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Congressman Harris To Speak at Adolph Fundraiser

Greg Adolph is hosting a private event at his home Monday night.

UPDATE (8:47 p.m.)—Board of Commissioners candidate Greg Adolph appears to have scored a weighty endorsement from Congressman Andy Harris for next month's .

Adolph, a , is hosting an invitation-only party with a recommended donation of $40 at his home Monday night.

"It’s kind of a community gathering slash fundraising event for me. Those in attendance for me are primarily friends and family," told Patch by phone Monday afternoon. "A few business representatives as well and [we're] just going to try to get together and share some thoughts and ideas."

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Harris is slated to be a guest speaker.

"He jumped at the chance to help a young conservative at the local level," Dave Schwartz, a spokesman for Harris, wrote in an email."

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Adolph said he first met the congressman when he was a state senator, and campaigned for the Maryland 1st District representative in 2010. has a .

"He’s scheduled to be in attendance as a speaker to fill us in a little bit on some of the things at the national level," Adolph said. "I’m very excited about the evening and kind of flattered and honored to have the congressman involved as well."

The commissioner candidate, who is , said Harris has not donated to his campaign.

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