Just as headlines broke that Maryland’s Democratic Senate candidate received improper tax deductions, new documents reveal that Angela Alsobrooks also missed paying thousands of dollars in homeowners association fees. It has been shown that
According to documents obtained by FOX News, Allsbrooks failed to pay $8,121 in homeowners association fees on time in seven cases from 2008 to 2021.
Fees, known as HOA fees, are typically assessed monthly or quarterly by homeowners associations in consideration for the services they provide.
Alzal Brooks, executive director of Maryland’s second-largest Prince George’s County, is competing with former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan to succeed Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, who is retiring this year after nearly 20 years in the Legislature. He has been facing off against Mr. He served as a state and then federal senator for nearly 60 years.
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Maryland Democratic state Senate candidate and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks speaks at a Gun Violence Awareness Day campaign event on June 7, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The Senate race in the overwhelmingly blue state is one of the few contests that will determine whether Republicans regain the House majority in November’s election.
While summer polls showed a close race, the latest poll released last week by The Washington Post and the University of Maryland showed Alsos-Brooks with an 11-point lead. But this month’s recognition of improper tax credits that Mr. Allsbrooks received gave Mr. Hogan a political boost.
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Albrooks’ campaign said the candidate would pay back the taxes after fraudulently taking advantage of property tax breaks.
Tax credits that are not eligible include those targeted at low-income seniors and the homestead tax credit, which is limited to homes listed as the owner’s primary residence, Allsbrooks said. Ta.
Mr. Allbrooks’ campaign pointed out that Mr. Hogan also received tax breaks for his Maryland home in 2016, when he was living in the governor’s mansion in Annapolis. However, governors are exempt from residency requirements.
Angela Allbrooks, executive director of Prince George’s County, Maryland, is running against former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan (above) in this year’s U.S. Senate race. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News/File)
Democrats control the Senate by a narrow margin of 51-49, and Republicans expect Democrats to hold 23 of the 34 seats in this year’s election.
One of those seats is West Virginia, a deep red state that former President Trump led by nearly 40 points in 2020. The rankings have flipped because former moderate Democratic-turned-independent Sen. Joe Manchin is not seeking re-election. Republicans are almost certain to win the seat.
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Republicans are also seeking to flip seats in Ohio and Montana, states that President Trump easily won four years ago. And this year, five more Democratic-held seats are up for grabs in key presidential battleground states.
Hogan’s late entry into the race in February created an unexpected headache in a state that had been considered a safe haven as Democrats look to protect their fragile Senate majority. Mr. Hogan left the Governor’s Office in early 2023 with very positive support and goodwill.
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However, three Republican-held seats in Texas, Florida and Nebraska are expected to be up for grabs with less than six weeks until voting day.
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