A veteran state legislator, State Sen. Chris West, is now backing environmentalist Theaux Le Gardeur in a Republican primary Baltimore County Council race. Le Gardeur is running against a well-financed politician, Councilman Nino Mangione, in the mostly rural fifth council district seat that runs from the I-695 Beltway to the Pennsylvania line.
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Earlier this year, State Sen. Chris West told WYPR he was not taking sides in the contest between Le Gardeur and Councilman Nino Mangione. However, West now says he supports Le Gardeur, who runs a fly fishing shop and is the Gunpowder River Keeper.
Original reporting: Baltimore Fishbowl — read the source article.
