Former Montgomery aide Dana Beyer to challenge state Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr.

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Source: Wah. Post

A former Montgomery County council aide announced Thursday that she will run for the state Senate against incumbent Richard S. Madaleno Jr., setting up a contest between a transgender woman and the chamber’s only openly gay member.

Dana Beyer, who is executive director of Gender Rights Maryland and previously worked for former Council member Duchy Trachtenberg (D-At Large), announced her intentions on a campaign Web site and in an item that appeared on the Huffington Post.

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