{"id":2520124,"date":"2025-12-11T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-trone-eyes-his-old-house-seat-after-failed-maryland-senate-run\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T12:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T17:26:34","slug":"david-trone-eyes-his-old-house-seat-after-failed-maryland-senate-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-trone-eyes-his-old-house-seat-after-failed-maryland-senate-run\/","title":{"rendered":"David Trone eyes his old House seat after failed Maryland Senate run"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdavid-trone-eyes-his-old-house-seat-after-failed-maryland-senate-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520124&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>David Trone, former Democratic Representative and co-founder of Total Wine &#038; More, has entered the race to reclaim his old Maryland House seat by challenging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-liberals-are-totally-indifferent-toward-joe-biden-according-to-facebook-analysis\/\" title=\"Most Liberals Are Totally Indifferent Toward Joe Biden, According To Facebook Analysis\">current incumbent<\/a>, Rep. April McClain Delaney, in the Democratic primary. Trone served in Congress from 2019 to 2024 before an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reddit-faces-massive-user-protest-for-banning-criticism-of-controversial-employee\/\" title=\"Reddit Faces Massive User Protest for Banning Criticism of Controversial Employee\">unsuccessful run<\/a> for the U.S. Senate in 2024, where he spent over $60 million of his own money but lost to Angela Alsobrooks. Trone announced his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >candidacy expressing strong opposition<\/a> to what he describes as attacks on democracy by Trump and Republicans,and emphasizing his commitment to fight for Maryland&#8217;s 6th District. Delaney responded critically,accusing Trone of having the arrogance of former President Trump and affirming her ongoing dedication to defending her district&#8217;s interests. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-democratic-party-chairwoman-prepares-to-leave-after-internal-pressure-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Georgia Democratic Party chairwoman p...ares to leave after internal pressure - Washington Examiner\">2026 election cycle<\/a> is expected to be highly competitive, with many House seats at stake and Democrats currently on the defensive.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">David Trone eyes his old House seat after failed Maryland Senate run<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2440807\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Democratic Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-trone\/\">David Trone<\/a> has jumped into the race to retake his old <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\">Maryland<\/a> House seat, primarying Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-MD), who succeeded him in the district after he unsuccessfully ran for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\">Senate<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Trone, co-founder of Total Wine &amp; More, filed for reelection Thursday, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fec\/\">Federal Election Commission<\/a> website. The 70-year-old served in Congress from 2019 to 2024 before he launched his campaign for the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3914650\/defiant-new-jersey-democrat-hits-back-party-boss-andy-kim-plans-2027-run\/\">Defiant NJ Democrat hits back at &#8216;party boss&#8217; Kim and plans 2027 run<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3914575\/mallory-mcmorrow-blasts-haley-stevens-rfk-jr-impeachment-inquiry\/\">Mallory McMorrow blasts Haley Stevens over RFK Jr. impeachment inquiry: &lsquo;Political theater&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3914481\/trump-attacks-indiana-republican-leader-day-before-final-redistricting-vote\/\">Trump attacks Indiana Republican Rodric Bray on day before final redistricting vote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Watching Trump and Republicans&rsquo; assault on our democracy &mdash; weaponizing the government<br \/>and tearing apart families &mdash; is intolerable and goes against everything we stand for,&rdquo; Trone said in a statement announcing his bid. &ldquo;Our fundamental freedoms are being dismantled piece by piece. The people of Maryland&rsquo;s 6th District need a fighter who will stand up against these attacks every single day. I&rsquo;ve never been someone who stood on the sidelines when I saw something wrong, and now more than ever, I cannot sit by. That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m running for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trone fought in a competitive primary against then-Prince George&rsquo;s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks for the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin. Trone threw <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3003629\/maryland-primary-results-alsobrooks-beats-trone-democratic-senate\/\">over $60 million<\/a> of his own money into the primary battle but ultimately lost to Alsobrooks, who won the general election as well.<\/p>\n<p>McClain Delaney narrowly defeated her Republican opponent, Neil Parrott, last year to represent Maryland&rsquo;s 6th Congressional District. The congresswoman&rsquo;s husband, former Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/member\/john-delaney\/D000620\">John Delaney<\/a>, represented the district from 2013 to 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;David Trone thinks I should &lsquo;step aside&rsquo; so he can have his old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-ag-calls-for-investigation-into-cuomo-harassment-claims-with-subpoena-power\/\" title=\"New York AG Calls For Investigation Into Cuomo Harassment Claims With Subpoena Power\">office back<\/a> after he abandoned the district to run and lose for Senate,&rdquo; she wrote in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em>&nbsp;&ldquo;He has the arrogance of a[President[President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald]Trump<\/a>. But not so fast.&nbsp;On behalf of my district, I stand up to bullies. That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;ll continue to take on Trump&rsquo;s assault on our government workers, defend our diverse community, protect choice and women&rsquo;s reproductive rights and work against inflation-creating tariffs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3912058\/gene-simmons-musician-royalty-act-protecting-elvis-presley\/\">GENE SIMMONS SAYS MUSICIAN ROYALTY ACT IS ABOUT PROTECTING THE NEXT ELVIS PRESLEY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every race will be crucial in 2026, as House Republicans hold one of the slimmest margins in U.S. history. Democrats remain on the defensive, with 37 seats rated as competitive compared to the 29 GOP seats marked as competitive. Historically, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\">House<\/a> flips to the party opposite the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> during midterm elections, as it has for the last five presidencies.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Trone&rsquo;s team for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Trone seeks to reclaim his old Maryland House seat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2520125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23124364986153-e1765467854272.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68650,32304,52689,36289,35899],"class_list":["post-2520124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-david-trone","tag-house-of-representatives","tag-maryland-politics","tag-political-comeback","tag-senate-election"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23124364986153-e1765467854272.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520124"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520128,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520124\/revisions\/2520128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}