Former Rep. Donna Edwards wants her old job back.
Big money groups are investing millions to stop her, though, and to buoy the campaign of her most formidable opponent in next week’s Democratic primary for an open seat in Maryland: Glenn Ivey, a former Hill staffer turned lobbyist and Justice Department official.
Edwards and Ivey find themselves in a bruising race in the 4th District, a suburban expanse that abuts Washington, D.C., and even offers views of the U.S. Capitol. Outside interests — led by the United Democracy Project, a super PAC whose biggest donor is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — have poured more than $5.5 million into the primary, dwarfing the candidates’ own hauls.
