Updating General Assembly races: More than 540 candidates vie for 188 seats

By Staff of MarylandReporter.com

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The Senate chamber.

The Senate chamber.

Our eighth monthly roundup of candidates for General Assembly is hopefully complete through the June 24 primary. The Feb. 25 filing deadline has passed, as has the Feb. 27 withdrawal deadline, and the March 4 deadline for the major parties to fill open ballot positions when no one has filed.

As we did last month, we include campaign fundraising totals from 2013 filed with the State Board of Elections in January. The next campaign finance reports are due April 15.

We have tried to list every candidate who has filed or filed and withdrawn. We have added figures for Cash on hand, amount Raised in 2013, and Loans or Debts when significant.

Each district is listed by county and, in most cases, incumbents (in parentheses) with their status.

The districts reflect new district lines, which have placed some incumbents into a different district. Each legislative district has one senator and three delegates, often split into subdistricts of one or two delegates. Many of the subdistricts were changed in the last redistricting, and voters are often finding out about this for the first time.

With more than 540 candidates and incumbents and so many fundraising numbers, there are likely to be some omissions and errors. Please email any needed corrections to Len Lazarick, [email protected].

Some unopposed and many not returning

Seven incumbent state senators have no opposition in either the primary or the general election, but only one delegate and one candidate for delegate face no opponent. Forty-three (43) current members of the Senate and House of Delegates will not be returning to their seats; 23 are running for other offices; 20 are retiring.

All of these are listed by district below, but here are lists that group them together.

General Assembly Candidates running unopposed

Senators:

Delegates:

  • Del. Wendell Beitzel, District 1A
  • Sheree Sample-Hughes, District 37A

Incumbents not running again, listed by district order

  • State House as sun sets1C, Del. LeRoy Myers (running for commissioner)
  • 4, Del. Patrick Hogan;
  • 5, Del. Nancy Stocksdale
  • 6, Sen. Norman Stone, Del. Sonny Minnick, Del. Johnny Olszewski (running for Senate);
  • 9, Sen. Allan Kittleman (running for county executive), Del. Gail Bates (running for Senate);
  • 10, Del. Emmett Burns; 44, Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (running for Senate);
  • 11, Del. Jon Cardin (running for attorney general);
  • 12, Dels. Steven DeBoy, Jimmy Malone, Liz Bobo;
  • 13, Sen.  James Robey, Del. Guy Guzzone (running for Senate);
  • 16, Sen. Brian Frosh (running for attorney general), Del. Susan Lee (running for Senate);
  • 17, Sen. Jennie Forehand, Del. Luiz Simmons (running for Senate);
  • 20, Del. Tom Hucker (running for council), Del. Heather Mizeur (running for governor);
  • 23A, Del. James Hubbard;
  • 25, Del. Aisha Braveboy (running for attorney general), Del. Melony Griffith (running for Senate);
  • 26, Del. Veronica Turner (running for Senate);
  • 28, Del. Peter Murphy (running for commissioners president)
  • 29, Del. Johnny Wood;
  • 30, Del. Ron George (running for governor);
  • 33B, Del. Robert Costa;
  • 31, Del. Steven Shuh (running for executive);
  • 32, Del. Mary Ann Love;
  • 34, Sen. Nancy Jacobs; Del. Mary Delany-James (running for Senate);
  • 35, Sen. Barry Glassman (running for executive), Del. Wayne Norman (running for Senate), Del. Donna Stifler
  • 37 A, Del. Rudy Cane
  • 38, Del. Michael McDermott (running for Senate)
  • 42, Del. William Frank
  • 46, Del. Brian McHale
  • 47, Del. Jolene Ivey (running for lt. governor), Del. Doyle Niemann (running for council)

Maryland General Assembly candidates by district

District 1A: One delegate, Garrett and Allegany (Edwards, Beitzel both filed, both unopposed)

Running for senate: Sen. George Edwards (Cash: $46,008; Raised $2,000)

Running for delegate: Del. Wendell Beitzel (Cash: $18,150; $19,895)

District 1B: One delegate, Allegany (Kelly filed)

Running: Del. Kevin Kelly (Cash: $18,420.88; Raised: $12,440; Loans: $34,422) and a Republican challenger Jason Buckel (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

District 1C: One delegate, Allegany and Washington (Myers is running for Washington County Board of Commissioners)

Running: Republicans Michael McKay president of the Allegany County Commissioners  (Cash: $15,4957; Raised: $19,370), Hancock resident Ray Givens (Cash: $9,533.; Raised: $11,627; Loans: $3,872) and a Democrat, Nick Scarpelli (has a campaign account, but nothing filed).

Sen. Christopher Shank

Sen. Christopher Shank

District 2: (Shank filed and unopposed) Sen. Chris Shank has no opposition in primary or general election (Cash: $29,027; Raised $17,860; Loans: $5,000)

District 2A: Two delegates, Washington (Parrott, Serafini both filed)

Del. Neil Parrott (Cash: $50,818; Raised: $36,468) Del. Andrew Serafini (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending. He had $179 cash for the last report filed in 2012.) The affidavit is explained at very bottom of this story.

Democrat Elizabeth Paul filed Jan. 30 (campaign committee established but no filed reports yet). Two more candidates, Democrat Charles Bailey filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed), and Republican David Hanlin filed Feb. 20 (Cash: $422; Raised: $500). Hanlin is former president of the Rotary Club in Hagerstown.

District 2B: One delegate, Washington (Donoghue filed)

Del. John Donoghue (Cash: $1,263; Raised: $1,225) Republican Brett Wilson filed Jan. 17 (he has a campaign account but no filing yet).

District 3: Democrat Sen. Ronald Young) (Cash: $59,902, Raised: $18,995) and Republican Corey Stottlemyer (no financial information yet filed). The Frederick News-Post reported Stottlemyer works on policy analysis for an economic modeling firm.

District 3A: Two delegates, Frederick (Del. Patrick Hogan. retiring)

Republican Paul Smith (Cash: $2,951; Raised: $3,970)

Democrat Nicholas Bouquet (has a campaign account with nothing filed) is calling for expanded MARC service in Frederick, blogger George Wenschhof reports on Air it Out With George. Bouquet, a paralegal, filed Jan. 17.

Democrat Carol Krimm, former Frederick city alderwoman and aide to Del. Galen Clagett and former Del. Sue Hecht, filed Jan. 7. Bethany Rodgers reports on her candidacy in The Frederick News-Post. (Cash: $1,697; Raised: $1,955; Loans: $500)

Democrat Roger Wilson filed Jan. 24 (campaign account established but he filed a report of limited contributions and spending). Wilson serves on the Frederick Community College Board of Trustees, reports Bethany Rodgers in her Political Notes column in The Frederick News-Post.

Democrat Karen Lewis Young (wife of Sen. Young) filed Feb. 11 (has a campaign account, but nothing filed) and Republican Victoria Wilkins filed Feb. 28 as the Central Committee Nominee (no active campaign committee).

Republican Chris Huckenpoehler withdrew Feb. 25. (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending. He had $275 cash for the last report filed in 2013)

District 3B: One delegate, Frederick

Running for delegate: Republican Darren Wigfield (Cash: $12,973; Raised: $17,459), Democrat Stephen Slater filed Jan. 30 (campaign committee established but filed an affidavit of limited contributions and spending) and Republican William Folden filed Feb. 24 (no active campaign account).

Sen. David Brinkley

Sen. David Brinkley

District 4: Three delegates, Frederick, Carroll (Brinkley, Afzali, Hough; Schulz filed)

Running for senate:  Republicans Del. Michael Hough (Cash: 115,229; Raised: $85,888) and Sen. David Brinkley (Cash: $21,314; Raised $43,024).

Hough has accused Brinkley of being too liberal in policy, the Frederick News-Post reports.

Dan Rupli, a Democrat, who sent an email explaining his decision.

Jason Miller, a Republican, withdrew his candidacy Jan. 28.

