Total Wine’s David Trone Is Running for Congress Again
He’s seeking the 6th Congressional District seat in Maryland. Last time he sought the adjacent 7th Congressional District. Both districts include parts of Montgomery County, where Trone’s home and business are location.
Thus far into his current campaign, he’s funneled roughly $2.3 million, according to the latest campaign finance report. But he’s also taking individual donations this time around, which he said was a lesson he learned from losing two years ago to Rep. Jamie Raskin, who raised just $1.2 million but mobilized a strong base of grassroots support.
“That was a mistake I made in 2016,” Trone recently told The Times of Israel in a lengthy interview conducted shortly after his return from a busy trip to Israel. “People want to write a check and be part of a movement.” Read more here, from The Times of Israel.