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State Office Name Party Rating
Saqib Ali 100
Curt Anderson 88
John Astle 58
Susan Aumann 50
Charles Barkley 83
MD State House - 21 Ben Barnes Democratic 75
Joseph Bartlett 29
MD Public Service Commissioner Kumar Barve Democratic 83
Gail Bates 17
MD State Senate - 32 Pam Beidle Democratic 88
Wendell Beitzel 17
MD State Senate - 24 Joanne Benson Democratic 100
Liz Bobo 100
John Bohanan, Jr. 83
Joseph Boteler III 13
Talmadge Branch 83
Aisha Braveboy 89
David Brinkley 17
James Brochin 50
Eric Bromwell 83
William Bronrott 83
Emmett Burns, Jr. 50
Mike Busch 83
Rudolph Cane 88
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin Democratic 86
Al Carr, Jr. 100
Jill Carter 88
Galen Clagett 83
Virginia Clagett 88
Richard Colburn 17
MD State House - 40 Frank Conaway, Jr. Democratic 75
Joan Conway 67
Norman Conway 83
Bob Costa 33
Ulysses Currie 83
MD Treasurer Dereck Davis Democratic 75
Steven DeBoy, Sr. 67
Ed DeGrange, Sr. 50
George Della, Jr. 42
John Donoghue 83
Ann Marie Doory 100
Kathleen Dumais 63
Don Dwyer, Jr. 0
Roy Dyson 75
Addie Eckardt 67
George Edwards 17
Donald Elliott 17
D. Page Elmore 71
Nathaniel Exum 67
MD State Senate - 15 Brian Feldman Democratic 67
Jennie Forehand 83
William Frank 25
Bill Frick 86
Brian Frosh 100
Barbara Frush 75
Tawanna Gaines 83
Robert Garagiola 75
Ron George 29
Jim Gilchrist 86
Lisa Gladden 67
Barry Glassman 18
Cheryl Glenn 88
Janet Hines Greenip 17
Melony Griffith 67
Ana Sol Gutierrez 100
MD State Senate - 13 Guy Guzzone Democratic 83
Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio 44
Larry Haines 0
Peter Hammen 83
David Harrington 67
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris Republican 0
Hattie Harrison 57
Keith Haynes 100
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey Democratic 75
C. Sue Hecht 89
Henry Heller 83
Sheila Hixson 83
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. Democratic 100
Carolyn Howard 86
James Hubbard 100
Tom Hucker 100
Richard Impallaria 11
MD Council Member - At-Large Jolene Ivey Democratic 86
Nancy Jacobs 17
MD State Senate - 34 Mary-Dulany James Democratic 83
Sally Jameson 67
MD State Senate - 7 J. B. Jennings Republican 14
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones Democratic 83
Verna Jones-Rodwell 67
Wade Kach 67
MD State House - 14 Anne Kaiser Democratic 86
Edward Kasemeyer 83
Delores Kelley 58
Kevin Kelly 38
James King 11
MD State Senate - 39 Nancy King Democratic 67
MD State House - 31 Nic Kipke Republican 17
Ruth Kirk 56
Allan Kittleman 0
Katherine Ann Klausmeier 67
State Office Name Party Rating
Saqib Ali 100
Curt Anderson 88
John Astle 58
Susan Aumann 50
Charles Barkley 83
MD State House - 21 Ben Barnes D 75
Joseph Bartlett 29
MD Public Service Commissioner Kumar Barve D 83
Gail Bates 17
MD State Senate - 32 Pam Beidle D 88
Wendell Beitzel 17
MD State Senate - 24 Joanne Benson D 100
Liz Bobo 100
John Bohanan, Jr. 83
Joseph Boteler III 13
Talmadge Branch 83
Aisha Braveboy 89
David Brinkley 17
James Brochin 50
Eric Bromwell 83
William Bronrott 83
Emmett Burns, Jr. 50
Mike Busch 83
Rudolph Cane 88
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin D 86
Al Carr, Jr. 100
Jill Carter 88
Galen Clagett 83
Virginia Clagett 88
Richard Colburn 17
MD State House - 40 Frank Conaway, Jr. D 75
Joan Conway 67
Norman Conway 83
Bob Costa 33
Ulysses Currie 83
MD Treasurer Dereck Davis D 75
Steven DeBoy, Sr. 67
Ed DeGrange, Sr. 50
George Della, Jr. 42
John Donoghue 83
Ann Marie Doory 100
Kathleen Dumais 63
Don Dwyer, Jr. 0
Roy Dyson 75
Addie Eckardt 67
George Edwards 17
Donald Elliott 17
D. Page Elmore 71
Nathaniel Exum 67
MD State Senate - 15 Brian Feldman D 67
Jennie Forehand 83
William Frank 25
Bill Frick 86
Brian Frosh 100
Barbara Frush 75
Tawanna Gaines 83
Robert Garagiola 75
Ron George 29
Jim Gilchrist 86
Lisa Gladden 67
Barry Glassman 18
Cheryl Glenn 88
Janet Hines Greenip 17
Melony Griffith 67
Ana Sol Gutierrez 100
MD State Senate - 13 Guy Guzzone D 83
Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio 44
Larry Haines 0
Peter Hammen 83
David Harrington 67
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris R 0
Hattie Harrison 57
Keith Haynes 100
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey D 75
C. Sue Hecht 89
Henry Heller 83
Sheila Hixson 83
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. D 100
Carolyn Howard 86
James Hubbard 100
Tom Hucker 100
Richard Impallaria 11
MD Council Member - At-Large Jolene Ivey D 86
Nancy Jacobs 17
MD State Senate - 34 Mary-Dulany James D 83
Sally Jameson 67
MD State Senate - 7 J. B. Jennings R 14
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones D 83
Verna Jones-Rodwell 67
Wade Kach 67
MD State House - 14 Anne Kaiser D 86
Edward Kasemeyer 83
Delores Kelley 58
Kevin Kelly 38
James King 11
MD State Senate - 39 Nancy King D 67
MD State House - 31 Nic Kipke R 17
Ruth Kirk 56
Allan Kittleman 0
Katherine Ann Klausmeier 67
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