Running for delegate: Del. Kathy Afzali (Cash: $65,638, Raised: $72,943, Loans: $32,900) Del. Kelly Schulz (Cash: $44,850; Raised: $29,615) Republican former Mount Airy town councilwoman Wendi Peters (Cash $13,221; Raised $19,208), Democrat Gene Stanton wants to reduce the gridlock on Interstate 270 and is concerned about runaway growth, reports George Wenschhof on Air It Out with George. He filed Jan. 16 for delegate and has a campaign account but no filed reports yet. Republicans Barrie Ciliberti, filed Feb. 24 and David Vogt III, a veteran, filed Feb. 20 (both have active campaign accounts, but no financial information). Vogt had been running for Congress in the 6th Congressional District.

 

Del. Michael Hough

Del. Michael Hough

District 5: Three delegates (four incumbents), Carroll (Getty filed; Krebs filed; Ready filed, Elliott filed; Stocksdale retiring)

Running for senate: A Democratic candidate, Anita Riley, is challenging Getty. Riley currently serves on the Maryland Commission for Women. No financial information filed. Sen. Joe Getty filed Jan. 16 (Cash: $12,105; Raised $29,947)

Running for delegate: Former Del. Carmen Amedori is running for delegate in District 5 (no active campaign account). Amedori filed Jan. 13 for the delegate seat in a district crowded with incumbents, blogs Michael Swartz on monoblogue.

Del. Susan Krebs (Cash: $76,071; Raised: $32,810) Del. Justin Ready (Cash: $67,531; Raised: $45,622) Del. Donald Elliott (Cash: $20,119; Raised $13,550)

Republican County Commissioner Haven Shoemaker has filed (Cash: $23,331; Raised: $22,830, Loans: $35,462), as has Joshua Stonko (Cash: $8,073; Raised: $13,944).

Democrat Zachary Hands filed Dec. 27 (has a campaign account but nothing filed) Another Democrat, Dorothy Scanlan filed Feb. 24 (has a campaign account but nothing filed).

Republican Kevin Utz (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending).

District 6: Three delegates (two open delegate seats, open Senate seat), Baltimore County (Stone retiring, Minnick retiring; Olszewski filed for Senate, Weir filed)

Running for Senate: Johnny Ray Salling, a Republican (Cash: $227, Raised: $469) Democrat Del. John Olszewski Jr. (Cash: $145,720, Raised: $86,558) and Democrat Russ Mirabile (no financial information filed).

Also, Scott M. Collier, unaffiliated, has filed a declaration of intent. Petition date Feb. 25.

Running for delegate: Republican Robin Grammer Jr. (Cash: $10,402; Raised $12,117) as has Bob Long, who was the top Republican candidate in the 2010 General Election (Cash: $6,751; Raised $8,515, Loans: $5,000).

Nick D'Adamo

Nick D’Adamo

Dan Liberatore, a Republican, has filed in the delegate race (no fundraising report), as has Ric Metzgar, an Essex Republican (Cash: $166; Raised $4,749), Democrats: Marcus Foreman (Cash: $14; Raised: $1,304; Loans: $100), Jonathan Campbell (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending). Eric Washington, (Cash: $685; Raised $500; Outstanding bills: $1,000) Del. Mike Weir Jr. (Cash: $21,938; Raised $32,477), Democrat former delegate Jake Mohorovic (Cash: $6,079; Raised $1,725; Loans: $8,230)

Former Baltimore City councilman Nick D’Adamo Jr. (Cash: $111,567; Raised: $324).  Democrat Anna Pearce (Cash: $2,357; Raised $0).

Democrat Ed Crizer filed Jan. 15. A November article in the Dundalk Eagle mentions Crizer and said he is a member of the Baltimore County Board of Appeals. (campaign account does not have any records filed). Republican Mitchell Toland Jr., a Dundalk accountant, filed Feb. 25.

Democrat Larry Harmel filed Jan. 10 (no active campaign account). Democrat Steven Brown filed Feb. 25 (no active campaign account). Democrat Rick Roberts filed Feb. 12 (no active campaign account). Republican Carl Magee filed Feb. 24 (no active campaign account). Republican Jerzy Samotyj filed Feb. 25 (no active campaign account). Republican Gary Sparks filed Feb. 25 (no active campaign account). Republican Roger Zajdel filed Feb. 24 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

 

District 7: Three delegates, Baltimore County and Harford (Jennings filed, Impallaria filed, McDonough filed; Szeliga filed)

Running for senate: Sen. J.B. Jennings (Cash: $35,635; Raised $29,030; Outstanding Bills: $4,617). One challenger to Jennings, Democrat Kim Letke (no reports filed). Another Republican, Joseph Krysztoforski, withdrew Feb. 27.

Nick D'Adamo

Del. Kathy Szeliga

Running for delegate: Del. Rich Impallaria (Cash: $14,237; Raised: $11,722; Loans $700). Del. Pat McDonough (Cash: $12,212; Raised: $32,722; Loans $2,300)

Del. Kathy Szeliga, the House minority whip, has filed (Cash: $62,713; Raised: $46,578; Loans: $5,000; Outstanding Bills $58,332), Democrat Norman Gifford Jr. (Cash: $4,087; Raised: $7,840), David Seman, a Republican (Cash: $7,116; Raised $8,888; Loans: $1,772)

Democrat Bob Bowie Jr. filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed). Republican Tina Sutherland filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed). Democrat Pete Definbaugh filed Feb. 21 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

 

District 8: Three delegates, Baltimore County (Klausmeier filed, Bromwellfiled, Cluster filed)

Running for senate: Sen. Kathy Klausmeier (Cash: $103,721; Raised $53,015; Loans $1,600). Challenger: Democrat and former Republican delegate John Bishop, who is now a Democrat and explained his decision to MarylandReporter.com. (No reports filed). Republican Erik Lofstad (has a campaign account but no reports filed yet).

Running for delegate (one open seat): Del. Eric Bromwell (Cash: $22,536; Raised: $20,800)

Republican Christian Miele announced his official filing this month (Cash: $7,017; Raised $7,986; Loans: $3,100), Republican Del. John Cluster (Cash: $34,810.84; Raised: $21,204.73). Republican Norma Secoura filed again Feb. 11 for delegate (Cash: $1,676; Loans $13,094).

Democrat Harry “H.B.” Bhandari filed Feb. 10 (has a campaign account, no financial information filed). One blogger reported Bhandari is a member of Baltimore County’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee.

Bill Paulshock, a Democrat, filed Feb. 21 (Cash: $291, Raised: $4,122). The Baltimore Sun reported Paulshock was a contender in the 2010 Baltimore County Council race. Democrat Debbie Schillinger announced her candidacy on Perry Hall Patch in March; she filed Feb. 21 (Cash: -$150; Raised: $0).

Democrat Renee Smith filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed). Democrat Kyle Williams filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed). Steve Verch filed Feb. 21 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

District 9: Carroll, Howard (Kittleman runs for executive; Bates for Senate, Miller filed for reelection)

Running for Senate: Del. Gail Bates, a West Friendship Republican, (Cash: $43,614; Raised $20,863). Democrat Dan Medinger (Cash: $18,464; Raised: $20,735). Democrat Ryan Frederic (committee formed, no financial information filed).

9A: Two delegates (one open seat), Carroll, Howard; (Warren Miller filed)

Del. Gail Bates, running for Senate with Warren Miller.

Del. Gail Bates, running for Senate with Warren Miller.

Running: Incumbent Del. Warren Miller (Cash: $23,834; Raised: $16,445; Loans: $3,746), Republican Trent Kittleman (Cash: $2,965; Raised: $5,920), former Republican congressional nominee Frank Mirabile (Cash: $2,426; Raised $2,800); Kyle Lorton, a Republican who ran for state Senate in District 13 (Cash: $2,748, $1,935, Loans: $3,000), James Ward Morrow, a Democrat (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending. He had $3,438 cash for the last report filed in 2012.)

