Maryland U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin says ‘I have run my last election,’ as candidates line up to seek vacant seat

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin says he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a nearly six-decade run in Maryland politics and creating a scramble to fill a rare vacancy in the closely divided Senate. It’s time,” the 79-year-old Democrat told The Baltimore Sun in an interview at his Pikesville home in advance of his announcement Monday.