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After close to a year of hinting at a run for Congress, Del. Herman L. Taylor Jr. is expected to formally announce Saturday his challenge of U.S. Rep. Donna F. Edwards in the 4th District.

"I guess it's not really a surprise to anyone," Taylor (D-Dist. 14) of Ashton said Wednesday of his campaign plans.

His announcement is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Edwards of Fort Washington is serving her first term in Congress. She defeated seven-term Rep. Albert R. Wynn in the 2008 primary with 59 percent of the vote. The 4th District snakes from southern Prince George's County to the northern Montgomery County border in Germantown.

Taylor, who was elected to the House of Delegates in 2002, declined to comment further about his election plans until after the official announcement.

The delegate has been critical of Edwards in the past, saying that many in Montgomery County feel she is out of touch with constituents and the business community.

Edwards could not be reached for comment.

The district has four times as many registered Democrats as Republicans. In the 2008 general election, 67 percent of Edwards' votes came from Prince George's County.

In addition to Taylor, Republican Robert Broadus and Democrat George McDermott have filed to run for the seat. The primary election is Sept. 14.