Woodbine resident Eric Bouchat (Cash: $2,812; Raised $8,562; Loans: -$2,513; Outstanding bills: $23,487) announced his campaign for delegate in a Jan. 31 email. After challenging the 2012 redistricting in court, Bouchat said in the statement that he wants to “give rural political sub-divisions their constitutionally guaranteed representation in the state legislative process and ensure all political sub-divisions elect separate executive and legislative branches.”

Walter “Wally” Carson, a Democrat and Howard County attorney, filed Feb. 6 (active campaign account, but nothing filed).

9B: One delegate (open seat), Howard

Running: Republican Bob Flanagan, a former delegate and secretary of transportation (Cash: $6,273; Raised $9,600; Loans $2,000); Republican Carol Loveless (Cash: $17,126; Raised $21,500).

Democrat Tom Coale (Cash: $18,240; Raised $22,412; Loans $1,000) Retired teacher Rich Corkran, a Democrat (Cash: $23,863; Raised $29,145; Loans $15,000).

District 10: Three delegates, Baltimore County (two open seats)

Sen. Delores Kelley

Sen. Delores Kelley

(Kelley filed, Burns retiring, Jones filed, Nathan-Pulliam running for Senate in redrawn district 44)

Running for Senate: Sen. Delores Kelley (Cash: $72,263; Raised $46,680). Stephanie Boston, who ran against Kelley last time (Cash: $984; Raised: $2,640). Democrat Pat Kelly (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

Running for delegate: Democrats Rob Johnson (Cash: $10,570; Raised $16,062) The Maryland State Education Association and the Teacher’s Association of Baltimore County endorsed Johnson in the race, according to a Jan. 15 press release from the campaign. Johnson, a Randallstown resident, serves as an associate counsel for Baltimore City Public Schools and has three children who attend public schools in Baltimore County.

Del. Adrienne Jones (Cash: $95,471; Raised: $0)  

Frederick Strickland (Cash: -$1,104; Raised $188), Democrat Benjamin Brooks (Cash: $30,821; Raised $33,309; Loans: $13,469) and Democrat Carin Smith (Cash $34,807, Raised: $36,839), Democrat Jay Jalisi (Cash: $69,700, Raised: $50,000, Loans: $50,000)

Democrat Chris Blake (Cash: $123, Raised: $123). Democrat Michael Brown filed Feb. 10 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending). Democrat Regg Hatcher Jr. filed Feb. 25 (no active campaign account). Republican William Newton filed Feb. 20 (no reports filed).

Sen. Bobby Zirkin

Sen. Bobby Zirkin

District 11: Three delegates, Baltimore County (Zirkin; Cardin runs for AG, Morhaim, Stein; All filed) Democratic incumbent Sen. Bobby Zirkin is totally unopposed (Cash: $200,059; Raised $49,350; Outstanding bills: $41,905). Zirkin was one of several candidates who got $1,000 campaign contributions from Gov. Martin O’Malley’s O’ Say Can You See PAC, reports John Fritze in The Baltimore Sun.

Running for delegate: Democrat Don Engel (Cash: $8,981; Raised: $23,712; Loans: $6,650), Democrat Shelly Hettleman (Cash: $111,960; Raised $123,140) Former Del. Ted Levin filed Jan. 2 but has no active campaign committee. Del. Dan Morhaim (Cash: $252,629; Raised $40,508) and Del. Dana Stein are running as a slate (Cash: $73,089; Raised $37,201).

Republican Laura Harkins filed Jan. 28 (no campaign committee). Democrat Alex Leikus filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed).

Del. Jon Cardin is running for attorney general instead of seeking re-election.

District 12: Three delegates (three open seats), Baltimore County and Howard

(Kasemeyer filed; DeBoy, Malone, Bobo all three retiring)

Sen. Ed Kasemeyer, a Democrat, filed for reelection in July (Cash: $130,362, Raised: $50,781) Republican Jesse Pippy filed Jan. 27; has a campaign fundraising committee but no records on file yet.

Eric Ebersole

Eric Ebersole

Democrats filed for delegate: Rebecca Dongarra (Cash: $9,342; Raised: $14,260) Brian Bailey (Cash: $977; Raised: $11,112) Terri Hill ($49,456, Raised: $60,505, Loans: $1,000; Outstanding bills: $750), Eric Ebersole (Cash: $17,023; Raised: $22,463; Loans $5,000), Clarence Lam (Cash: $60,594; Raised: $43,846; Loans: $27,988), Renee McGuirk-Spence (Cash: $8,961; Raised: $16,955), Mike Gisriel (Cash $117,256; Raised: $130,800; Loans $85,000), Nick Stewart (Cash: $27,799, Raised: $35,626), Adam Sachs (Cash: $1,291; Raised $1,565; Loans: $800) Republican Joe Hooe (Cash: $100, Raised $100), Republican Gordon Bull (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending)

Democrat Jay Cohen, 80, is a man who doesn’t shy away from speaking his mind, reports Amanda Yeager in the Baltimore Sun. He has a campaign account but no records filed yet.

Republican Rick Martel filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed).

District 13: Three delegates, Howard (Robey retiring, Guzzone filed for Senate, Pendergrass filed, Turner filed)

Del. Guy Guzzone is seeking the open Senate seat (Cash: $409,675; Raised: $272,738). Challenger, Republican Jody Venkatesan, filed Feb. 25 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

Running for delegate: Incumbents Del. Shane Pendergrass (Cash: $111,718; Raised $25,878) and Del. Frank Turner (Cash: $56,245; Raised: $22,237). Columbia resident Fred Eiland (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions) Democrat Vanessa Atterbeary filed Feb. 25 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

School board member Janet Siddiqui (Cash: $45,233; Raised: $14,190) withdrew Feb. 27 – her husband, Nayab Siddiqui, is running in her place and filed Feb. 25 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

Republican Danny Eaton (Cash: $2,596; Raised: $5,142) filed for delegate last April. Republican Jimmy Williams, a finance and journalism major at University of Maryland College Park, filed Jan. 10 and plans to serve others if elected, reports Erin Serpico in The Diamondback. He has $325 in cash in his campaign account, and raised $325 last year. Chris Yates, a Republican, filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed).

District 14: Three delegates, Montgomery Co. (Montgomery, Kaiser, Luedtke, Zucker all filed for re-election)

Running for Senate: Sen. Karen Montgomery (Cash: $43,278; Raised: $26,856) and Republican Frank Howard (no financial information filed).

Patricia Fenati

Patricia Fenati

Running for delegate: Incumbents Del. Anne Kaiser (Cash: $37,025; Raised: $26,463), Del. Eric Luedtke (Cash: $25,865; Raised: $27,860; Loans: $3,593), Del. Craig Zucker (Cash: $42,412; Raised: $33,795).

Patricia Fenati, a Republican and a retired network design specialist, filed Feb. 18 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending). Republican Michael Ostroff filed Feb. 24. Democrat Valerie Nia Shell filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed).

Democrat John Paul Evans of Gaithersburg (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending) withdrew Feb. 27.

Republican Sharon Trexler Begosh was nominated by the central committee (no active campaign committee).

 

District 15:

Del. Aruna Miller

Del. Aruna Miller

Three delegates, Montgomery Co. (Feldman now a senator and filed for election, Dumais filed, Miller filed, Fraser-Hidalgo filed.)

Running for Senate: Sen. Brian Feldman (Cash: $112,897; Raised: $74,176), Former Del. Robin Ficker (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

Running for Delegate: Del. David Fraser-Hidalgo has filed for election to the seat to which he was recently appointed (Cash: $32,974; Raised: $33,715, Loans: $17,000), Incumbents Del. Kathleen Dumais (Cash: $52,291; Raised: $49,480) and Del. Aruna Miller (Cash: $108,790; Raised: $80,186; Loans: $10,000; Outstanding bills: $3,413), Flynn Ficker (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending), Democrat Bennett Rushkoff, (Cash: $53,470; Raised: $59,427; Loans: $40,000).

