In Changing Anne Arundel District, GOP Leaders Embrace Lawyer to Replace Del. Malone

Even before state Del. Michael E. Malone (R-Anne Arundel) prepares to step down to become a Circuit Court judge, lawyer Rachel Muñoz appears to be the odds-on favorite to succeed him in the House of Delegates’ 33rd District seat. Muñoz, who has been campaigning for the June 2022 GOP primary since 2019, has the support of the district’s senator, Edward R. Reilly (R), and another Anne Arundel Republican powerbroker, Del. Nicholaus R. Kipke, among other GOP officials.