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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MD | Comptroller | Brooke Lierman | Democratic | 11% |
MD | Council President - At-Large | Nick Mosby | Democratic | 29% |
MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | Democratic | 11% |
MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | Democratic | 13% |
MD | State Board of Education | Gail Bates | 100% | |
MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 38B | Carl Anderton, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 13 | Vanessa Atterbeary | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 11% |
MD | State House - 17 | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | Republican | 90% |
MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 9% |
MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 11% |
MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | Democratic | 20% |
MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | Democratic | 9% |
MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | 0% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jeff Ghrist | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | Democratic | 13% |
MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | Republican | 90% |
MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | Republican | 90% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jay Jacobs | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 13% |
MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | Democratic | 11% |
MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | Democratic | 13% |
MD | State House - 24 | Jazz Lewis | Democratic | 11% |
MD | State House - 46 | Robbyn Lewis | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 20 | David Moon | Democratic | 11% |
MD | State House - 29A | Matt Morgan | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 38A | Charles Otto | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 28 | Edith Patterson | Democratic | 20% |
MD | State House - 21 | Joseline Pena-Melnyk | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 14 | Pam Queen | Democratic | 13% |
MD | State House - 35A | Teresa Reilly | Republican | 90% |
MD | State House - 39 | Kirill Reznik | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 37A | Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 26 | Kris Valderrama | Democratic | 10% |
MD | State House - 20 | Jheanelle Wilkins | Democratic | 10% |
MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | Democratic | 11% |
MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | Republican | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | Democratic | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 10 | Ben Brooks, Sr. | Democratic | 18% |
MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | Republican | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 2 | Paul Corderman | Republican | 89% |
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | Democratic | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | Democratic | 29% |
MD | State Senate - 4 | Bill Folden | Republican | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 29% |
MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | Democratic | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 11 | Shelly Hettleman | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 27 | Michael Jackson | Democratic | 11% |
MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | Democratic | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 16 | Ariana Kelly | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | Democratic | 29% |
MD | State Senate - 8 | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | Democratic | 38% |
MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | Democratic | 20% |
MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | Democratic | 29% |
MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 37 | Johnny Mautz IV | Republican | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 45 | Cory McCray | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | Republican | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 26 | C. Anthony Muse | Democratic | 14% |
MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | Republican | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 21 | James Rosapepe | Democratic | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | Republican | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | Republican | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 20 | William Smith, Jr. | Democratic | 13% |
MD | State Senate - 44 | Charles Sydnor III | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 18 | Jeff Waldstreicher | Democratic | 9% |
MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | Democratic | 20% |
MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | Democratic | 20% |
MD | State Senate - 42 | Christopher West | Republican | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | Democratic | 13% |
MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | Democratic | 0% |
Kathy Afzali | 89% | |||
Bilal Ali | 11% | |||
Curt Anderson | 11% | |||
Angela Angel | 29% | |||
John Astle | 57% | |||
Susan Aumann | 91% | |||
Charles Barkley | 18% | |||
Darryl Barnes | 20% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MD | Comptroller | Brooke Lierman | D | 11% |
MD | Council President - At-Large | Nick Mosby | D | 29% |
MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | D | 11% |
MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | D | 13% |
MD | State Board of Education | Gail Bates | 100% | |
MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 38B | Carl Anderton, Jr. | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 13 | Vanessa Atterbeary | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | D | 11% |
MD | State House - 17 | Kumar Barve | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | R | 90% |
MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | D | 9% |
MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | D | 11% |
MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | D | 20% |
MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | D | 9% |
MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | D | 0% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jeff Ghrist | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | R | 89% |
MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | D | 13% |
MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | R | 90% |
MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | R | 90% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jay Jacobs | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | D | 13% |
MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | D | 11% |
MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | D | 13% |
MD | State House - 24 | Jazz Lewis | D | 11% |
MD | State House - 46 | Robbyn Lewis | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 20 | David Moon | D | 11% |
MD | State House - 29A | Matt Morgan | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 38A | Charles Otto | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 28 | Edith Patterson | D | 20% |
MD | State House - 21 | Joseline Pena-Melnyk | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 14 | Pam Queen | D | 13% |
MD | State House - 35A | Teresa Reilly | R | 90% |
MD | State House - 39 | Kirill Reznik | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 37A | Sheree Sample-Hughes | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 26 | Kris Valderrama | D | 10% |
MD | State House - 20 | Jheanelle Wilkins | D | 10% |
MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | D | 11% |
MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | R | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | D | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | D | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 10 | Ben Brooks, Sr. | D | 18% |
MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | R | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 2 | Paul Corderman | R | 89% |
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | D | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | D | 29% |
MD | State Senate - 4 | Bill Folden | R | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | D | 29% |
MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | D | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | R | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 11 | Shelly Hettleman | D | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 27 | Michael Jackson | D | 11% |
MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | R | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | D | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 16 | Ariana Kelly | D | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | D | 29% |
MD | State Senate - 8 | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | D | 38% |
MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | D | 20% |
MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | D | 29% |
MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | D | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 37 | Johnny Mautz IV | R | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 45 | Cory McCray | D | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | R | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 26 | C. Anthony Muse | D | 14% |
MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | R | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 21 | James Rosapepe | D | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | R | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | R | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 20 | William Smith, Jr. | D | 13% |
MD | State Senate - 44 | Charles Sydnor III | D | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 18 | Jeff Waldstreicher | D | 9% |
MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | D | 20% |
MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | D | 20% |
MD | State Senate - 42 | Christopher West | R | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | D | 13% |
MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | D | 0% |
Kathy Afzali | 89% | |||
Bilal Ali | 11% | |||
Curt Anderson | 11% | |||
Angela Angel | 29% | |||
John Astle | 57% | |||
Susan Aumann | 91% | |||
Charles Barkley | 18% | |||
Darryl Barnes | 20% |