Republican Ed Edmundson filed Jan. 27 (no campaign committee). Christine Thron, a Republican, filed Feb. 20 (no reports filed).

 

District 16: Three delegates, Montgomery (Frosh running for attorney general, Lee filed for Senate, Frick filed, Kelly) Aspirations for higher office have produced an open Senate seat and an open delegate seat.

Marc Korman

Marc Korman

Running for Senate: Del. Susan Lee (Cash: $220,359; Raised $49,047). Two other Democrats, J’amie Drayton and Hugh Hill have no financial information filed. Drayton appears to run an educational consulting firm that provides assistance with the college application process. Republican Meyer Marks is a government affairs consultant (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

Running for delegate: Del. Bill Frick (Cash: $133,546; Raised: $109,877) withdrew from the race for attorney general; Del. Ariana Kelly, (Cash: $119,582; Raised: $113,185). Bethesda resident Jordan Cooper (Cash: $26,908; Raised: $28,795; Loans: $4,741), Kevin Walling, former communications director for Equality Maryland (Cash: $30,463; Raised $37,276), Marc Korman, a Democrat (Cash: $120,791; Raised: $95,890; Loans: $15,000), Hrant Jamgochian, who also ran in 2010 (Cash: $116,698; Raised: $183,439; Loans: $120,000; Outstanding bills: $1,320), former Del. Gareth Murray, a Democrat (Cash: -$10,754; Raised: $2,250), and Karen Kuker-Kihl (closed campaign account).

Democrat Peter Dennis filed Jan. 28 (Cash: $325; Raised: $325).

Republicans for delegate: Bethesda business owner Rose Maria Li filed Jan. 9 and wants to bring balance back to Maryland, reports Colleen Barton Sutton in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch. Li has a campaign account but no report filed yet.

Cheryl Kagan

Cheryl Kagan

John Andrews, is a GOP-designated candidate filed Feb. 28 (no active campaign committee). Republican Lynda del Castillo was nominated by the central committee (no active campaign committee).

 

District 17: Three delegates, Montgomery County (Forehand retiring, Gilchrist filed, Barve filed, Simmons running for Senate)

Running for Senate: Del. Luiz Simmons (Cash: $101,569; Raised $125,314; Loans: $114,438), Former Delegate Cheryl Kagan (Cash: $48,430; Raised: $46,392) Republican Steve Zellers was nominated by the Republican Central Committee (no active campaign committee). Sen. Jennie Forehand is retiring, reports John Wagner in the Washington Post among several other publications.

Running for delegate: Del. Jim Gilchrist (Cash: $11,602, Raised: $7,200) Former Mayor of Rockville, Democrat Susan Hoffmann (Cash: $9,865; Raised: $14,528). Democrat Andrew Platt (Cash: $36,141; Raised: $46,312) and Democrat Laurie-Anne Sayles (Cash: $21,547; Raised $21,547; Loans: $15,000), Del. Kumar Barve, House Majority Leader, (Cash: $78,363; Raised: $9,295).

Democrat George Zamora, a 29-year old junior art major at University of Maryland College Park, wants to continue his passion for public service from student government to the Maryland General Assembly, reports Grace Toohey in The Diamondback. He filed Jan. 13 and has a campaign account but no reports filed yet.

Del. Aruna Miller

Del. Luiz Simmons

Republican Steve Zellers withdrew Feb. 27 and will run for Senate, so there are no Republicans running for House of Delegates. The primary will decide the representation.

 

District 18: Three delegates, Montgomery (Madaleno, Carr, Guitierrez, Waldstreciher all have filed for reelection)

Filed for Senate: Sen. Richard Madaleno (Cash: $36,869; Raised: $20,432; Loans: $20,000). Challenging is Democrat Dana Beyer, former candidate for the House. (Cash: $364; Raised: $4,500. Significant loans: $186,703.)

A former Montgomery County council aide, Beyer has set up a contest between a transgender woman and the chamber’s only openly gay member, Frederick Kunkle reported in the Post.

Filed for Delegate: Democratic Del. Al Carr (Cash: $41,988; Raised: $50,407; Loans: $64,020), Democrat Elizabeth Matory (Cash: $16,358; Raised $25,733), Democratic Del. Jeff Waldstreicher (Cash: $113,873; Raised: $47,103; Loans: $42,417), Democrat Emily Shetty, an attorney, (Cash: $10,463; Raised: $13,893; Loans; $4,500; Outstanding bills: $1,490, Del. Ana Sol Gutierrez (Cash: $28,270; Raised $9,415)

Rick Kessler

Rick Kessler

Democrat Rick Kessler wants money for the Purple Line light rail and a dedicated fund for school construction, reports Peggy McEwan in The Gazette. Kessler, senior vice president at Levick Strategic Communications and vice chairman of the District 18 Democratic Caucus, filed Jan. 28 for delegate (Cash: $68,782; Raised: $84,031).

Natali Fani-Gonzalez, a Democrat, a civil rights activist and former lobbyist for CASA de Maryland filed Feb. 4 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending). Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee Member Emily Shetty also has filed (Cash: $10,463; Raised: $13,893).

 

District 19: Three delegates, Montgomery (Manno filed, Arora retiring, Cullison filed, Kramer filed) The three incumbents are running as a slate.

Senate: Sen. Roger Manno (Cash: $120,168; Raised: $50,962; Loans: $70,000), Felix Ed Gonzalez II, appointed by the Republican central committee, has a campaign committee but no reports filed yet.

Filed for delegate: Democrats Marice Morales, an aide to Sen. Roger Manno (Cash $15,498; Raised $17,615; Loans: $6,500), Democrat Melodye Berry who had run in 2006 (no active campaign account), Del. Bonnie Cullison (Cash: $32,871; Raised $27,817; Loans: $13,500) and Ben Kramer (Cash: $33,174; Raised: $21,918; Loans: $158,450; Outstanding bills: $3,109)

Democrat Charlotte Crutchfield filed Jan. 17 for delegate (no report filed). Paul Bardack filed Feb. 12 (no reports filed).

Republican Martha Schaerr was nominated by the central committee (no active campaign committee).

 

District 20: Three delegates (two open delegate seats), Montgomery (Raskin filed, Hixson filed, Hucker filed ; Mizeur is running for governor)

Jonathan Shurberg

Jonathan Shurberg

Running for Senate: Incumbent Sen. Jamie Raskin (Cash: $155,253; Raised $45,436) Unaffiliated candidate Vardly St. Preux filed a declaration of intent to run for Senate.

Running for delegate: Dels. Sheila Hixson (Cash: $32,303; Raised $58,387; Loans: $10,000; Outstanding bills: $15,921) Democrat Justin Chappell (Cash: $38; Raised: $2,755; Loans: $700), Silver Spring resident Will Smith (Cash: $28,311; Raised: $52,366), David Moon of Maryland Juice (Cash: $52,340; Raised: $55,505; Loans: $25,500), George Zokle, a Democrat ($15,880; Raised: $27,856), and Democrat Darian Unger (Cash: $24,937; Raised: $27,300), D’Jaun Hopewell, a Democrat (Cash: $8,942; Raised: $11,415), William Jawando, a Democrat ($45,916; Raised: $64,701), and Democrat Jonathan Shurberg. (Cash: $65,423; Raised $130,419; Loans: $125,000). The Green Party designated Daniel Robinson as a candidate (Cash: $3,750; Raised: $3,750).

Del. Tom Hucker (Cash: $146,904; Raised $52,366) withdrew from the delegate race Feb. 25 to run for Montgomery County city council.

