Donna F. Edwards is running for Maryland's 4th congressional district, against the 14-year Democratic incumbent, Albert Wynn. The primary is on September 12, 2006. Map The Fourth Congressional District of Maryland elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives every two years. ... Albert Wynn Albert Russell Wynn (born September 10, 1951) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 4th district of the State of Maryland (map) since 1992. ... Portal:Currentevents September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The theme of the 2006 Edwards campaign is based on key differences between her positions and those of Wynn. Wynn had been a firm supporter of the war in Iraq, and although he modified his position as the unpopularity of the war grew, his opposition was not clear and unequivocal. Edwards had emphatically condemned the war before it started. Edwards opposed the repeal of the estate tax, which Wynn voted for. Similarly, Edwards criticized Wynn's vote for the bankruptcy bill of 2005, which eliminated important bankruptcy protections for individuals, while maintaining similar protections for corporations. Wynn supported the energy bill promoted by Vice President and former Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney. Wynn opposed the net neutrality bill of 2006, which Edwards supports. Edwards pointed out that Wynn was a key rightwing leaning member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and was moving the political agenda of that traditionally progressive group to the right - and from one of the most progressive districts in the country. Some assumed that because Edwards was running for office for the first time and against an entrenched incumbent, that she might be a gadfly, attempting to force some accountability from Wynn but without hope of actually winning. However, as her campaign gained force, it became clear, by two weeks before the election, that Edwards was seriously aiming at winning and appeared to have a real chance of accomplishing her goal.

Edwards got her first degree from Wake Forest University, where she was one of only six African American women in her class. After working at Lockheed Corporation at the Goddard Space Flight Center with the Spacelab program, she attended, and got a degree from, Franklin Pierce Law Center in New Hampshire. Wake Forest University is a private coeducational university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, renown for its programs in the liberal arts. ... The Lockheed SR-71 was remarkably advanced for its time and remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. ... Aerial view of Goddard Space Flight Center. ... Spacelab in payload bay during STS-90 Spacelab is a microgravity laboratory flown into space on the Space Shuttle. ... The Franklin Pierce Law Center (Pierce Law or FPLC) is a private, American Bar Association approved law school, located in Concord, New Hampshire. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Donna Edwards co-founded and served as the first executive director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, an advocacy and legal support group for battered women. She was involved in helping to pass the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) was passed as Title IV, sec. ...

She later worked with Public Citizen and then as the executive director for the Center for a New Democracy. Since 2000 she’s been the executive director of the Arca Foundation. Public Citizen is a U.S. non-governmental organization, founded by Ralph Nader in 1971 and based in Washington, DC. Its activities span across a diverse range of issues, including energy policy, trade policy, campaign finance reform and accountability, consumer protection, medical malpractice, and public health. ...

On August 16th before Edwards's debate against Albert Wynn both campaigns where putting up signs at Prince George's Community College where the debate was to take place. One of Edwards' volunteers saw one of Wynn's staffers pulling up Edwards's signs. The volunteer went over to Wynn's staffer and asked them to stop pulling up the signs. The staffer then struck the Edwards volunteer. The Wynn staffer was later arrested, and removed from the scene. Wynn has responded that Edwards’ workers instigated the fight in order to grab media attention for an underdog campaign.

On August 30th the Washington Post endorsed Donna Edwards, which is unusual as they normally endorse incumbents.