Angela Alsobrooks Picks Up Senate Endorsements After Opponent Uses Racial Slur

Five Black Democrats in the House of Representatives have endorsed Angela Alsobrooks in the party’s Senate primary in Maryland after her main opponent, Representative David Trone, used a racial slur in a House hearing.

The five representatives, all members of the Congressional Black Caucus, did not mention Mr. Trone’s use of the slur in their endorsements of Ms. Alsobrooks. But their support for Ms. Alsobrooks, first reported by Axios, over one of their House colleagues is notable, particularly given that the Democrats’ House leaders — Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar — have endorsed Mr. Trone.

Mr. Trone, a third-term representative from western Maryland, apologized on Friday after saying, in a House Budget Committee hearing, “This Republican jigaboo that it’s the tax rate that’s stopping business investment, it’s just completely faulty by people who have never run a business.”

He said in his apology that he had meant to say “bugaboo,” and added: “As an elected official, I have a responsibility for the words I use. Regardless of what I meant to say, I shouldn’t have used that language.”

A spokesman for Ms. Alsobrooks’s campaign confirmed the endorsements from Representatives Joyce Beatty of Ohio, Yvette Clarke of New York, Jasmine Crockett of Texas, Barbara Lee of California and Gregory Meeks of New York on Monday.

“These public servants know how important it is to have partners in the Senate who understand the challenges people face and are committed to working on real solutions, and I’m grateful to earn their support in this campaign,” Ms. Alsobrooks said in a statement.

Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland also endorsed Ms. Alsobrooks on Monday.

Ms. Alsobrooks, the executive of Prince George’s County, is