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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 19% |
MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | Democratic | 20% |
MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | Republican | 80% |
MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | Republican | 100% |
MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 29% |
MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | Democratic | 28% |
MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | Democratic | 25% |
MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | 21% |
MD | State House - 17 | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 38% |
MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | 21% |
MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 22% |
MD | State House - 21 | Joseline Pena-Melnyk | Democratic | 25% |
MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | Democratic | 31% |
MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | Democratic | 28% |
MD | State House - 26 | Kris Valderrama | Democratic | 25% |
MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | Republican | 94% |
MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | Democratic | 31% |
MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | Republican | 80% |
MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | Republican | 87% |
MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | Republican | 94% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jay Jacobs | Republican | 96% |
MD | State House - 38A | Charles Otto | Republican | 94% |
MD | State House - 39 | Kirill Reznik | Democratic | 32% |
MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 31% |
MD | State House - 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | Democratic | 36% |
MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 20% |
MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | Republican | 98% |
MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 90% |
MD | State Senate - 8 | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | Democratic | 60% |
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 33% |
MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | Democratic | 23% |
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | Democratic | 28% |
MD | State Senate - 16 | Ariana Kelly | Democratic | 26% |
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | Democratic | 47% |
MD | State Senate - 18 | Jeff Waldstreicher | Democratic | 24% |
MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | Democratic | 31% |
MD | State Senate - 21 | James Rosapepe | Democratic | 32% |
MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | Democratic | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | Democratic | 34% |
MD | State Senate - 26 | C. Anthony Muse | Democratic | 42% |
MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | Republican | 90% |
MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | Democratic | 46% |
MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | Republican | 91% |
MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | Democratic | 30% |
MD | State Senate - 41 | Jill Carter | Democratic | 24% |
MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | Democratic | 34% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | Democratic | 24% |
MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | Democratic | 22% |
MD | Public Service Commissioner | Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. | No Party Affiliation | 95% |
MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | Democratic | 36% |
MD | State Board of Education | Gail Bates | 95% | |
Kathy Afzali | 100% | |||
Curt Anderson | 31% | |||
John Astle | 66% | |||
Susan Aumann | 88% | |||
Charles Barkley | 26% | |||
Wendell Beitzel | 84% | |||
Talmadge Branch | 39% | |||
James Brochin | 42% | |||
Eric Bromwell | 59% | |||
Mike Busch | 47% | |||
Al Carr, Jr. | 23% | |||
John Cluster, Jr. | 95% | |||
Joan Conway | 33% | |||
Ulysses Currie | 45% | |||
Ed DeGrange, Sr. | 68% | |||
Kathleen Dumais | 26% | |||
Addie Eckardt | 88% | |||
George Edwards | 84% | |||
Bob Flanagan | 80% | |||
Bill Frick | 21% | |||
Barbara Frush | 29% | |||
Tawanna Gaines | 25% | |||
Jim Gilchrist | 25% | |||
Lisa Gladden | 31% | |||
Glen Glass | 94% | |||
Cheryl Glenn | 26% | |||
Ana Sol Gutierrez | 27% | |||
Peter Hammen | 36% | |||
Keith Haynes | 28% | |||
Sheila Hixson | 34% | |||
Michael Hough | 91% | |||
Carolyn Howard | 35% | |||
Richard Impallaria | 89% | |||
Sally Jameson | 49% | |||
Edward Kasemeyer | 56% | |||
Delores Kelley | 36% | |||
Susan Krebs | 88% | |||
Steve Lafferty | 26% | |||
Eric Luedtke | 20% | |||
Rich Madaleno, Jr. | 20% | |||
Roger Manno | 18% | |||
