INTERVIEW — KATHY SZELIGA — the minority whip of the House of Delegates and Republican nominee for U.S. Senate

Kathy Szeliga wins GOP Senate nomination. Kathy Szeliga, a state lawmaker from Baltimore County, won the GOP nomination for Maryland’s open Senate seat on Tuesday. She now faces the daunting task of running as a Republican in a state that hasn’t elected a GOP senator since 1980. Szeliga, 54, will face an uphill fight this year in the race to succeed retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski. Democrats enjoy a two-to-one advantage in registration in Maryland. Many Republican candidates, including Szeliga, have pointed to GOP Gov. Larry Hogan’s upset victory in 2014 as a model for success.