District 21: Three delegates, Anne Arundel, Prince George’s (Rosapepe filed, Barnes filed, Frush filed, Pena-Melnyk filed)

Senate: Sen. Jim Rosapepe is running unopposed (Cash: $391,605.; Raised: $60,625; Loans: $402,100; Outstanding bills: $39,618)

Delegate:  Incumbents Del. Barbara Frush (Cash: $17,235; Raised $9,000) Del. Ben Barnes (Cash: $36,719; Raised: $18,875) and Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk (Cash: $63,735; Raised $36,700), Republican Katherine Butcher (no active campaign committee).

Del. Anne Healey

Del. Anne Healey

 

District 22: Three delegates, Prince George’s (Pinsky filed; Gaines filed, Healey filed, Washington filed)

Senate: Sen. Paul Pinsky (Cash: $69,163; Raised $4,283) Janice Fountaine, a Republican, filed Jan. 6 for the Senate seat. (She has a campaign account but no records on file yet).

House: Del. Tawanna Gaines (Cash: $16,179; Raised $13,800; Loans: $1,000), Del. Anne Healey (Cash: $51,046; Raised: $28,190), Del. Alonzo Washington (Cash: $21,623; Raised: $41,415), Rushern L. Baker IV, the son of the Prince George‘s County executive (Cash: $24,242, Raised: $31,394). Republican Lynn White was nominated by the central committee (no active campaign committee).

 

District 23: Prince George’s (Petersfiled, 23A Valentino-Smith filed, Hubbard retiring; 23B Holmes filed, Vallario filed)

Senate: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters (Cash: $206,188; Raised: $152,730; Outstanding bills: $15,309) Democrat David Grogan (has a campaign account but no records to display yet) filed Jan. 3.

District 23A: One delegate, Prince George’s (Two Democratic incumbents, Hubbard and Valentino-Smith, were put in this district.)

Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith

Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith

Del. James Hubbard, incumbent, did not file. Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith (Cash: $53,230; Raised: $32,970; Loans: $38,000; Outstanding bills: $1,000) Unaffiliated Shukoor Ahmed filed a petition to run Feb. 24.

District 23B: Two delegates, Prince George’s (Holmes, Vallario have both filed)

Delegate: Del. Marvin Holmes (Cash: $21,361.; Raised $37,415; Outstanding bills: $1,364), Del. Joseph Vallario Jr. (Cash: $137,802; Raised: $97,683; Loans: $50,000)

Former Prince George’s County Board of Education Vice Chairman Ron Watson, a Democrat, filed Feb. 12 (no active campaign account). Thea Wilson, a Democrat and a local business owner has also filed (Cash: $534; Raised: $550).

Reginald Tyer Jr., a Democrat, filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed). Republican Mike Hethmon filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed). Unaffiliated candidate Robin Breedon (no active campaign committee)

District 24: Three delegates, Prince George’s (Bensonfiled; Howard and Vaughn filed, Swain filed)

Senate: Sen. Joanne Benson (Cash: $56,815; Raised: $64,240) Challenging is Democrat Bobby, G. Henry Jr. (registered campaign committee but no financial statements filed this year).

Delegate: Del. Carolyn J.B. Howard (Cash: $31,930; Raised: $19,417), Del. Michael Vaughn (Cash: $75,309; Raised: $20,587),  Erek Barron, a Prince George‘s Democrat (Cash: $29,261; Raised: $33,151; Loans: $1,616; Outstanding bills: $3,658), Del. Darren Swain, a Democrat (Cash: $3,839; Raised: $3,839), Greg Hall, a Democrat (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending). Durand Ford, a Democrat filed Feb. 25 (Cash: $610; Raised: $610). Democrat Marvo Jo Camp (no active campaign account), Democrat Delaneo Miller filed Feb. 20 (no active campaign account). Phillip Raines filed Feb. 17 (has a campaign account, no financial information filed).

Republican Cy Okoro filed Feb. 10 (no reports filed).

Former Del. Tiffany Alston has also launched a comeback bid on her old seat, The Washington Post reported (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

Sen. Ulysses Currie

Sen. Ulysses Currie

District 25: Three delegates, Prince George’s (Currie, Braveboy running for AG, Davis filed, Griffith running for Senate) Two open delegate seats.

Senate: Sen. Ulysses Currie (Two campaign accounts: Cash: $4,398; raised $0; Cash: $112,386), Del. Melony Griffith (Cash: $40,483; Raised: $30,570). A Democrat, Terry Goolsby, and Republican Kory Boone filed Feb. 25.

Filed for delegate: Democrat Tony Jones, who lives in Upper Marlboro (Cash: $5,951; Raised: $9,019), Democrat Stanley Onye (No report filed) and Nick Charles II, a Democrat who filed Dec. 13 (Cash: $2,249; Raised: $3,639; Loans: $1,344).

Angela Angel, a Democrat, filed in October (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending). Darryl Barnes, a Democrat, filed Feb. 10 (Cash: $-30.28; Raised: $5,118). Democrat Geraldine Eggleston filed Jan. 29 (Cash: $1,316; Raised: $6,470) Democrat Michael Fogg filed Feb. 17 (no reports filed). Democrat Larry Greenhill filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed). Democrat Juanita Miller filed Feb. 24 (no active campaign account).

Del. Dereck Davis, chairman of the House Economic Matters Committee, has a campaign account with $114,713 in cash; he raised $128,494 last year.

Anthony Muse

Antony Muse

District 26: Three delegates, Prince George’s (Muse filed, Turner filed for Senate, Valderrama filed, Walker filed)

Senate: Sen. Anthony Muse filed Feb. 21 (Cash: $51,744.; Raised $83,795; Loans: $117,000; Outstanding bills due: $34,876), Attorney Brian Woolfolk (Cash: $50,099; Raised: $64,942; Loans: $45,000). Fort Washington-based realtor Jerry Mathis  filed as a Democrat (no current financial information filed). Del. Veronica Turner filed for the District 26 Senate seat on Jan. 6 (Cash: $25,249; Raised: $23,200; Loans: $3,000) and Republican Kelley Howells filed Feb. 24.

Filed for delegate: Democrats Vernon Holmes (Maryland Board of Elections has no record online for the campaign committee’s filings and is fining the candidate) and Keith Gray (Cash: $5,605; Raised: $10,904). David Sloan, an O’Malley aide, is running for delegate (Cash: $10,372; Raised: $19,152). Del. Kris Valderrama (Cash: $1,722; Raised: $3,200; Loans: $18,990).

Del. Jay Walker filed Feb. 25 (Cash: $32,178; Raised: $44,828).

Xavier A. Aragona, a Democrat, filed Feb. 20 (no active campaign account). Democrat Tamara Brown filed in December (Cash: $1,722; Raised: $3,220). Democrat Leonard Hopkins filed Feb. 21 (no reports filed).

Former Prince George’s County council member Tony Knotts filed in January (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

Del. Jim Proctor

Del. Jim Proctor

District 27: Charles, Calvert (Miller filed)

Sen. Mike Miller (Cash: $644,637; Raised $252,098) Challenging is Republican Jesse Peed.

District 27A: One delegate, Charles, Calvert (Proctor filed)

Democratic Del. James E. Proctor Jr. (Cash: $10,308; Raised: $7,450) Challenger is Joe Crawford (Cash: $201; Raised: $0).

District 27B: One delegate, Calvert, Prince George’s; open seat.

Michael Jackson, Democrat, filed in February (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending). LaRhonda Owens, Democrat (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending). Jacqueline D. Steele McCall, Democrat (no reports filed). Toni Jarboe-Duley, Republican, (no reports filed). Phil Parenti, Republican (no reports filed).

District 27C: One delegate, Calvert (Fisher filed)

Running for delegate:  Del. Mark Fisher (Cash: $26,425; Raised: $19,020; Loans: $129,271), Former Democratic Del. Sue Kullen (Cash: $15,608; Raised: $18,308)

District 28: Three delegates, Charles (Middleton filed, Jameson filed, Murphy running for county commissioners president, Wilson filed)

Candace Quinn Kelly

Candace Quinn Kelly

Sen. Mac Middleton, a Democrat (Cash: $160,036; Raised: $106,385) filed alongside two Republicans, Josh Castle (no reports filed) and Allan Donnelly (no reports filed).

