ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A co-chairman of Newt Gingrich’s campaign in Maryland says the Republican presidential candidate will visit Annapolis next week.

Delegate Warren Miller, a Howard County Republican, said Thursday that Gingrich plans to visit the Maryland State House and meet with business owners on Main Street.

Miller says the visit is scheduled for Tuesday, a week before Maryland’s GOP primary on April 3.

Maryland is drawing more attention than usual in the Republican presidential primary. Mitt Romney held a town hall event in Arbutus on Wednesday.

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