James Mathias, Jr. | 55% | |||
Tony McConkey | 86% | |||
Patrick McDonough | 90% | |||
Nathaniel McFadden | 43% | |||
Maggie McIntosh | 30% | |||
Herbert McMillan | 82% | |||
Thomas Middleton | 55% | |||
Thomas Miller, Jr. | 55% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 19% |
MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | D | 20% |
MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | R | 80% |
MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | R | 100% |
MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | D | 29% |
MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | D | 28% |
MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | D | 25% |
MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | D | 21% |
MD | State House - 17 | Kumar Barve | D | 38% |
MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | D | 21% |
MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | D | 22% |
MD | State House - 21 | Joseline Pena-Melnyk | D | 25% |
MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | D | 31% |
MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | D | 28% |
MD | State House - 26 | Kris Valderrama | D | 25% |
MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | R | 94% |
MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | D | 31% |
MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | R | 80% |
MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | R | 87% |
MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | R | 94% |
MD | State House - 36 | Jay Jacobs | R | 96% |
MD | State House - 38A | Charles Otto | R | 94% |
MD | State House - 39 | Kirill Reznik | D | 32% |
MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | D | 31% |
MD | State House - 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | D | 36% |
MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | D | 20% |
MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | R | 98% |
MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | R | 90% |
MD | State Senate - 8 | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | D | 60% |
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | D | 33% |
MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | D | 23% |
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | D | 28% |
MD | State Senate - 16 | Ariana Kelly | D | 26% |
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | D | 47% |
MD | State Senate - 18 | Jeff Waldstreicher | D | 24% |
MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | D | 31% |
MD | State Senate - 21 | James Rosapepe | D | 32% |
MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | D | 25% |
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | D | 34% |
MD | State Senate - 26 | C. Anthony Muse | D | 42% |
MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | R | 90% |
MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | D | 46% |
MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | R | 91% |
MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | D | 30% |
MD | State Senate - 41 | Jill Carter | D | 24% |
MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | D | 34% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | D | 24% |
MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | D | 22% |
MD | Public Service Commissioner | Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. | N/A | 95% |
MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | D | 36% |
MD | State Board of Education | Gail Bates | 95% | |
Kathy Afzali | 100% | |||
Curt Anderson | 31% | |||
John Astle | 66% | |||
Susan Aumann | 88% | |||
Charles Barkley | 26% | |||
Wendell Beitzel | 84% | |||
Talmadge Branch | 39% | |||
James Brochin | 42% | |||
Eric Bromwell | 59% | |||
Mike Busch | 47% | |||
Al Carr, Jr. | 23% | |||
John Cluster, Jr. | 95% | |||
Joan Conway | 33% | |||
Ulysses Currie | 45% | |||
Ed DeGrange, Sr. | 68% | |||
Kathleen Dumais | 26% | |||
Addie Eckardt | 88% | |||
George Edwards | 84% | |||
Bob Flanagan | 80% | |||
Bill Frick | 21% | |||
Barbara Frush | 29% | |||
Tawanna Gaines | 25% | |||
Jim Gilchrist | 25% | |||
Lisa Gladden | 31% | |||
Glen Glass | 94% | |||
Cheryl Glenn | 26% | |||
Ana Sol Gutierrez | 27% | |||
Peter Hammen | 36% | |||
Keith Haynes | 28% | |||
Sheila Hixson | 34% | |||
Michael Hough | 91% | |||
Carolyn Howard | 35% | |||
Richard Impallaria | 89% | |||
Sally Jameson | 49% | |||
Edward Kasemeyer | 56% | |||
Delores Kelley | 36% | |||
Susan Krebs | 88% | |||
Steve Lafferty | 26% | |||
Eric Luedtke | 20% | |||
Rich Madaleno, Jr. | 20% | |||
Roger Manno | 18% | |||
James Mathias, Jr. | 55% | |||
Tony McConkey | 86% | |||
Patrick McDonough | 90% | |||
Nathaniel McFadden | 43% | |||
Maggie McIntosh | 30% | |||
Herbert McMillan | 82% | |||
Thomas Middleton | 55% | |||
Thomas Miller, Jr. | 55% |