Kathleen Matthews at the District 18 Democratic Breakfast Club

This morning (Sept. 15) the excellent District 18 Democratic Breakfast Club had as its speaker Kathleen Matthews, who is a candidate in Maryland's 8th congressional district.

In my opinion Ms. Matthews made a very good impression. She talked about her background and her progressive Democratic policy positions. She said she knows that this will be a tough campaign and she wants to use her background in television and the Marriott Corporation to be an effective person in Congress.

There are several other experienced candidates running to replace Chris Van Hollen, who is running for U.S. Senator. Kathleen Matthews proved to me today that she will do well in candidate forums with other candidates.