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State Office Name Party Rating
Saqib Ali 100
MD State Senate - 24 Joanne Benson Democratic 100
Liz Bobo 100
Al Carr, Jr. 100
Ann Marie Doory 100
Brian Frosh 100
Ana Sol Gutierrez 100
Keith Haynes 100
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. Democratic 100
James Hubbard 100
Tom Hucker 100
Maggie McIntosh 100
Heather Mizeur 100
Karen Montgomery 100
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam 100
MD State House - 21 Joseline Peña-Melnyk Democratic 100
Paul Pinsky 100
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin Democratic 100
B. Daniel Riley 100
Barbara Robinson 100
MD County Executive - At-Large Aisha Braveboy Democratic 89
C. Sue Hecht 89
Curt Anderson 88
MD State Senate - 32 Pam Beidle Democratic 88
Rudolph Cane 88
Jill Carter 88
Virginia Clagett 88
Cheryl Glenn 88
Steve Lafferty 88
MD Secretary of State Susan Lee Democratic 88
Doyle Niemann 88
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg Democratic 88
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein Democratic 88
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin Democratic 86
Bill Frick 86
Jim Gilchrist 86
Carolyn Howard 86
MD Council Member - At-Large Jolene Ivey Democratic 86
MD State House - 14 Anne Kaiser Democratic 86
Peter Murphy 86
MD U.S. House - 2 Johnny Olszewski, Jr. Democratic 86
Craig Rice 86
Justin Ross 86
Melvin Stukes 86
Frank Turner 86
Jay Walker 86
Charles Barkley 83
MD Public Service Commissioner Kumar Barve Democratic 83
John Bohanan, Jr. 83
Talmadge Branch 83
Eric Bromwell 83
William Bronrott 83
Mike Busch 83
Galen Clagett 83
Norman Conway 83
Ulysses Currie 83
John Donoghue 83
Jennie Forehand 83
Tawanna Gaines 83
MD State Senate - 13 Guy Guzzone Democratic 83
Peter Hammen 83
Henry Heller 83
Sheila Hixson 83
MD State Senate - 34 Mary-Dulany James Democratic 83
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones Democratic 83
Edward Kasemeyer 83
P. Sue Kullen 83
Mike Lenett 83
Murray Levy 83
Rich Madaleno, Jr. 83
Thomas Miller, Jr. 83
Dan Morhaim 83
Nathaniel Oaks 83
Shane Pendergrass 83
Douglas Peters 83
James Proctor, Jr. 83
Kirill Reznik 83
James Robey 83
MD State Senate - 21 James Rosapepe Democratic 83
David Rudolph 83
Shawn Tarrant 83
Herman Taylor II 83
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner Democratic 83
Joseph Vallario, Jr. 83
MD State House - 21 Ben Barnes Democratic 75
MD State House - 40 Frank Conaway, Jr. Democratic 75
MD Treasurer Dereck Davis Democratic 75
Roy Dyson 75
Barbara Frush 75
Robert Garagiola 75
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey Democratic 75
Roger Manno 75
Thomas Middleton 75
Todd Schuler 75
Luiz Simmons 75
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama Democratic 75
Michael Weir, Jr. 75
D. Page Elmore 71
Gerron Levi 71
Joan Conway 67
State Office Name Party Rating
Saqib Ali 100
MD State Senate - 24 Joanne Benson D 100
Liz Bobo 100
Al Carr, Jr. 100
Ann Marie Doory 100
Brian Frosh 100
Ana Sol Gutierrez 100
Keith Haynes 100
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. D 100
James Hubbard 100
Tom Hucker 100
Maggie McIntosh 100
Heather Mizeur 100
Karen Montgomery 100
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam 100
MD State House - 21 Joseline Peña-Melnyk D 100
Paul Pinsky 100
MD U.S. House - 8 Jamie Raskin D 100
B. Daniel Riley 100
Barbara Robinson 100
MD County Executive - At-Large Aisha Braveboy D 89
C. Sue Hecht 89
Curt Anderson 88
MD State Senate - 32 Pam Beidle D 88
Rudolph Cane 88
Jill Carter 88
Virginia Clagett 88
Cheryl Glenn 88
Steve Lafferty 88
MD Secretary of State Susan Lee D 88
Doyle Niemann 88
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg D 88
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein D 88
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin D 86
Bill Frick 86
Jim Gilchrist 86
Carolyn Howard 86
MD Council Member - At-Large Jolene Ivey D 86
MD State House - 14 Anne Kaiser D 86
Peter Murphy 86
MD U.S. House - 2 Johnny Olszewski, Jr. D 86
Craig Rice 86
Justin Ross 86
Melvin Stukes 86
Frank Turner 86
Jay Walker 86
Charles Barkley 83
MD Public Service Commissioner Kumar Barve D 83
John Bohanan, Jr. 83
Talmadge Branch 83
Eric Bromwell 83
William Bronrott 83
Mike Busch 83
Galen Clagett 83
Norman Conway 83
Ulysses Currie 83
John Donoghue 83
Jennie Forehand 83
Tawanna Gaines 83
MD State Senate - 13 Guy Guzzone D 83
Peter Hammen 83
Henry Heller 83
Sheila Hixson 83
MD State Senate - 34 Mary-Dulany James D 83
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones D 83
Edward Kasemeyer 83
P. Sue Kullen 83
Mike Lenett 83
Murray Levy 83
Rich Madaleno, Jr. 83
Thomas Miller, Jr. 83
Dan Morhaim 83
Nathaniel Oaks 83
Shane Pendergrass 83
Douglas Peters 83
James Proctor, Jr. 83
Kirill Reznik 83
James Robey 83
MD State Senate - 21 James Rosapepe D 83
David Rudolph 83
Shawn Tarrant 83
Herman Taylor II 83
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner D 83
Joseph Vallario, Jr. 83
MD State House - 21 Ben Barnes D 75
MD State House - 40 Frank Conaway, Jr. D 75
MD Treasurer Dereck Davis D 75
Roy Dyson 75
Barbara Frush 75
Robert Garagiola 75
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey D 75
Roger Manno 75
Thomas Middleton 75
Todd Schuler 75
Luiz Simmons 75
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama D 75
Michael Weir, Jr. 75
D. Page Elmore 71
Gerron Levi 71
Joan Conway 67
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