Elijah Cummings’ Widow Maya Rockeymoore Cummings To Run For His Seat In Congress ‘I’m Going To Run This Race As If He Was Still By My Side’

“That was a discussion we had some months ago. In the end, he was conflicted about whether he should resign or stay in office. We thought there might be a turnaround. It didn’t happen.”

She launched her campaign Tuesday (Nov. 12) from her home office in Madison Park. She plans to continue fighting for the issues that were vital to her late husband such as the opioid crisis and President Donald Trump. She said she is

“fighting for the soul of our democracy.”

Meanwhile, she’s also preparing for her own health battle. She revealed that she’ll have a preventative double mastectomy Friday (Nov. 15), that could keep her off of the campaign trail for about a month. She decided to have the operation after her mother died from breast cancer in 2015. Her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018.

“I’m going to take the time I need to heal and do what I can behind the scenes to make sure my campaign is strong. It’s going to be a sprint election.”

She added that the surgery was another major life moment she and Elijah talked about before his passing.

Maya and the other candidates have until Nov. 20 to file for the special primary on Feb. 4. The special election is scheduled for April 28. whoever wins will complete Elijah’s term, which was set to end in January 2021. Candidates who want the seat after that have to run in the special and regular elections.

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