Seasoned Maryland politicians race for comptroller seat

After a primary season fraught with upsets that landed far-right fringe candidates on the general election ballot, the contest for state comptroller this November seems refreshingly ordinary. Baltimore City Democrat Del. Brooke Lierman and Republican and Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, two experienced politicians grounded in each of their respective party’s traditional ideals, will face off in November for one of the most powerful jobs in the state. Both candidates’ proposals to enhance the comptroller’s office are generally in concert. They say they’ll plan to update the office’s technology, provide quality customer service, and increase spending transparency and access to government contracts. However, there’s nuance in the way each says they’ll approach the job and how they see their divergent political ideologies influencing their decisions.