Democratic Dels. Sally Jameson ($43,983; Raised $15,668; Loans -$3,000) and C.T. Wilson (Cash: $22,023; Raised: $22,735; Loans: $4,000; Outstanding bills: $1,074)

Charles County commissioners’ President Candice Quinn Kelly wants to do policy-driven work as a delegate, reports Jeff Newman of Southern Maryland Newspapers. Kelly filed Jan. 27 (Cash: $2,671; Raised: $11,905; Loans: $10,325). Del. Peter Murphy (Cash: $18,451; Raised: $10,556; Loans: $99,500) is running for president of county commissioners.

Democrat John Coller filed Jan. 28 (no reports filed). Edith Patterson, a Democrat, filed Feb. 20 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending). Bryantown resident Jim Crawford, a Republican, filed Feb. 25, TheBaynet.com reported. (campaign account but no financial information filed).

Sen. Roy Dyson

Sen. Roy Dyson

District 29: St. Mary’s, Calvert (Dyson filed)

Running for Senate: Sen. Roy Dyson (Cash: $48,460; Raised: $22,405) Republican Steve Waugh, a Lusby resident (Cash: $15,472; Raised: $22,369), St. Mary’s County Commissioner Cindy Jones, a Republican (Cash: $5,140; Raised: $7,056). Larry Jarboe, a Republican, filed Feb. 18 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending)

District 29A: One delegate, St. Mary’s (Wood retiring)

Delegate: Bryan Barthelme, a Republican (Cash: $5,098; Raised: $15.827; Loans: $15,377) Republican Matt Morgan (Cash: $8,956; Raised $9,777) Republican Tommy McKay filed Feb. 11 (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

Democrat Daniel A.M. Slade, son of former Del. John Slade, has a campaign account but no reports filed yet).

District 29B: One delegate, St. Mary’s (Bohanan filed)

Del. John Bohanan (Cash: $66,397; Raised: $22,400) Retired Air Force officer Deb Rey, a Republican (Cash: $5,102; Raised: $6,733; Loans: $600)

District 29C: One delegate, St. Mary’s, Calvert (O’Donnell filed)

Del. Tony O’Donnell (Cash: $5,287; Raised: $9,570) Democrat Len Zuza filed Feb. 20. (no reports filed).

District 30: Anne Arundel (Astle filed, Busch filed, George runs for governor, McMillan filed)

Running for Senate: Sen. John Astle (Cash: $175,347; Raised: $81,685), Former Republican congressional candidate Eric Delano Knowles (Cash: $323; Raised: $1,938), Republican Don Quinn filed Jan. 8 (no finance report filed).

Del. Herb McMillan

Del. Herb McMillan

District 30A: Two delegates, Anne Arundel (Busch filed, McMillan filed)

Del. Herb McMillan, Republican (Cash: $64,001; Raised: $55,156)

Filed for delegate: Del. Mike Busch, the speaker of the House (Cash: $443,808; Raised: $266,278), Democrat Maria Triandos, Democrat (Cash: $9,231; Raised: $10,188; Loans: $1,500) and Laurie Sears Deppa. (Cash: $49; Raised: $3,335; Loans: $875), Democrat Chuck Ferrar, who served a partial term on the County Council (Cash: $776; Raised: $0; Loans: $20,000)

Democratic National Convention Delegate Cheryl Miller filed Feb. 21. (Cash: $6,000; Raised: $0). Ridg Mills, a Democrat, filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed). Gordon Smith, Democrat, filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed). Republican Genevieve Lindner filed Jan. 16 (has a campaign account but no reports filed yet).

Michael McNelly is running for delegate in District 30B.

Mitchelle Stephenson

Mitchelle Stephenson

District 30B: One delegate, Anne Arundel (Costa retiring)

Democrat Mitchelle Stephenson (Cash: $7,999; Raised: $9,270; Loans: $5,000) announced her filing in a Jan. 31 press release. “I hope to be a strong voice for the people of our community, for the families, like my own, who call South County home,” she said.

Del. Robert Costa is retiring after being moved from District 33B to the newly created 30B, reports Sara Blumberg for the Annapolis Capital. He said had not planned to make a career of lawmaking.

Anne Arundel County police lieutenant Jim Fredericks, a Republican, is running for delegate and wants to bring a “common sense” approach to community issues, reports Sara Blumberg in the Annapolis Capital. A campaign finance report filed with the Maryland Board of Elections shows Fredericks has $3,196 in cash and raised $3,200 last year. The Capital article also mentions the candidacy of Seth Howard, a Republican (Cash: $23,402; Raised: $18,025; Loans: $25,000).

Michael J. McNelly filed Jan. 24 for delegate (no reports filed).

District 31: Anne Arundel (Simonaire filed, Dwyer filed, Kipke filed; Schuh runs for executive)

Senate: Sen. Bryan Simonaire (Cash: $41,039; Raised: $18,085), Democrat Anthony Scott Harman (Cash: $474; Raised: $840; Loans: $250)

31A: One delegate, Anne Arundel

Democrat Ned Carey (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending. He last filed a campaign report in 2011, when he had a cash balance of $4,213)

Meagan Simonaire

Meagan Simonaire

Republican Terry Lynn DeGraw (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending). John Moran, a Democrat, filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed). Democrat Robert Haynes filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed).

31B: Two delegates, Anne Arundel (Kipke filed)

Filed for delegate: Republican Gus Kurtz (Cash: $14,109; Raised: $29,890; Loans: $5,000) and Democrat Stan Janor who ran for delegate in 2010 (Cash: $14,109; Raised: $29,890; Loans $5,000). Republican Meagan Simonaire, daughter of state Sen. Bryan Simonaire, filed for delegate Dec. 16 (Cash: $9,270; Raised: $10,170). Del. Nic Kipke (Cash: $16,181; Raised: $31,667) Del. Don Dwyer (Cash $21,549;raised $44,941; loans $3,000)

Brian Chisholm, Republican, filed Feb. 18 (no report filed). Jeremiah Chiappelli, a Democrat and attorney, filed Feb. 20 (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending). Democrat Doug Morris filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed). Republicans David Lee Therrien and Faith Loudon filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed).

Paul William Drgos Jr., a Republican, filed Jan. 30. (No reports filed)

District 32: Three delegates, Anne Arundel (DeGrange filed, Beidle filed, Love retiring, Sophocleus filed)

Sen. James Ed DeGrange

Sen. James Ed DeGrange

Sen. James Ed DeGrange (Cash: $273,960; Raised: $93,475) and Republican Larry Barber (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending).

Running for delegate: Del. Pam Beidle (Cash: $48,090; Raised $28,725), Del. Ted Sophocleus (Cash: $16,380; Raised: $29,350, Loans: $48,000) Republican Jesse Mayer (Cash: $186; Raised: $197), Republican Josh Kiracofe (No reports filed), Democrat Tonja McCoy (Cash: $863; Raised: $9,075) Steven Wyatt, a Democrat (Cash: $150; Raised: $150).

Mark Chang, a Democrat, filed Feb. 24 (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending). Mark Angell a Republican, filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed). Republican Joseph Fioravante filed Feb. 18 (no reports filed) and Republican Tim Walters filed Feb. 25.

Spencer Dove, launched his campaign in Russett and filed Jan. 30. (Cash: $677; Raised $720; Outstanding bills: $208)

Mark Angeli, a Republican, filed February 25 (no reports filed).

