Rep. Jamie Raskin announced Friday that he will not run for outgoing Sen. Ben Cardin’s Senate seat in Maryland and will instead seek re-election to his current House seat.
, setting up what could be a heated primary fight in the deep-blue state.
The Maryland progressive announced in December that he was diagnosed with lymphoma, and has taken to wearing a bandanna on Capitol Hill as he endures chemotherapy that has resulted in the loss of his hair.
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