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State Office Name Party Rating
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
LeRoy Ellsworth Myers, Jr. 43
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam 100
Doyle Niemann 83
Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. 0
Nathaniel Oaks 50
Shane Pendergrass 83
Douglas Peters 71
Paul Pinsky 100
Edward Pipkin 22
James Proctor, Jr. 67
Catherine Pugh 89
Victor Ramirez 100
Craig Rice 86
B. Daniel Riley 33
James Robey 71
Barbara Robinson 86
Justin Ross 100
David Rudolph 100
Steve Schuh 57
Todd Schuler 80
Christopher Shank 0
Tanya Shewell 40
Luiz Simmons 100
Mike Smigiel, Sr. 20
Ted Sophocleus 71
Richard Sossi 17
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
Joseph Vallario, Jr. 100
Michael Vaughn 88
Jay Walker 86
Mary Walkup 38
Michael Weir, Jr. 60
Richard Weldon, Jr. 50
John Wood, Jr. 43
Robert Zirkin 67
MD State House - 21 Ben Barnes Democratic 100
MD Public Service Commissioner Kumar Barve Democratic 86
MD State Senate - 32 Pam Beidle Democratic 100
MD State Senate - 24 Joanne Benson Democratic 83
MD County Executive - At-Large Aisha Braveboy Democratic 88
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin Democratic 100
MD State House - 40 Frank Conaway, Jr. Democratic 100
MD Treasurer Dereck Davis Democratic 100
MD State Senate - 15 Brian Feldman Democratic 88
MD State Senate - 13 Guy Guzzone Democratic 86
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey Democratic 100
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. Democratic 100
MD Council Member - At-Large Jolene Ivey Democratic 86
MD State Senate - 34 Mary-Dulany James Democratic 57
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones Democratic 86
MD State House - 14 Anne Kaiser Democratic 83
MD State Senate - 39 Nancy King Democratic 86
MD County Executive - At-Large Katherine Ann Klausmeier Democratic 44
MD State Senate - 19 Benjamin Kramer Democratic 100
MD Secretary of State Susan Lee Democratic 100
MD State Senate - 26 C. Anthony Muse Democratic 67
MD U.S. House - 2 Johnny Olszewski, Jr. Democratic 71
MD State House - 21 Joseline Peña-Melnyk Democratic 83
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin Democratic 100
MD State Senate - 21 James Rosapepe Democratic 89
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg Democratic 100
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein Democratic 100
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner Democratic 83
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama Democratic 100
MD State Senate - 18 Jeff Waldstreicher Democratic 100
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris Republican 11
MD State Senate - 7 J. B. Jennings Republican 29
MD State House - 31 Nic Kipke Republican 33
MD State House - 34B Susan McComas Republican 20
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire Republican 17
State Office Name Party Rating
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
LeRoy Ellsworth Myers, Jr. 43
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam 100
Doyle Niemann 83
Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. 0
Nathaniel Oaks 50
Shane Pendergrass 83
Douglas Peters 71
Paul Pinsky 100
Edward Pipkin 22
James Proctor, Jr. 67
Catherine Pugh 89
Victor Ramirez 100
Craig Rice 86
B. Daniel Riley 33
James Robey 71
Barbara Robinson 86
Justin Ross 100
David Rudolph 100
Steve Schuh 57
Todd Schuler 80
Christopher Shank 0
Tanya Shewell 40
Luiz Simmons 100
Mike Smigiel, Sr. 20
Ted Sophocleus 71
Richard Sossi 17
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
Joseph Vallario, Jr. 100
Michael Vaughn 88
Jay Walker 86
Mary Walkup 38
Michael Weir, Jr. 60
Richard Weldon, Jr. 50
John Wood, Jr. 43
Robert Zirkin 67
MD State House - 21 Ben Barnes D 100
MD Public Service Commissioner Kumar Barve D 86
MD State Senate - 32 Pam Beidle D 100
MD State Senate - 24 Joanne Benson D 83
MD County Executive - At-Large Aisha Braveboy D 88
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin D 100
MD State House - 40 Frank Conaway, Jr. D 100
MD Treasurer Dereck Davis D 100
MD State Senate - 15 Brian Feldman D 88
MD State Senate - 13 Guy Guzzone D 86
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey D 100
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. D 100
MD Council Member - At-Large Jolene Ivey D 86
MD State Senate - 34 Mary-Dulany James D 57
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones D 86
MD State House - 14 Anne Kaiser D 83
MD State Senate - 39 Nancy King D 86
MD County Executive - At-Large Katherine Ann Klausmeier D 44
MD State Senate - 19 Benjamin Kramer D 100
MD Secretary of State Susan Lee D 100
MD State Senate - 26 C. Anthony Muse D 67
MD U.S. House - 2 Johnny Olszewski, Jr. D 71
MD State House - 21 Joseline Peña-Melnyk D 83
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin D 100
MD State Senate - 21 James Rosapepe D 89
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg D 100
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein D 100
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner D 83
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama D 100
MD State Senate - 18 Jeff Waldstreicher D 100
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris R 11
MD State Senate - 7 J. B. Jennings R 29
MD State House - 31 Nic Kipke R 33
MD State House - 34B Susan McComas R 20
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire R 17
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