Dutch Ruppersberger

Ron Paul (R-Texas) will publicly endorse Maryland's Republican candidates for U.S. House at a fundraiser on Thursday.

Each candidate has been invited to speak at the rally. Richard Matthews (MD-2), Peter James (MD-4), Collins Bailey (MD-5) and Mike Hargadon (MD-7) have all confirmed.

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U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Mechanicsville), U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Baltimore) and U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Baltimore) joined the Korean War Veterans Association on Thursday to celebrate the enactment of legislation that grants the group a Federal Charter.

The trio was also joined by U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas).

“The Korean War is often referred to as the ‘forgotten’ war, and recognition of our veterans from this war is long overdue,” said Cardin in a statement. “This Federal Charter lets the nearly 1.2 million American veterans of the Korean War who are still alive know that we have not forgotten them, and we honor the sacrifice they made for our nation.”

Republican Richard Matthews, who is currently challenging U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Baltimore) in MD-2, reported raising $5,310 in the second quarter and has $2527.41 cash on hand according to Federal Election Commission reports. 

Matthews has received $6,265 in total contributions to date for this election.

Matthews, a computer systems engineer, is competing for Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District seat, which Ruppersberger has held since 2002. 

U.S. Rep. Dutch RuppersbergerU.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Baltimore), who currently holds Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District seat, reported raising $187,326.96 in the second fundraising quarter and has $760,358.79 cash on hand according to Federal Election Commission reports.

Ruppersberger has received $898,161.46 total contributions to date for this election.

Records for his opponent, Republican Richard Matthews were not available. Ruppersberger was first elected in 2002 to the MD-2 seat.

Congressional candidate Frank KratovilState's Attorney Frank Kratovil (D-Stevensville) will be fundraising in Washington this afternoon for his campaign for the 1st Congressional District with the help of the state's Democratic congressional delegation. Guests include U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D-Baltimore) and Ben Cardin (D-Baltimore), U.S. Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Baltimore), Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Cockeysville) and John Sarbanes (D-Towson) plus U.S. Reps. Steny Hoyer (D-Mechanicsville), the House majority leader, and Chris Van Hollen (D-Kensington), the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

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The Baltimore Examiner covers District 2 Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger's press conference yesterday, announcing $10 million in federal funding for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.

The money was part of an omnibus spending measure passed by Congress and recently signed into law by President Bush, Ruppersberger said while standing on a deck outside the foundation's headquarters overlooking the Bay in Annapolis.

One of the groups receiveing funding is the Harry Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology Inc., which will use the money to research "biofuels, forest-land conservation and water-supply protection, including the Bay's watershed."

Former Gov. Hughes, chair of the group, was on hand to congratulate Ruppersberger for his leadership.