District 33: Three delegates, Anne Arundel (Reilly filed; Costa is retiring after being moved to 30B; McConkey filed, Vitale filed)

Sen. Ed Reilly, no opponent in primary or general election (Cash: $10,862; Raised: $26,505; Loans: -$1,119)

Delegate:  Del. Tony McConkey (Cash: $6,752; Raised: $6,790; Loans: $126,500), Republican Jeff Gauges (Cash: $11,248; Raised: $18,775), Republican Nora Keenan (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending), Republican Jeff Ferguson, (Cash: $10,584; Raised: $13,471; Loans: $10,081), Republican Sid Saab, who also ran in 2010 (Cash: $19,318; Raised: $18,405; Loans: $36,000), Republican incumbent Del. Cathy Vitale (Cash: $37,246; Raised: $19,083)

Kostas Alexakis, Democrat, filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed). Tom Angelis, Democrat, filed Feb. 21 (no reports filed). Democrat Henry Green filed Feb. 7 (no reports filed).

Republican Jamie Falcon filed in November (Cash: $3,011; Raised: $3,187).

District 34: Harford: Open Senate seat, open House seat; (Jacobs is retiring, James running for Senate, Glass filed, McComas filed)

Filed for Senate: Longtime Democratic Del. Mary-Dulany James is running for the Senate seat (Cash: $50,072; Raised: $59,200) and Bob Cassilly, a Republican (Cash: $14,749; Raised: $17,849). Art Helton, a Democrat and former member of the senate, filed Feb. 10 (Cash: $48,328; Raised: $60,900).

Republican Derek Howell, chairman of the Harford County Republican Central Committee withdrew Feb. 24.

34A: Two delegates, Harford (two members, Glass filed, James running for Senate)

Pat Murray

Pat Murray

Filed for delegate: Republican Mike Blizzard (no reports filed), Democrat Marla Posey-Moss (Cash: $615; Raised: $2,061; Outstanding loans: $11,825)

Republican Beth Boyson filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed). Democrat Maria Terry filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed). Democrat Pat Murray filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed). Mary Ann Lisanti, Democrat, filed Feb. 11 (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending).

Steve Johnson, filed Feb. 10, Democrat (Cash: $1,067; Raised: $2,700).

Del. Glen Glass (Cash: $3,130; Raised: $4,670) filed Jan. 15.

34B: One delegate, Harford (McComas filed)

Delegate: Del. Susan McComas (Cash: $35,939.; Raised: $5,428)

Democrat Jeff Dinger filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed). Democrat Cassandra R. Beverley filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed).

District 35: Harford, Cecil; Open Senate seat, two open House seats (Glassman runs for executive, Norman runs for Senate, Stifler retiring, Rudolph filed)

Filed for Senate: Thomas J. Wilson (Cash $686, Raised $1,390), who filed Sept. 9. Del. Wayne Norman announced for Senate (Cash: $48,661; Raised: $41,100). Democrat Bridget Kelly filed Feb. 18 (no report filed).

District 35A: One delegate, Cecil (Rudolph filed, Stifler retiring)

Del. David Rudolph (Cash: $17,293; Raised: $2,350)

Engineer and small business owner Kevin Bailey Hornberger, a Republican, filed Jan. 29, reports the Dagger News Service. (No report filed)

John C. Mackie Jr. and Mary Catherine Podlesak, Republicans, filed in February (no reports filed).

District 35B: Two delegates, Harford, Cecil

Filed: Republicans Andrew Cassilly,(Cash: $11,168; Raised: $16,413) and Teresa Reilly. (Cash: $15,867; Raised: $16,375)

Jason Gallion, Republican filed Feb. 6 (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending). Daniel Lewis Lamey, Democrat, filed Feb. 20 (no reports filed). Democrat Jeffrey Elliot filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed).

Del. Jay Jacobs

Del. Jay Jacobs

District 36: Three delegates, Cecil, Kent, Caroline, Queen Anne’s (Hershey filed, J. Jacobs filed, Smigiel filed, Arentz filed)

Senate: Sen. Stephen Hershey (Cash: $37,988; Raised: $25,635) ($28,014 in cash; raised $9,940; loans, $500). Democrat Benjamin Tilghman was nominated by the Queen Anne’s central committee (campaign committee established but no records filed yet)

Filed for delegate: Republican J.D. Uhler (Cecil) (Cash: $2,238; Raised: $9,529), Republican Jeff Ghrist (Caroline) (Cash: $629; Raised: $1,160), Republican Del. Jay Jacobs, Kent, (Cash: $14,265; Raised: $20,991), Republican Del. Steven Arentz, Queen Anne’s, ($24,760; Raised: $24,760). Republicans Rod Heinze, Cecil, and Alan McCarthy, Cecil, (both filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending).

Del. Michael Smigiel (Cecil) (Cash: $14,809; Raised: $15,943; Loans: $9,006)

Democrats Irving Pinder and Robert Alan Thornton Jr., , filed in February. Neither filed reports.

District 37: Dorchester, Talbot, Wicomico (Colburn filed)

Filed for Senate: Republican incumbent Sen. Richard Colburn (Cash: $31,994; Raised: $35,101). Del. Addie Eckardt is challenging Coburn, (Cash: $44,479; Raised: $8,575). Democrat Christopher Robinson also filed Feb. 25 (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending).

Addie Eckardt

Del. Addie Eckardt

Democrat Cheryl Everman withdrew from the race Jan. 10 due to health reasons, according to Josh Bollinger in the Easton Star-Democrat, but has not formally taken her name off the ballot.

37A: One delegate (Cane withdrawn),

Running for delegate: Wicomico County Councilwoman Sheree Sample-Hughes , a Democrat has no opposition in the primary or general election (Cash: $7,147; Raised: $8,260). Del. Rudy Cane withdrew Feb. 26 (Cash: $47,742; Raised: $250),

District 37B: Two delegates, two open seats, Talbot, Dorchester, Caroline, Wicomico

(Colburn, Eckardt withdrew, Haddaway-Riccio runs for lieutenant governor)

Delegate race: St. Michael’s resident Johnny Mautz, a Republican (Cash: $44,200; Raised: $56,186), and Wicomico County businessman Christopher T. Adams, a Republican (Cash: $24,777; Raised: $26,165; Loans: $20,000), Dorchester County Economic Development Director Keasha Haythe, a Democrat (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending), and southern Eastern Shore cardiologist Dr. Rene Desmarais, a Republican (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending).

Sen. Jim Mathias

Sen. Jim Mathias

Benjamin Rodney, a Democrat, filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed). Allen Nelson, a Republican, filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed). Karen Tolley, a Republican, filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed).

District 38: Somerset, Worcester (Mathias filed, Otto filed, McDermott filed for Senate)

Senate: Sen. Jim Mathias (Cash: $207,875; Raised: $142,795), Del. Mike McDermott, a Republican (Cash: $20,562; Raised: $13,285; Loans: $20,662), filed Sept. 16 for District 38 Senate after being drawn into the same district as another Republican, Del. Charles Otto.

District 38A: One delegate Del. Charles James Otto (Cash: $9,120; Raised: $2,600; Loans: $17,500) filed July 16 to run in the new single-member District 38A.

Crisfield Mayor Percy J. Purnell Jr., a Democrat, is running for delegate, citing concerns about the “livelihoods of watermen, farmers and residents,” according to Jennifer Shutt for the Salisbury Daily Times. (No reports filed)

District 38B: One delegate, Wicomico (Conway filed)

Delmar Mayor Carl Anderton (Cash: $2,450; Raised: $2,600) has announced he will challenge Del. Norman Conway (Cash: $89,566; Raised: $55,111)

Del. Mike McDermott

Del. Mike McDermott

38C: One delegate, Worcester Filed: Democrat Mike Hindi (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending) and Republican Mary Beth Carozza. (Cash: $50,565; Raised: $72,897; Loans: $10,000), Judy Davis, a Democrat (Cash: $1,452; Raised: $3,548)

District 39: Three delegates, Montgomery (King , Barkley, Reznik, Robinson; all filed for reelection)

Senate: Sen. Nancy King* faces no opponent in the primary or general election (Cash: $91,050; Raised: $49,580)

Filed for delegate: Democratic Del. Charles Barkley (Cash: $91,538; Raised: $38,783) Del. Kirill Reznik,(Cash: $46,379; Raised: $22,000). Del. Shane Robinson (Cash: $26,025; Raised: $25,915).

