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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | Republican | 25% |
Kathy Afzali | 32% | |||
Curt Anderson | 85% | |||
MD | State House - 38B | Carl Anderton, Jr. | Republican | 67% |
Angela Angel | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | Republican | 17% |
John Astle | 65% | |||
MD | State House - 13 | Vanessa Atterbeary | Democratic | 100% |
Susan Aumann | 42% | |||
Charles Barkley | 88% | |||
MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 93% |
Darryl Barnes | 100% | |||
Erek Barron | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 17 | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 86% |
MD | State Board of Education | Gail Bates | 12% | |
MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | Democratic | 88% |
Wendell Beitzel | 45% | |||
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | Democratic | 85% |
Talmadge Branch | 82% | |||
James Brochin | 89% | |||
Eric Bromwell | 76% | |||
MD | State Senate - 10 | Ben Brooks, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | Republican | 33% |
Mike Busch | 82% | |||
Will Campos | 100% | |||
Edward Carey | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | Republican | 75% |
Al Carr, Jr. | 94% | |||
MD | State Senate - 41 | Jill Carter | Democratic | 83% |
Andrew Cassilly | 83% | |||
Robert Cassilly | 40% | |||
MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | Republican | 50% |
MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 95% |
John Cluster, Jr. | 21% | |||
MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 81% |
Joan Conway | 92% | |||
MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | 100% |
Ulysses Currie | 78% | |||
MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | Democratic | 82% |
Ed DeGrange, Sr. | 54% | |||
Kathleen Dumais | 92% | |||
MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | Democratic | 100% |
Addie Eckardt | 39% | |||
George Edwards | 33% | |||
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | Democratic | 85% |
MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | Democratic | 93% |
MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | Republican | 14% |
Bob Flanagan | 67% | |||
MD | State Senate - 4 | Bill Folden | Republican | 40% |
MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Frick | 96% | |||
Barbara Frush | 89% | |||
Tawanna Gaines | 93% | |||
MD | State House - 36 | Jeff Ghrist | Republican | 25% |
Jim Gilchrist | 91% | |||
Lisa Gladden | 89% | |||
Glen Glass | 15% | |||
Cheryl Glenn | 85% | |||
MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
Ana Sol Gutierrez | 98% | |||
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 94% |
Peter Hammen | 84% | |||
MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | Democratic | 100% |
Keith Haynes | 93% | |||
MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | Democratic | 91% |
MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | Republican | 29% |
MD | State Senate - 11 | Shelly Hettleman | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | Democratic | 100% |
Sheila Hixson | 89% | |||
MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | Republican | 67% |
Michael Hough | 15% | |||
Carolyn Howard | 91% | |||
MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | Republican | 50% |
Richard Impallaria | 17% | |||
MD | State Senate - 27 | Michael Jackson | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jay Jacobs | Republican | 22% |
Jay Jalisi | 100% | |||
Sally Jameson | 67% | |||
MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 22% |
MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 94% |
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | Democratic | 92% |
Edward Kasemeyer | 65% | |||
Delores Kelley | 81% | |||
Ariana Kelly | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | Democratic | 85% |
MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | Republican | 51% |
Trent Kittleman | 33% | |||
MD | State Senate - 8 | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | Democratic | 61% |
Tony Knotts | 93% | |||
MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | Democratic | 90% |
Susan Krebs | 36% | |||
Carol Krimm | 100% | |||
Steve Lafferty | 94% | |||
MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | Democratic | 100% |
MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | Democratic | 94% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | R | 25% |
Kathy Afzali | 32% | |||
Curt Anderson | 85% | |||
MD | State House - 38B | Carl Anderton, Jr. | R | 67% |
Angela Angel | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | R | 17% |
John Astle | 65% | |||
MD | State House - 13 | Vanessa Atterbeary | D | 100% |
Susan Aumann | 42% | |||
Charles Barkley | 88% | |||
MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | D | 93% |
Darryl Barnes | 100% | |||
Erek Barron | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 17 | Kumar Barve | D | 86% |
MD | State Board of Education | Gail Bates | 12% | |
MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | D | 88% |
Wendell Beitzel | 45% | |||
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | D | 85% |
Talmadge Branch | 82% | |||
James Brochin | 89% | |||
Eric Bromwell | 76% | |||
MD | State Senate - 10 | Ben Brooks, Sr. | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | R | 33% |
Mike Busch | 82% | |||
Will Campos | 100% | |||
Edward Carey | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | R | 75% |
Al Carr, Jr. | 94% | |||
MD | State Senate - 41 | Jill Carter | D | 83% |
Andrew Cassilly | 83% | |||
Robert Cassilly | 40% | |||
MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | R | 50% |
MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | D | 95% |
John Cluster, Jr. | 21% | |||
MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | D | 81% |
Joan Conway | 92% | |||
MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | D | 100% |
Ulysses Currie | 78% | |||
MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | D | 82% |
Ed DeGrange, Sr. | 54% | |||
Kathleen Dumais | 92% | |||
MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | D | 100% |
Addie Eckardt | 39% | |||
George Edwards | 33% | |||
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | D | 85% |
MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | D | 93% |
MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | R | 14% |
Bob Flanagan | 67% | |||
MD | State Senate - 4 | Bill Folden | R | 40% |
MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | D | 100% |
Bill Frick | 96% | |||
Barbara Frush | 89% | |||
Tawanna Gaines | 93% | |||
MD | State House - 36 | Jeff Ghrist | R | 25% |
Jim Gilchrist | 91% | |||
Lisa Gladden | 89% | |||
Glen Glass | 15% | |||
Cheryl Glenn | 85% | |||
MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | R | 50% |
Ana Sol Gutierrez | 98% | |||
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | D | 94% |
Peter Hammen | 84% | |||
MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | D | 100% |
Keith Haynes | 93% | |||
MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | D | 91% |
MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | R | 29% |
MD | State Senate - 11 | Shelly Hettleman | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | D | 100% |
Sheila Hixson | 89% | |||
MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | D | 90% |
MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | R | 67% |
Michael Hough | 15% | |||
Carolyn Howard | 91% | |||
MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | R | 50% |
Richard Impallaria | 17% | |||
MD | State Senate - 27 | Michael Jackson | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jay Jacobs | R | 22% |
Jay Jalisi | 100% | |||
Sally Jameson | 67% | |||
MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | R | 22% |
MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | D | 94% |
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | D | 92% |
Edward Kasemeyer | 65% | |||
Delores Kelley | 81% | |||
Ariana Kelly | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | D | 85% |
MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | R | 51% |
Trent Kittleman | 33% | |||
MD | State Senate - 8 | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | D | 61% |
Tony Knotts | 93% | |||
MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | D | 90% |
Susan Krebs | 36% | |||
Carol Krimm | 100% | |||
Steve Lafferty | 94% | |||
MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | D | 100% |
MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | D | 94% |