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State Office Name Party Rating
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris Republican 11
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin Democratic 100
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones Democratic 86
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin Democratic 100
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein Democratic 100
MD State House - 14 Anne Kaiser Democratic 83
MD State House - 17 Kumar Barve Democratic 86
MD State House - 21 Ben Barnes Democratic 100
MD State House - 21 Joseline Pena-Melnyk Democratic 83
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey Democratic 100
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. Democratic 100
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner Democratic 83
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama Democratic 100
MD State House - 31 Nic Kipke Republican 33
MD State House - 34B Susan McComas Republican 20
MD State House - 40 Frank Conaway, Jr. Democratic 100
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg Democratic 100
MD State Senate - 7 J. B. Jennings Republican 29
MD State Senate - 8 Katherine Ann Klausmeier Democratic 44
MD State Senate - 13 Guy Guzzone Democratic 86
MD State Senate - 15 Brian Feldman Democratic 88
MD State Senate - 18 Jeff Waldstreicher Democratic 100
MD State Senate - 19 Benjamin Kramer Democratic 100
MD State Senate - 21 James Rosapepe Democratic 89
MD State Senate - 24 Joanne Benson Democratic 83
MD State Senate - 25 Melony Griffith Democratic 86
MD State Senate - 26 C. Anthony Muse Democratic 67
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire Republican 17
MD State Senate - 32 Pam Beidle Democratic 100
MD State Senate - 34 Mary-Dulany James Democratic 57
MD State Senate - 39 Nancy King Democratic 86
MD State Senate - 41 Jill Carter Democratic 100
MD Secretary of State Susan Lee Democratic 100
MD Council Member - 5 Jolene Ivey Democratic 86
MD Public Service Commissioner Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. No Party Affiliation 0
MD Treasurer Dereck Davis Democratic 100
MD State Board of Education Gail Bates 14
Saqib Ali 100
Curt Anderson 100
John Astle 44
Susan Aumann 57
Charles Barkley 86
Joseph Bartlett 29
Wendell Beitzel 17
Liz Bobo 100
John Bohanan, Jr. 86
Joseph Boteler III 0
Talmadge Branch 83
Aisha Braveboy 88
David Brinkley 14
Gwendolyn Britt 89
James Brochin 67
Eric Bromwell 83
William Bronrott 86
Emmett Burns, Jr. 83
Mike Busch 100
Rudolph Cane 100
Galen Clagett 71
Virginia Clagett 100
Richard Colburn 22
Joan Conway 78
Norman Conway 67
Bob Costa 50
Ulysses Currie 50
Steven DeBoy, Sr. 86
Ed DeGrange, Sr. 43
George Della, Jr. 56
John Donoghue 67
Ann Marie Doory 86
Kathleen Dumais 100
Don Dwyer, Jr. 20
Roy Dyson 89
Addie Eckardt 29
George Edwards 11
Donald Elliott 33
D. Page Elmore 71
Nathaniel Exum 67
Jennie Forehand 100
William Frank 20
Brian Frosh 100
Barbara Frush 100
Tawanna Gaines 71
Robert Garagiola 78
Ron George 43
Jim Gilchrist 86
Lisa Gladden 100
Barry Glassman 40
Cheryl Glenn 100
Janet Hines Greenip 0
Ana Sol Gutierrez 86
Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio 25
Larry Haines 0
Peter Hammen 100
Hattie Harrison 88
Keith Haynes 86
C. Sue Hecht 88
Henry Heller 83
Sheila Hixson 100
Patrick John Hogan 57
J. Robert Hooper 22
State Office Name Party Rating
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris R 11
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin D 100
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones D 86
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin D 100
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein D 100
MD State House - 14 Anne Kaiser D 83
MD State House - 17 Kumar Barve D 86
MD State House - 21 Ben Barnes D 100
MD State House - 21 Joseline Pena-Melnyk D 83
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey D 100
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. D 100
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner D 83
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama D 100
MD State House - 31 Nic Kipke R 33
MD State House - 34B Susan McComas R 20
MD State House - 40 Frank Conaway, Jr. D 100
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg D 100
MD State Senate - 7 J. B. Jennings R 29
MD State Senate - 8 Katherine Ann Klausmeier D 44
MD State Senate - 13 Guy Guzzone D 86
MD State Senate - 15 Brian Feldman D 88
MD State Senate - 18 Jeff Waldstreicher D 100
MD State Senate - 19 Benjamin Kramer D 100
MD State Senate - 21 James Rosapepe D 89
MD State Senate - 24 Joanne Benson D 83
MD State Senate - 25 Melony Griffith D 86
MD State Senate - 26 C. Anthony Muse D 67
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire R 17
MD State Senate - 32 Pam Beidle D 100
MD State Senate - 34 Mary-Dulany James D 57
MD State Senate - 39 Nancy King D 86
MD State Senate - 41 Jill Carter D 100
MD Secretary of State Susan Lee D 100
MD Council Member - 5 Jolene Ivey D 86
MD Public Service Commissioner Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. N/A 0
MD Treasurer Dereck Davis D 100
MD State Board of Education Gail Bates 14
Saqib Ali 100
Curt Anderson 100
John Astle 44
Susan Aumann 57
Charles Barkley 86
Joseph Bartlett 29
Wendell Beitzel 17
Liz Bobo 100
John Bohanan, Jr. 86
Joseph Boteler III 0
Talmadge Branch 83
Aisha Braveboy 88
David Brinkley 14
Gwendolyn Britt 89
James Brochin 67
Eric Bromwell 83
William Bronrott 86
Emmett Burns, Jr. 83
Mike Busch 100
Rudolph Cane 100
Galen Clagett 71
Virginia Clagett 100
Richard Colburn 22
Joan Conway 78
Norman Conway 67
Bob Costa 50
Ulysses Currie 50
Steven DeBoy, Sr. 86
Ed DeGrange, Sr. 43
George Della, Jr. 56
John Donoghue 67
Ann Marie Doory 86
Kathleen Dumais 100
Don Dwyer, Jr. 20
Roy Dyson 89
Addie Eckardt 29
George Edwards 11
Donald Elliott 33
D. Page Elmore 71
Nathaniel Exum 67
Jennie Forehand 100
William Frank 20
Brian Frosh 100
Barbara Frush 100
Tawanna Gaines 71
Robert Garagiola 78
Ron George 43
Jim Gilchrist 86
Lisa Gladden 100
Barry Glassman 40
Cheryl Glenn 100
Janet Hines Greenip 0
Ana Sol Gutierrez 86
Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio 25
Larry Haines 0
Peter Hammen 100
Hattie Harrison 88
Keith Haynes 86
C. Sue Hecht 88
Henry Heller 83
Sheila Hixson 100
Patrick John Hogan 57
J. Robert Hooper 22
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