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State Office Name Party Rating
MD State Senate - 19 Benjamin Kramer Democratic 63
Rona Kramer 67
Susan Krebs 14
Carolyn Krysiak 67
P. Sue Kullen 83
Steve Lafferty 88
MD Secretary of State Susan Lee Democratic 88
Mike Lenett 83
Gerron Levi 71
Murray Levy 83
Mary Ann Love 67
Rich Madaleno, Jr. 83
James Malone, Jr. 63
Roger Manno 75
James Mathias, Jr. 67
MD State House - 34B Susan McComas Republican 25
Tony McConkey 25
Patrick McDonough 0
Nathaniel McFadden 67
Brian McHale 56
Maggie McIntosh 100
Thomas Middleton 75
Thomas Miller, Jr. 83
Warren Miller 0
Joseph Minnick 44
Heather Mizeur 100
Karen Montgomery 100
Alexander Mooney 33
Dan Morhaim 83
Donald Munson 33
Peter Murphy 86
MD State Senate - 26 C. Anthony Muse Democratic 67
LeRoy Ellsworth Myers, Jr. 17
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam 100
Doyle Niemann 88
Wayne Norman, Jr. 25
Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. 13
Nathaniel Oaks 83
MD U.S. House - 2 Johnny Olszewski, Jr. Democratic 86
Shane Pendergrass 83
Douglas Peters 83
MD State House - 21 Joseline Peña-Melnyk Democratic 100
Paul Pinsky 100
Edward Pipkin 0
James Proctor, Jr. 83
Catherine Pugh 67
Victor Ramirez 63
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin Democratic 100
Kirill Reznik 83
Craig Rice 86
B. Daniel Riley 100
James Robey 83
Barbara Robinson 100
MD State Senate - 21 James Rosapepe Democratic 83
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg Democratic 88
Justin Ross 86
David Rudolph 83
Steve Schuh 67
Todd Schuler 75
Andrew Serafini 0
Christopher Shank 0
Tanya Shewell 25
Luiz Simmons 75
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire Republican 17
Mike Smigiel, Sr. 25
Ted Sophocleus 33
Richard Sossi 50
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein Democratic 88
Donna Stifler 17
Nancy Stocksdale 17
J. Lowell Stoltzfus 17
Norman Stone, Jr. 50
Melvin Stukes 86
Paul Stull 20
Shawn Tarrant 83
Herman Taylor II 83
Frank Turner 86
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner Democratic 83
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama Democratic 75
Joseph Vallario, Jr. 83
Michael Vaughn 50
MD State Senate - 18 Jeff Waldstreicher Democratic 63
Jay Walker 86
Mary Walkup 13
Michael Weir, Jr. 75
Richard Weldon, Jr. 67
John Wood, Jr. 33
Robert Zirkin 67
State Office Name Party Rating
MD State Senate - 19 Benjamin Kramer D 63
Rona Kramer 67
Susan Krebs 14
Carolyn Krysiak 67
P. Sue Kullen 83
Steve Lafferty 88
MD Secretary of State Susan Lee D 88
Mike Lenett 83
Gerron Levi 71
Murray Levy 83
Mary Ann Love 67
Rich Madaleno, Jr. 83
James Malone, Jr. 63
Roger Manno 75
James Mathias, Jr. 67
MD State House - 34B Susan McComas R 25
Tony McConkey 25
Patrick McDonough 0
Nathaniel McFadden 67
Brian McHale 56
Maggie McIntosh 100
Thomas Middleton 75
Thomas Miller, Jr. 83
Warren Miller 0
Joseph Minnick 44
Heather Mizeur 100
Karen Montgomery 100
Alexander Mooney 33
Dan Morhaim 83
Donald Munson 33
Peter Murphy 86
MD State Senate - 26 C. Anthony Muse D 67
LeRoy Ellsworth Myers, Jr. 17
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam 100
Doyle Niemann 88
Wayne Norman, Jr. 25
Anthony O'Donnell, Sr. 13
Nathaniel Oaks 83
MD U.S. House - 2 Johnny Olszewski, Jr. D 86
Shane Pendergrass 83
Douglas Peters 83
MD State House - 21 Joseline Peña-Melnyk D 100
Paul Pinsky 100
Edward Pipkin 0
James Proctor, Jr. 83
Catherine Pugh 67
Victor Ramirez 63
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin D 100
Kirill Reznik 83
Craig Rice 86
B. Daniel Riley 100
James Robey 83
Barbara Robinson 100
MD State Senate - 21 James Rosapepe D 83
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg D 88
Justin Ross 86
David Rudolph 83
Steve Schuh 67
Todd Schuler 75
Andrew Serafini 0
Christopher Shank 0
Tanya Shewell 25
Luiz Simmons 75
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire R 17
Mike Smigiel, Sr. 25
Ted Sophocleus 33
Richard Sossi 50
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein D 88
Donna Stifler 17
Nancy Stocksdale 17
J. Lowell Stoltzfus 17
Norman Stone, Jr. 50
Melvin Stukes 86
Paul Stull 20
Shawn Tarrant 83
Herman Taylor II 83
Frank Turner 86
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner D 83
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama D 75
Joseph Vallario, Jr. 83
Michael Vaughn 50
MD State Senate - 18 Jeff Waldstreicher D 63
Jay Walker 86
Mary Walkup 13
Michael Weir, Jr. 75
Richard Weldon, Jr. 67
John Wood, Jr. 33
Robert Zirkin 67
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