Brian Murphy may have made his intentions to run for governor clear months ago – but the full ticket jelled today when he accompanied his running mate Mike Ryman to file for candidacy.
The pair popped into the Maryland Board of Elections just in time for the lunch rush.
Ryman once headed the FBI’s political corruption desk in Philadelphia. Murphy said that his partner’s experience rooting out waste, fraud and abuse will compliment his business know-how.
“We are trying to put forward ideas for the voters,” Murphy said.
Murphy’s earlier pick, former Del. Carmen Amedori, dropped out last month to work for former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s campaign. Murphy accused Ehrlich of trying to sabotage his ticket. Terry Trae Lewis, the head of the Baltimore area young Republicans, warmly greeted the pair saying he thinks competition is good for the party. But Lewis openly acknowledged that Murphy will have an uphill battle securing the state GOP nomination: “We all know what the party is leaning toward,” he said.