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Md. Gubernatorial Candidate Ben Jealous Says Senator Bernie Sanders Will Endorse Him

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Ben Jealous, the former national NAACP president and CEO who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Maryland governor, says Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will endorse him this week.

Jealous announced his candidacy in late May.

Sanders is set to appear at a Thursday morning event in Silver Spring to make the announcement, but Jealous has already posted a statement from Sanders on his campaign Facebook page:

"I am proud to endorse Ben Jealous for governor of Maryland. With Ben as governor, we can make health care a right, not...

Posted by Ben Jealous on Tuesday, July 11, 2017

The state's primary election is now a little less than a year away, on June 26, 2018.

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