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  "path": "/2026/05/13/senate-candidates-looking-to-succeed-benson-square-off-in-prince-georges-forum/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T22:50:27.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Election 2026",
    "Gov & Politics",
    "24th legislative district",
    "aid in dying",
    "Collington retirement center",
    "Del. Tiffany Alston",
    "District 24",
    "drug treatment",
    "firearms excise tax",
    "Kevin Ford Jr.",
    "P3",
    "Prince George's County",
    "public-private partnerships",
    "Sen. Joanne C. Benson"
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  "textContent": "Del. Tiffany Alston and Kevin Ford agreed on some issues, not on others, in a candidate forum just six weeks before the June 23 Democratic primary. As the only two candidates running to succeed Sen. Joanne C. Benson, the primary could be the ticket to the Senate.",
  "title": "Senate candidates looking to succeed Benson square off in Prince George’s forum"
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