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State Office Name Party Rating
MD State Senate - 19 Benjamin Kramer Democratic 100
Rona Kramer 43
Susan Krebs 43
Carolyn Krysiak 88
P. Sue Kullen 100
Steve Lafferty 100
Jane Lawton 100
MD Secretary of State Susan Lee Democratic 100
Mike Lenett 89
Gerron Levi 100
Murray Levy 71
Mary Ann Love 75
Rich Madaleno, Jr. 71
James Malone, Jr. 100
Roger Manno 88
James Mathias, Jr. 75
MD State House - 34B Susan McComas Republican 20
Tony McConkey 20
Patrick McDonough 20
Nathaniel McFadden 57
Brian McHale 75
Maggie McIntosh 100
Robert McKee 57
Thomas Middleton 67
Thomas Miller, Jr. 50
Warren Miller 25
Joseph Minnick 38
Heather Mizeur 83
Karen Montgomery 100
Alexander Mooney 17
Dan Morhaim 100
Donald Munson 14
Peter Murphy 86
MD State Senate - 26 C. Anthony Muse Democratic 67
LeRoy Ellsworth Myers, Jr. 43
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam 100
Doyle Niemann 83
Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. 0
Nathaniel Oaks 50
MD U.S. House - 2 Johnny Olszewski, Jr. Democratic 71
Shane Pendergrass 83
Douglas Peters 71
MD State House - 21 Joseline Peña-Melnyk Democratic 83
Paul Pinsky 100
Edward Pipkin 22
James Proctor, Jr. 67
Catherine Pugh 89
Victor Ramirez 100
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin Democratic 100
Craig Rice 86
B. Daniel Riley 33
James Robey 71
Barbara Robinson 86
MD State Senate - 21 James Rosapepe Democratic 89
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg Democratic 100
Justin Ross 100
David Rudolph 100
Steve Schuh 57
Todd Schuler 80
Christopher Shank 0
Tanya Shewell 40
Luiz Simmons 100
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire Republican 17
Mike Smigiel, Sr. 20
Ted Sophocleus 71
Richard Sossi 17
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein Democratic 100
Donna Stifler 38
Nancy Stocksdale 29
J. Lowell Stoltzfus 14
Norman Stone, Jr. 50
Melvin Stukes 86
Paul Stull 17
Shawn Tarrant 83
Herman Taylor II 88
Frank Turner 83
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner Democratic 83
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama Democratic 100
Joseph Vallario, Jr. 100
Michael Vaughn 88
MD State Senate - 18 Jeff Waldstreicher Democratic 100
Jay Walker 86
Mary Walkup 38
Michael Weir, Jr. 60
Richard Weldon, Jr. 50
John Wood, Jr. 43
Robert Zirkin 67
State Office Name Party Rating
MD State Senate - 19 Benjamin Kramer D 100
Rona Kramer 43
Susan Krebs 43
Carolyn Krysiak 88
P. Sue Kullen 100
Steve Lafferty 100
Jane Lawton 100
MD Secretary of State Susan Lee D 100
Mike Lenett 89
Gerron Levi 100
Murray Levy 71
Mary Ann Love 75
Rich Madaleno, Jr. 71
James Malone, Jr. 100
Roger Manno 88
James Mathias, Jr. 75
MD State House - 34B Susan McComas R 20
Tony McConkey 20
Patrick McDonough 20
Nathaniel McFadden 57
Brian McHale 75
Maggie McIntosh 100
Robert McKee 57
Thomas Middleton 67
Thomas Miller, Jr. 50
Warren Miller 25
Joseph Minnick 38
Heather Mizeur 83
Karen Montgomery 100
Alexander Mooney 17
Dan Morhaim 100
Donald Munson 14
Peter Murphy 86
MD State Senate - 26 C. Anthony Muse D 67
LeRoy Ellsworth Myers, Jr. 43
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam 100
Doyle Niemann 83
Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. 0
Nathaniel Oaks 50
MD U.S. House - 2 Johnny Olszewski, Jr. D 71
Shane Pendergrass 83
Douglas Peters 71
MD State House - 21 Joseline Peña-Melnyk D 83
Paul Pinsky 100
Edward Pipkin 22
James Proctor, Jr. 67
Catherine Pugh 89
Victor Ramirez 100
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin D 100
Craig Rice 86
B. Daniel Riley 33
James Robey 71
Barbara Robinson 86
MD State Senate - 21 James Rosapepe D 89
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg D 100
Justin Ross 100
David Rudolph 100
Steve Schuh 57
Todd Schuler 80
Christopher Shank 0
Tanya Shewell 40
Luiz Simmons 100
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire R 17
Mike Smigiel, Sr. 20
Ted Sophocleus 71
Richard Sossi 17
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein D 100
Donna Stifler 38
Nancy Stocksdale 29
J. Lowell Stoltzfus 14
Norman Stone, Jr. 50
Melvin Stukes 86
Paul Stull 17
Shawn Tarrant 83
Herman Taylor II 88
Frank Turner 83
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner D 83
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama D 100
Joseph Vallario, Jr. 100
Michael Vaughn 88
MD State Senate - 18 Jeff Waldstreicher D 100
Jay Walker 86
Mary Walkup 38
Michael Weir, Jr. 60
Richard Weldon, Jr. 50
John Wood, Jr. 43
Robert Zirkin 67
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