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Anne Arundel legislators supported bills to improve the breadth of behavioral health resources, expand opportunities for kids in virtual school and refine the guidelines of local police accountability boards.

Anne Arundel legislators supported bills to improve the breadth of behavioral health resources, expand opportunities for kids in virtual school and refine the guidelines of local police accountability boards.

Sesker, a former Prince George’s County Police Department officer, defeated Fredericks, a one-term Republican, with 50.5% of the vote.

Election workers spent Thursday counting 11,200 ballots that include races for six state Senate races and nine House of Delegates races, in the first of several canvassing sessions that will stretch into next week.

I am glad that local candidates are not hiding from their opponents as seems to be happening in some races across the country.

While many of the names on the ballot will be familiar to primary voters, a few new candidates conducting write-in campaigns will appear on the ballot including Democrat Scottie Griffin who is hoping to unseat Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Michael Gendel, a Democrat, who will be challenging Republican Nathan Volke who represents District 3 on the County Council in a last minute surprise for the candidate who has been running solo in the primary and the general for months.

While many of the names on the ballot will be familiar to primary voters, a few new candidates conducting write-in campaigns will appear on the ballot including Democrat Scottie Griffin who is hoping to unseat Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Michael Gendel, a Democrat, who will be challenging Republican Nathan Volke who represents District 3 on the County Council in a last minute surprise for the candidate who has been running solo in the primary and the general for months.

As his second and last term on the Anne Arundel County Council comes to a close, Democrat Andrew Pruski is setting his sights on statewide office. After weighing his options with his family and other advisers, Pruski filed Dec. 30 to run for the District 33 seat in the House of Delegates.