Meet the democratic candidates in Maryland’s race for governor

BALTIMORE — WJZ is profiling candidates on the Maryland main poll. Right now, we’re highlighting the democratic race for governor.

First, let’s take a look at the marketing campaign of John King.

King has been a public servant for a lot of his life.

He served as Barack Obama’s training secretary within the waning years of the Obama administration.

“I convey the mixture of imaginative and prescient for a extra simply and affluent future for the state the place now we have world-class colleges all through the state, the place we tackle local weather change,” King stated of his marketing campaign.

King stated that if he’s elected, he plans to concentrate on the long-term image.

However he intends to try this with an emphasis on training, reproductive freedom, reasonably priced housing, and public security like psychological well being providers and violence prevention applications.

“We have now to verify now we have the strongest legal guidelines in Maryland to guard individuals and hold everybody protected,” he stated.

King’s opponent is Doug Gansler who served eight years as Maryland’s lawyer common.

Gansler says it’s vital that the state’s subsequent governor has expertise within the legal justice system.

“Crime is exploding proper now,” he stated. “We want anyone within the governor’s chair who has a background in legal justice.”
Gansler says his focus is on crime. If elected, he needs so as to add 1,000 law enforcement officials to the Baltimore Police Division.

“I believe crime is holding Maryland again,” he stated. “You see it in Baltimore Metropolis the place individuals are leaving, companies are leaving so a part of it’s to drive crime down and elevate justice.”