RETIREMENT WATCH
Cardin raises just $15,000 in Q1, raising questions about future in Senate
Cardin had told reporters he would announce his plans at the end of March, but has not yet done so

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U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) presides over a hearing about the recent rise in antisemitism and its threat to democracy in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 13, 2022, in Washington, DC.
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) raised just over $15,000 in the first quarter of 2023 — a pittance for a Senate candidate and a possible signal that he plans to retire rather than running for reelection in 2024.
The 79-year-old Cardin...