A "Super PAC" group called The Concerned Taxpayers of America paid $150,000 for ads attacking Kratovil, and $300,000 for ads attacking Peter DeFazio of Oregon.
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Kratovil expected to face nine-term Republican incumbent Wayne Gilchrest, a leading Republican moderate, in the general election.
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According to Dan Eggen at The Washington Post, the group said "it was formed in September 'to engage citizens from every walk of life and political affiliation' in the fight against 'runaway spending.'" Its only expenditures were for these ads.
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He began his work in politics working as a field organizer for the 2008 Barack Obama Presidential campaign and other local races, eventually serving as the head of the High School Democrats in Maryland, supporting the election efforts of Frank Kratovil, Chris Van Hollen, and Donna Edwards.