Tom Perez ruled ineligible to run for Attorney General

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Montgomery County Councilman Thomas E. Perez was headed into the Democratic primary for attorney general with some pretty big backers: teachers, labor unions, environmental groups and others who could get voters to back a little-known candidate in a wide-open race.

But Friday, just as his first television advertisement of the campaign hit the airwaves, the Court of Appeals ruled that he is ineligible for the office. As a result, all that support from the liberal constituencies that make up a major chunk of the Democratic primary vote is now up for grabs.

Apparently he did not meet the 10 year Bar requirement.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/elections/bal-perez0825,0,2714615.story?coll=bal-home-headlines