McDowell Officially in Race for Cecil County Exec with “Conservative” Agenda; Guessing Game for Hornbergers’ Political $

NEWS ANALYSIS It took a week for the official paperwork to be posted in state elections records, but Ewing McDowell’s candidacy for Cecil County Executive is now official: the Rising Sun farm businessman is in the GOP primary race. But another potential rival—Danielle Hornberger—is playing coy as her husband, state Del. Kevin Hornberger (R-35), touts a fundraiser guessing game, asking people to pay money to learn what her political plans are. Even in Cecil County, where politics is often an oddball game, the Hornbergers are throwing a new pitch from right field. “Danielle Hornberger for ??? Give it your best shot, Guess what Danielle’s running for,” Mr. Hornberger declared on social media and in emails, soliciting attendance at a 10/3/2019 “piggy roast” with a “minimum donation of $20” to attend and seeking “sponsorship” donations as well for the event at which his wife will reveal her political plans. Mrs. Hornberger has filed required state Board of Elections paperwork to register a campaign finance committee but so far has not filed a certificate of candidacy stating what office she is running for. That’s a convenient sequence, since a finance committee must be established before any political donations can be collected. CECIL […]