Politics & Government

Heather Mizeur: 'I'm Running for Governor Because I Love This State'

The Takoma Park delegate will run in a crowded field of hopefuls for Maryland governor.

By Whitney Teal

Del. Heather Mizeur, a Democrat from Takoma Park, became the third candidate to formally announce intentions to run for Maryland governor in 2014 on Wednesday. Mizeur is one of three delegates representing District 20—which includes parts of Silver Spring and Takoma Park—in the Maryland General Assembly.

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, a Democrat, and Harford County Executive David Craig, a Republican, have also kicked off gubernatorial campaigns, with plenty of other elected officials of both parties publicly flirting with a run, including Attorney General Doug Gansler (D) and former Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele (R). (See a list of hopefuls, here.)

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Mizeur released the following statement about her campaign:

I’m running for governor because I love this state and I see limitless possibilities on what we can accomplish together to grow our economy, improve our schools, protect our environment, promote our health, and create safe and thriving neighborhoods in every community across Maryland.

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I want to see Maryland live up to its full potential rather than settling for “good enough” – and the most effective way for me to do that now is as governor.  I know that the solution at every turn is found by working together. We are one community, and we need to start talking and interacting and working together like we understand that in our core.

It’s time to fundamentally change the way we do business, the way we govern. And that starts with a different kind of candidate, running a different sort of campaign.

We’re running this campaign out in communities across Maryland – not just giving speeches, or holding rallies, but working side-by-side with our neighbors – working to make Maryland stronger. I’ve been warned that this will take too much time, draw too little press, keep me from fundraising full-time. But I believe that the best way to help Maryland is to lift up our communities and get our hands dirty. That starts on the campaign trail.

What do you think? Would you vote for Mizeur in 2014? Why or why not? Tell us in the comments.


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