Senator Bernie Sanders will endorse former NAACP president Ben Jealous in his run to become the next governor of Maryland.
The Democratic candidate tweeted that Sanders will announce his support Thursday.
.@SenSanders will be joining @OurRevolution MD to endorse my campaign for Governor! Follow this link to RSVP https://t.co/dws5u1BdYb
— Ben Jealous (@BenJealous) July 11, 2017
Jealous is competing against Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker III, state senator Richard Madaleno, Alex Ross and James Shea.