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Wes Moore replaces campaign manager weeks before primary

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is replacing his campaign manager less than two weeks after a pair of highly produced rallies to kick his reelection effort into high gear.

Ron Owens, who had been the Democratic governor’s campaign manager since last summer, will exit at the end of the week.

He’ll be replaced by Dylan Arant, who currently works in the governor’s State House office and ran Attorney General Anthony Brown’s successful campaign in 2022.

The change comes roughly six weeks before the June 23 Democratic primary, in which Moore faces token opposition from Eric Felber, a Montgomery County doctor.

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