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Maryland Gov. Hogan names new Prince George’s County delegate after Gaines pleads guilty to federal charge

By Pamela Wood
Baltimore Sun
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has named a new member of the House of Delegates to replace Tawanna P. Gaines, who resigned before pleading guilty to a federal charge of using campaign money for personal benefit.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has named a new member of the House of Delegates to replace Tawanna P. Gaines, who resigned before pleading guilty to a federal charge of using campaign money for personal benefit. (Paul W. Gillespie / Baltimore Sun Media Group)

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has named Nicole Williams as the newest member of the General Assembly, replacing a Prince George’s County delegate who pleaded guilty to a campaign finance violation.

The Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee recommended Williams for the seat in the 22nd District. The district includes communities of Greenbelt, Hyattsville, New Carrollton and Riverdale.

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“I am confident that Nicole Williams will represent the citizens of Prince George’s County admirably in her new role as state delegate,” the Republican governor said Friday in a statement. “I offer Ms. Williams my sincere congratulations and look forward to working with her in the upcoming legislative session.”

Williams is an attorney with the Northern Virginia law firm Rees Broome.

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Tawanna P. Gaines, a Democrat, resigned from the House of Delegates in October before pleading guilty to a federal charge of illegally using campaign funds for personal use.

Williams ran for one of the three delegate seats in the district in 2018, finishing fourth in the Democratic primary.

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