County Executive David Craig's bid for Maryland governor is gaining added momentum as a campaign manager with proven experience and strong ties to the state will oversee strategic and operational details. The new campaign manager, Paul Ellington,...

The two tortured political marriages of Richard Nixon

2013-06-17 08:15:00

Just as they say that the poor are always with is, so it is with Richard Nixon, arguably the most tormented American president, who comes back to us in the new book "Ike and Dick" (appropriately subtitled "Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage"). The...

Democrat Conti launches executive campaign in Anne Arundel

2013-06-17 09:45:00

Joanna Conti is taking a second shot at becoming Anne Arundel's county executive. The Democrat, who formally announced her candidacy last week, said she'll focus on boosting job creation, improving schools, cleaning up waterways and increasing public...

Paul Ryan to address Maryland Republicans in Baltimore

2013-06-17 12:08:00

Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2012, is scheduled to speak in Baltimore on Thursday at the Maryland Republican Party's�annual Red, White and Blue Dinner. Ryan, who chairs the House Budget Committee, is seen as a leading...

No comparing Elizabeth Warren and Ted Cruz

2013-06-17 07:30:00

Juan Williams' commentary ("Principled or polarizing?" June 14) epitomizes the way the media does a disservice to intelligent discussion of our politics. Evidently, Mr. Williams feels the need to give equal weight to both sides. Comparing Republican...

Bongino says he's '95 percent' certain on 6th District

2013-06-11 15:17:00

WASHINGTON -- Republican Daniel Bongino, the former Secret Service agent who ran an unsuccessful campaign for U.S. Senate last year, said Tuesday he is "95 percent" certain he will run in Maryland's 6th Congressional District in the 2014 election and...

Bad signs on immigration

2013-06-10 03:00:00

Even as the Senate takes up the issue of immigration reform this week, Republicans are increasingly giving indications that the effort isn't likely to go very far. First, it was Sen. Marco Rubio's dance around the issue — repeatedly speaking out...

As Chairman and CEO of Arrizurieta & Associates, Jorge Arrizurieta delivers business development and public affairs expertise backed by 25 years of dynamic industry experience and two presidential appointments. Having served in such capacities as President and CEO of Florida FTAA, Inc.

2013-06-17 00:00:00

The Harford County Executive was the first Republican out of the gate, announcing June 3. He boasts a lengthy resume as a former Havre de Grace mayor and councilman as well as state senator and delegate.

2013-06-03 00:00:00

Jim Greer, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, waits for his hearing to start at the Orange County Courthouse, in Orlando, Friday, August 5, 2011.

2013-02-06 00:00:00