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State Office Name Party Rating
Saqib Ali 100
Curt Anderson 100
John Astle 44
Susan Aumann 57
Charles Barkley 86
MD State House - 21 Ben Barnes Democratic 100
Joseph Bartlett 29
MD Public Service Commissioner Kumar Barve Democratic 86
Gail Bates 14
MD State Senate - 32 Pam Beidle Democratic 100
Wendell Beitzel 17
MD State Senate - 24 Joanne Benson Democratic 83
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
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin Democratic 100
Jill Carter 100
Galen Clagett 71
Virginia Clagett 100
Richard Colburn 22
MD State House - 40 Frank Conaway, Jr. Democratic 100
Joan Conway 78
Norman Conway 67
Bob Costa 50
Ulysses Currie 50
MD Treasurer Dereck Davis Democratic 100
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
MD State Senate - 15 Brian Feldman Democratic 88
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
Melony Griffith 86
Ana Sol Gutierrez 86
MD State Senate - 13 Guy Guzzone Democratic 86
Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio 25
Larry Haines 0
Peter Hammen 100
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris Republican 11
Hattie Harrison 88
Keith Haynes 86
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey Democratic 100
C. Sue Hecht 88
Henry Heller 83
Sheila Hixson 100
Patrick John Hogan 57
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. Democratic 100
J. Robert Hooper 22
Carolyn Howard 83
James Hubbard 100
Tom Hucker 100
Richard Impallaria 13
MD Council Member - At-Large Jolene Ivey Democratic 86
Nancy Jacobs 0
MD State Senate - 34 Mary-Dulany James Democratic 57
Sally Jameson 88
MD State Senate - 7 J. B. Jennings Republican 29
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones Democratic 86
Verna Jones-Rodwell 86
Wade Kach 67
MD State House - 14 Anne Kaiser Democratic 83
Edward Kasemeyer 57
Delores Kelley 67
Kevin Kelly 40
James King 25
MD State Senate - 39 Nancy King Democratic 86
MD State House - 31 Nic Kipke Republican 33
Ruth Kirk 88
Allan Kittleman 11
Katherine Ann Klausmeier 44
State Office Name Party Rating
Saqib Ali 100
Curt Anderson 100
John Astle 44
Susan Aumann 57
Charles Barkley 86
MD State House - 21 Ben Barnes D 100
Joseph Bartlett 29
MD Public Service Commissioner Kumar Barve D 86
Gail Bates 14
MD State Senate - 32 Pam Beidle D 100
Wendell Beitzel 17
MD State Senate - 24 Joanne Benson D 83
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
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin D 100
Jill Carter 100
Galen Clagett 71
Virginia Clagett 100
Richard Colburn 22
MD State House - 40 Frank Conaway, Jr. D 100
Joan Conway 78
Norman Conway 67
Bob Costa 50
Ulysses Currie 50
MD Treasurer Dereck Davis D 100
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
MD State Senate - 15 Brian Feldman D 88
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
Melony Griffith 86
Ana Sol Gutierrez 86
MD State Senate - 13 Guy Guzzone D 86
Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio 25
Larry Haines 0
Peter Hammen 100
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris R 11
Hattie Harrison 88
Keith Haynes 86
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey D 100
C. Sue Hecht 88
Henry Heller 83
Sheila Hixson 100
Patrick John Hogan 57
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. D 100
J. Robert Hooper 22
Carolyn Howard 83
James Hubbard 100
Tom Hucker 100
Richard Impallaria 13
MD Council Member - At-Large Jolene Ivey D 86
Nancy Jacobs 0
MD State Senate - 34 Mary-Dulany James D 57
Sally Jameson 88
MD State Senate - 7 J. B. Jennings R 29
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones D 86
Verna Jones-Rodwell 86
Wade Kach 67
MD State House - 14 Anne Kaiser D 83
Edward Kasemeyer 57
Delores Kelley 67
Kevin Kelly 40
James King 25
MD State Senate - 39 Nancy King D 86
MD State House - 31 Nic Kipke R 33
Ruth Kirk 88
Allan Kittleman 11
Katherine Ann Klausmeier 44
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