{"id":4127,"date":"2024-11-08T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/?p=4127"},"modified":"2024-11-11T03:47:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T08:47:15","slug":"river-hill-young-democrats-hold-rally-for-angela-alsobrooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/river-hill-young-democrats-hold-rally-for-angela-alsobrooks\/","title":{"rendered":"River Hill Young Democrats Hold Rally for Angela Alsobrooks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Abigale Paterniti, News Editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n On Saturday, October 19th, delegates from Maryland, families and Marylanders both young and old, gathered at ColorBurst Park in Columbia\u2019s Merriweather district for an Angela Alsobrooks rally, organized by none other than River Hill\u2019s Young Democrats club. Arriving by bus, Alsobrooks and her team of delegates, including actor Micheal Ealy, stood in front of a crowd of enthusiastic voters as they gave speeches highlighting Angela\u2019s accomplished career and character. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A proud lifelong Marylander and County Executive for Prince George\u2019s County, Angela Alsobrooks is the first woman to ever hold the position. Additionally, Alsobrooks has served two terms as Maryland\u2019s state attorney general in 2018. Angela is now running against Governor Larry Hogan to represent Maryland in the United States Senate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout her campaign, Alsobrooks prioritized abortion access, gun safety, immigration, climate change and education. Regarding education, Alsobrooks\u2019 campaign website stresses how \u201cmany students attend schools in deteriorating buildings and are taught by underpaid and underappreciated teachers,\u201d and highlights that \u201cas a response to this issue, Angela took a groundbreaking approach in Prince George’s County by implementing a first-in-the-nation strategy for building new schools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apart from her campaign priorities, during her speech at the rally, Alsobrooks emphasized the importance of voting, declaring, \u201cTo make sure we don\u2019t spare any effort, I need you to get every single person out to the polls, to not take any chances – asking people whether or not they have a plan to vote.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n During the rally, River Hill seniors Charan Bala and Evan Trost, the co-presidents of River Hill\u2019s Young Democrats club, took to the stage to share their goals, declaring that with only 17 days from election day, and \u201conly 3 weekends left, we need all hands on deck to get out the vote for fellow volunteers, and all willing to help Angela.\u201d To conclude their speech, Charan exclaimed, \u201cHoward County, let’s go make history over these next few weeks.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Following Charan and Evan’s speech, other dignified members of the community spoke, including Governor Wes Moore, who emphasized Maryland\u2019s history and the significance of Alsobrooks\u2019 candidacy, stating, \u201cNothing is given, everything is earned \u2026 This state is truly the foundation of America\u2019s democracy, it was in this state that we had the first peaceful transfer of power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n To close out the rally, Delegate Terri Hill took a moment to acknowledge the fundamental importance of American rights, \u201cNumber one it is about our rights, it is about voting, it is about freedom of speech.\u201d Angela\u2019s rally was about the importance of exercising constitutional rights as well as the broader importance of women in politics. As state Sen. Sarah Elfreth put it, \u201cWhen women win, women get stuff done.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Abigale Paterniti, News Editor On Saturday, October 19th, delegates from Maryland, families and Marylanders both young and old, gathered at ColorBurst Park in Columbia\u2019s Merriweather district for an Angela Alsobrooks rally, organized by none other than River Hill\u2019s Young Democrats club. 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