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TexasTowelie

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Sun Jan 14, 2018, 03:38 AM Jan 2018

Chelsea Manning files for US Senate bid in Maryland

NORTH BETHESDA, Md. — Chelsea Manning intends to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, returning the transgender former soldier to the spotlight after her conviction for leaking classified documents and her early release from military prison.

Manning, 30, filed her statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday, listing an apartment in North Bethesda as her address.

She is running as a Democrat and will likely challenge two-term Sen. Ben Cardin in the primary. The state's senior senator is an overwhelming favorite to win.

Known as Bradley Manning at the time of her 2010 arrest, the former Army intelligence analyst was convicted of leaking more than 700,000 military and State Department documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. She's been hailed as a traitor as well as a courageous hero.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/chelsea-manning-files-for-us-senate-bid-in-maryland/469168663/

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Chelsea Manning files for US Senate bid in Maryland (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2018 OP
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