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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MD | State Senate - 18 | Jeff Waldstreicher | Democratic | 96% |
MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | Democratic | 91% |
MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | Democratic | 77% |
MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | Democratic | 95% |
MD | Public Service Commissioner | Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. | No Party Affiliation | 20% |
MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | No Party Affiliation | 100% |
MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | Republican | 25% |
MD | State House - 38B | Carl Anderton, Jr. | Republican | 67% |
MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | Republican | 17% |
MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | Republican | 33% |
MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | Republican | 75% |
MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | Republican | 50% |
MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | Republican | 14% |
MD | State Senate - 4 | Bill Folden | Republican | 40% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jeff Ghrist | Republican | 25% |
MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | Republican | 29% |
MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | Republican | 67% |
MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | Republican | 50% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jay Jacobs | Republican | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 22% |
MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | Republican | 51% |
MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | Republican | 33% |
MD | State Senate - 37 | Johnny Mautz IV | Republican | 25% |
MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | Republican | 31% |
MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | Republican | 25% |
MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | Republican | 33% |
MD | State House - 29A | Matt Morgan | Republican | 33% |
MD | State House - 38A | Charles Otto | Republican | 19% |
MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | Republican | 23% |
MD | State House - 35A | Teresa Reilly | Republican | 33% |
MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | Republican | 33% |
MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | Republican | 50% |
MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | Republican | 39% |
MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | Republican | 19% |
MD | State Senate - 42 | Christopher West | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | Republican | 33% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MD | State Senate - 18 | Jeff Waldstreicher | D | 96% |
MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | D | 91% |
MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | D | 77% |
MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | D | 95% |
MD | Public Service Commissioner | Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. | N/A | 20% |
MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | N/A | 100% |
MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | R | 25% |
MD | State House - 38B | Carl Anderton, Jr. | R | 67% |
MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | R | 17% |
MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | R | 33% |
MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | R | 75% |
MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | R | 50% |
MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | R | 14% |
MD | State Senate - 4 | Bill Folden | R | 40% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jeff Ghrist | R | 25% |
MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | R | 50% |
MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | R | 29% |
MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | R | 67% |
MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | R | 50% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jay Jacobs | R | 22% |
MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | R | 22% |
MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | R | 51% |
MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | R | 33% |
MD | State Senate - 37 | Johnny Mautz IV | R | 25% |
MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | R | 31% |
MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | R | 25% |
MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | R | 33% |
MD | State House - 29A | Matt Morgan | R | 33% |
MD | State House - 38A | Charles Otto | R | 19% |
MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | R | 23% |
MD | State House - 35A | Teresa Reilly | R | 33% |
MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | R | 33% |
MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | R | 50% |
MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | R | 39% |
MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | R | 19% |
MD | State Senate - 42 | Christopher West | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | R | 33% |