Maya Rockeymoore Cummings announced Monday that she would run for her late husband’s congressional seat after abdicating her chairmanship of the Maryland Democratic Party.
According to the Washington Post, she came to political prominence in the state after toppling the party chair incumbent, motivated by Democrats’ 2018 gubernatorial loss.
She’ll join a packed field: already, six Democrats and three Republicans have filed to run for the 7th District seat.
But before she does, she’ll undergo a double mastectomy on Friday due to her high genetic likelihood of getting breast cancer.
She said that she’d be “laser-focused” on her campaign while she recovers.
Saw her on Rachel Maddow last night.
She seems definitely up to the tasks of campaigning and governing.
Double mastectomy, yikes! Think you might be more laser focused on your recovery.
She may end up joining the ranks of other wives who took the seats of their deceased husbands. This could be a good thing for the people of Baltimore who may be looking to screw Trump over after his continued insults to the late Elijah and their fair city.
Would be wonderful.
Keep the Cummings legacy alive.