Johnny Olszewski Jr. latest regional leader to endorse a Maryland gubernatorial candidate from the crowded field

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. is backing Tom Perez for governor, throwing his support behind the former U.S. labor secretary as the highly competitive Democratic primary race enters its final weeks. Olszewski, who leads Maryland’s third-most populous jurisdiction, will announce his selection Friday morning at a union hall in Dundalk. He called Perez the “most qualified and tested” among a field with “several very worthy” Democrats.