Date of Birth: April 21, 1968, In New York, but grew up in Baltimore Education: Bachelors in social science at Coppin State University and masters in criminal law at the University of Maryland-College Park. Employment: 13 years in waste industry and host of a criminal justice radio show, "Talk About It," on WFBR (1540 AM) in Glen Burnie Family: Girlfriend Wanda Acensio, an accountant; daughter India Ervin, 10, and son Christopher Ervin Jr., 17 Campaign Headquarters: 4301 Ridg

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Voter turnout in the Baltimore City Council District 5 race was light. At the CC Jackson Recreation Center there were few candidate signs or posters in sight. There was just one Cathy Pugh campaign worker present, and by 2 p.m. just 50 people had voted, according to Chief Election Judge Jean Barnett. As elsewhere in the state, paper ballots, but they posed no problems or confusion for voters, Barnett said. “The only mix-up here was how some did not know their party affiliatio

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The primary election on Tuesday was so troublesome for voters in Baltimore that a U.S. Senate candidate went to court to make sure polls stayed open long enough for everyone to get the opportunity to cast a ballot. Rep. Donna Edwards sought an injunction in Circuit Court to extend by two hours voting at seven sites in the city. Edwards is a candidate vying against Rep. Chris Van Hollen to become the Democratic candidate to replace retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski. Early in the

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