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He finished behind April McClain Delaney in the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 6th District.
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FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (D-MD) · 2019–2025FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (D-MD) · 2019–2025
David Trone
David Trone represented Maryland’s 6th district in the U.S. House from 2019 to 2025.
A businessman, Trone served as president of Total Wine & More until 2016 and served in the U.S. House from 2019 to 2025.
Trone graduated from Furman University in 1977 and earned an MBA from the Wharton School in 1985. Trone founded and co-owned Total Wine & More and served as company president until 2016. After an unsuccessful 2016 Democratic primary campaign for Maryland’s 8th congressional district, Trone won election to the U.S. House from Maryland’s 6th district in 2018 and served from 2019 to 2025, winning reelection in 2020 and 2022. Trone ran in the 2024 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and lost, then lost the 2026 Democratic primary for the U.S. House seat.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- In House
- 2019–2025
- Age
- 71
- IN HOUSE
- 2019–25
- AGE
- 71
Photo: Official portrait, US House Office of Photography / Public domain
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David Trone at a glance
NET READER RATING
−38NOT ENOUGH VOTES IN 30 DAYS FOR A TREND
▲ 9 GOOD LOOK29 VOTES20 BAD LOOK ▼
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NETDavid Trone’s career and background
PUBLIC SERVICE · 2019 – 2025
OFFICE
U.S. House · MD-6 2019–25
- 2019 – 25U.S. House · MD-6
- BORN
- September 21, 1955 · Cheverly, Maryland
- OCCUPATION
- Businessperson
- EDUCATION
- Furman University, 1977 · Master of Business Administration, The Wharton School, 1985
2026 election: Maryland’s 6th District
LAST RESULT · NOV 2024 GENERAL
D+6.3April McClain DelaneyDEM53.0%
Neil ParrottREP46.7%
PAST RESULTS
2026U.S. House · MD-6 · PrimaryLOST37.0%
2022U.S. House · MD-654.7%
2020U.S. House · MD-658.9%
2018U.S. House · MD-659.0%
RESULTS SINCE 20182026 MD-6 HOUSE RACE →David Trone’s campaign fundraising and spending
- RAISED · 2025–26 CYCLE
- $26M
- CASH ON HAND
- $1.5M
- SPENT
- $25M
- DEBT
- $25M
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM
- Individuals
- $197K · 0.8%
- Self-funding
- $25M · 99.2%
AIPAC · 2025–26
AIPAC TRACKER →HOW WE COUNT →SINCE DEC 2021 $83K through AIPAC PAC
AIPAC PAC filings through Aug 31.TOP DONORS
Becker, Steven RSouthern Glazers Wine & Spirits · EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER &$7K
Harmelin, Robert H.Not Employed · NOT EMPLOYED$7K
Wirtz, DannyChicago Blackhawks · CHAIRMAN$7K
Chaplin, David AIndividual$7K
Hoffman, LamontHoffman & Associates · REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER$7K
Epstein, RobertHorizon Beverage Company · CO-CHAIRMAN$7K
Merinoff, CharlesBreakthru Beverage · CHAIRMAN$7K
Rogers, WayneSynergics · BUSINESSMAN$7K
Wilson, NealEjf Capital Lp · FINANCE$7K
Altschuler, JonathanIndividual$7K
Totals by donor name from itemized FEC receipts: individuals and committees that gave over $200.CAMPAIGN SPENDING
Other$23M
Loan-Repayments$580K
Administrative$59K
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Trone has returned to the district race with tens of millions of dollars in self-funding and ads attacking McClain Delaney.
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Representative David Trone announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, pledging to self-fund his campaign and focus on the opioid crisis.
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Maryland primary election results: competitive congressional races, governor and county executive
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