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The Unique Political Position Of Peter Franchot

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore | By Bret Jaspers
Published November 14, 2014 at 5:35 AM EST
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot (D).
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Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot (D).
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot (D).
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Howard County Library System via flickr
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot (D).

Despite a strong Republican showing in last week's election, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot easily won his bid to retain his seat. WYPR's Fraser Smith and Christopher Connelly talk about Franchot's unique place in the state Democratic party.

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Bret Jaspers
Bret Jaspers is a reporter for KERA. His stories have aired nationally on the BBC, NPR’s newsmagazines, and APM’s Marketplace. He collaborated on the series Cash Flows, which won a 2020 Sigma Delta Chi award for Radio Investigative Reporting. He's a member of Actors' Equity, the professional stage actors union.