A wealthy white member of Congress positions himself as the unlikely champion of Maryland’s criminal justice reform.
Rep. David Trone takes a selfie with Mera Kitchen Collective chef Iman Alshehab after serving lunch to guests during an event with One Fair Wage, an organization advocating for the end of subminimum wage for tipped workers, at Mera Kitchen Collective in Baltimore on Jan. 23, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICOBALTIMORE — On a crisp fall afternoon in late October, dozens of people sat at the edge of their seats in Baltimore Unity Hall, eager to hear from the day’s marquee draw: Yusef Salaam..
“I’ve got to give props to David for what he’s doing,” Salaam said at the event. He thanked Trone for his commitment to this issue, including hiring more than 1,400 formerly incarcerated people in his stores. He is “putting his money where his mouth is,” said Salaam.Having well-respected surrogates is key for Trone if he is going to get past his chief rival for the nomination, Angela Alsobrooks, the top executive from a powerful and wealthy county.
“She’s taking for granted that every Black woman is just going to support her. And she’s also feeling like, ‘What do I need you for? I got Wes Moore,’” said Carter, who backs Trone because she said Alsobrooks never reached out to her. In 2016, then-Reps. Chris Van Hollen, who is white, and Donna Edwards, who is Black, were vying for the nomination to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski. The party establishment backed Van Hollen,The Maryland primary has obvious long-term implications for the Senate too., the only Black woman in the Senate now, is holding the seat that will likely eventually go to Rep.Alsobrooks, who currently holds the job of Prince George’s County executive, has fundraised well.
At a campaign event in February at a hotel rooftop bar overlooking the East Baltimore skyline, Alsobrooks took a not-so-subtle stab at Trone’s core message, suggesting he might not be self-aware. “I believe in the second chance,” she said. “But it is so disturbing to me … when this country has never given so many of us even the first chance at success.”
“There’s not a chance that I’m not going to win over someone who is a prosecutor with all the things that prosecutors do,” Trone said in an interview. Trone eventually shook the charges rather than taking that plea deal. But he acknowledges it cost him millions in legal fees. He concedes he never could have fought them if he weren’t white and had access to money and credit.
The major question facing Democrats, rather, is who do they believe is best suited to face off against Hogan: the wealthy, white self-funding congressman or the potentially history-making Black woman? Sens. Sherrod Brown and Jon Tester confer during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Feb. 8, 2024. | Mariam Zuhaib/AP
“David is fully committed to doing whatever it takes to win the primary and the general,” a Trone spokesperson told POLITICO.
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