Maryland Housing Secretary Jake Day speaks at the Maryland Sustainable Growth Awards ceremony on April 3, 2025. (Photo by Christine Condon/ Maryland Matters)
Jake Day, the secretary at the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, is beginning to raise money for a possible challenge to U.S. Rep. Andy Harris (R-1st), Maryland Matters has learned.
At the urging of leading Democrats, Day, a former mayor of Salisbury and one of the most high-profile members of Gov. Wes Moore’s Cabinet, has set up an exploratory campaign committee under the Federal Election Commission’s “testing the waters” guidelines for candidates. He is soliciting donations to pay for a poll to gauge his strength in a hypothetical general election against Harris, the lone Republican in the state’s congressional delegation.
Day has hired Adeo Advocacy, a powerhouse Baltimore-based fundraising firm that works for Moore and other leading Maryland Democrats, and is expected to engage a pollster soon, several Democrats said.
In a brief interview Wednesday evening, Day confirmed the exploratory effort but was otherwise circumspect.
“I’m flattered that people are interested in this,” he said. “I’ve heard a lot of messages of support over the past few weeks. I’m focused on my day job and time will tell on everything else.”
This is a joke, right?
The only alternative is to get a job.
Jake Day worst mayor ever in Salisbury never believed in our police or truthful reporting of crime stats for our area. Tried to make Salisbury another Inner Harbor all the mess were left with. Wicomico River in Salisbury sludge, dead body floaters, too many bars & Gay hangouts for him & his buddies. City streets nothing but orange barrels, Round abouts, concrete barriers and curbs all around SSU & Riverside Drive, too many bike paths not even used. He did zero to fight crime, improve roads, chased businesses away. But you could always find him at any bar. WORST MAYOR ever do not vote him in for anything!!
In other words. the perfect democrat candidate! LOL.
I’m with Andy
Fake Day could never beat Andy Harris if they are both running.
If we were to get term-limits and Hogan runs and wins the primary, Fake Day could win!
No way! Harris all the way!
Following in the footsteps of his hero, Pete Buttigieg!
AMEN to 8:39!!!!!!!
We all knew this was coming.
Man, I thought i would never see or hear him again. I wonder if our C.E will endorse and contribute /
He can save his breath to cool his coffee. No body can beat Andy Harris!!!!!
He so badly wants to be governor or some higher office. Meanwhile what really did he ever accomplish? Plus we all know about the “baggage”
So did the princess Anne city planners consult this idiot are their traffic light design. Designed to impeded and make it unsafe to travel thru PA Jake day school of incompetence! No no on Jake fake day..
why would i vote for someone to make major decisions that affect me or my family when that person has shown themself to be a mentally ill pervert? day is more proof of just how f’d up our world is!
Looks like he finally got some dental work and veneers for the perfect salesman smile.