Republican Xiangfei Cheng (Cash: $117; Raised: $425), Republicans Al Phillips and Gloria Chang both filed in February – Phillips filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending; Chang has no report filed.

 District 40: Three delegates, Baltimore City (Pugh filed, Conaway filed, Robinson filed, Tarrant filed)

Sen. Catherine Pugh

Senator Catherine Pugh

Sen. Catherine Pugh* faces no opponent in the primary or general election (Cash: $137,226; Raised: $89,622; Loans: $83,000)

Running for delegate: Marvin “Doc” Cheatham, a longtime civil rights leader in Baltimore (Cash: -$603; Raised: $3,000; Outstanding bills: $102). Democrats Rob “Bobby” LaPin, a former Baltimore City teacher and U.S. Army veteran (Cash: $7,124; Raised: $10,148; Loans: $2,983; Outstanding bills: $13,065), Quianna Cooke (no report filed). Del. Barbara Robinson, a Democrat (Cash: $20,837; Raised: $15,472), Democrat Antonio Hayes (Cash: $5,886; Raised: $6,069), Del. Frank Conaway (Cash: -$17,886; Raised: $61,515; Loans: $26,000); Del. Shawn Tarrant (Cash: $29,603; Raised: $36,954)

Timothy Mercer, Democrat, filed Feb. 24 (has campaign account, no financial information filed). Democrat and attorney Bill Marker filed Feb. 24 (has campaign account, no financial information filed).

Veteran Doug Barry also filed Feb. 10 (has campaign account, no financial information filed).

Del. Nathaniel Oaks

Del. Nathaniel Oaks

District 41: Three delegates, Baltimore City (Gladden filed, Carter filed, Oaks filed, Rosenberg filed)

Senate: Sen. Lisa Gladden (Cash: -$39,528; Raised: $18,315) Will Hanna announced for Senate (Cash: $2,532; Raised: $12,653; Loans: $11,303; Outstanding bills $800)

Filed for delegate: Michael Pearson (Cash: $0; Raised: $0) and Joyce Smith (Cash: $2,710; Raised: $4,765), Del. Jill Carter (Cash: $4,276; Raised: $5,286), Del. Sandy Rosenberg (Cash: $39,163; Raised: $39,872; Loans: $33,000) Del. Nathaniel Oaks filed Feb. 18, (Cash: $162,733; Raised: $16,705). Democrat Sean Stinnett withdrew Feb. 27.

No Republicans have filed for any of these District 40 seats.

District 42: Baltimore County (Brochin, 42A Lafferty, new 42B, Aumann; Frank retiring, Botelerfiled, Kach runs for council)

Senate: Democratic Sen. Jim Brochin (Cash: $228,744; Raised: $91,190) will face a primary challenge made more difficult by re-districting against former delegate Connie DeJuliis (Cash: $41,745; Raised: $59,400; Loans: $20,000), then known as Connie Galiazzo, reports Len Lazarick at MarylandReporter.com. Republican Tim Robinson filed Feb. 18 (no report filed).

Tim Robinson

Tim Robinson

Republican Chris Cavey withdrew Feb. 19.

42A: One delegate, Baltimore County (Lafferty filed)

Del. Stephen Lafferty filed Jan. 23 (Cash: $85,867; Raised: $50,445)

Mike McAllister, a Republican, filed Jan. 21 (Has a campaign account but no records filed yet).

42B: Two delegates, Baltimore County (Boteler filed)

Running for delegate: Del. Susan Aumann (Cash: $63,061; Raised: $31,780), Del. Joseph C. Boteler III, a Republican (Cash: $5,954; Raised: $7,514), Republican Chris West (Cash: $10,143; Raised: $32,450), Republican Jesse Filamor (Cash: $11,000; Raised: $11,000).

Democrat Robert Leonard filed Feb. 25 (filed affidavit of limited contributions and spending). Democrat Craig Little filed Feb. 12 (no reports filed).

District 43: Three delegates, Baltimore City (Conway filed, Anderson filed, McIntosh filed, Washington filed)

Senate: Sen. Joan Carter Conway (Cash: $106,060; Raised: $59,075), Democrat Bill Henry ($8,366; Raised: $9,475; Loans: $25,000)

Filed for delegate: Del. Maggie McIntosh, a Democrat (Cash: $77,042; Raised: $87,047) and Del. Mary Washington, a Democrat, (Cash: $49,162; Raised $63,736) Del. Curt Anderson (Cash: $4,773; Raised: $2,300)

Democrat Timothy Vance filed in February, has a committee account, but no financial information filed.

Unaffiliated candidate Greg Dorsey (no report filed).

Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell

Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell

District 44: Baltimore City and County (Jones-Rodwell filed, Haynes, Mitchell, Stukes all filed for the same single-member district, 44A)

Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell, a Democrat (Cash: $62,843; Raised: $78,798), filed for Senate Sept. 10, pitting her against Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, who has filed for Senate (Cash: $79,983; Raised: $29,735). Nathan-Pulliam is formerly of District 10. Republican Bernard Reiter was nominated by the central committee (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

Del. Emmett Burns, now in the redrawn District 44 but formerly of District 10, is retiring

44A: One delegate, Baltimore City

Three incumbent delegates have filed for what has been redrawn to a single-member district: Del. Keiffer Mitchell Jr. (Cash: $24,464; Raised: $36,584), Del. Melvin Stukes (Cash: $10,726; Raised: $11,918), Del. Keith Haynes, (Cash: $31,838; Raised: $17,750; Loans: $5,300)

44B: Two delegates, Baltimore County (two open seats)

Shirley Nathan-Pulliam

Del. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam

Filed for delegate: Rainier Harvey (Cash: $31,967; Raised: $50,835),  Charles E. Sydnor, III (Cash: $9,298; Raised: $11,954), Woodlawn resident Aaron Barnett (Cash: $14,614; Raised: $24,750) and Pat Young (Cash: $33,428; Raised: $37,447; Loans: $29,000). Frederick Ware-Newsome, a Democrat (Cash: -$104; Raised $1)

Michael J. Russell, Republican, filed Feb. 24 (no reports filed). Bishop Barry Chapman, Democrat also filed Feb. 20 (no reports filed).

District 45: Three delegates, Baltimore City (McFadden filed, Branch filed, Glenn filed, Harper retiring)

Senate: Sen. Nathaniel McFadden (Cash: $84,932; Raised: $108,103), political consultant Julius Henson (Cash: $1,725; Raised: $1,900). Unaffiliated candidate Daton Lynch (campaign committee established but no records filed yet).

A Baltimore Circuit Judge ruled that Henson violated his parole by running for the senate seat, The Baltimore Sun reported. Henson was sentenced to four months in jail – he had served three years for an election law violation during the 2010 gubernatorial race.

McFadden was one of several candidates who got $1,000 campaign contributions from Gov. Martin O’Malley’s O’ Say Can You See PAC, reports John Fritze in The Baltimore Sun.

Delegate: Incumbent Dels. Talmadge Branch (Cash: $50,473; Raised: $58,690) and Cheryl Glenn ($52,103; Raised: $48,930) filed in January. Democrat Harry Spikes (Cash: $634; Raised: $1,200),  Cory McCray (Cash: $40,651; Raised: $41,563) and Larry O. Wardlow, a Republican (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending)

Democrat Robert Stokes Sr. filed Jan. 30 (Cash: $1,912.; Raised: $2,395)

Marques Dent, former legislative assistant for the 44th district, filed in February. (Cash: $5,616; Raised: $6,916). Democrat Kevin Parson filed Feb. 19 (Cash: $2,345; Raised: $0)

Republican Rick Saffery filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed).

Ronald Owens-Bey is seeking the Libertarian nomination (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

District 46: Three delegates, Baltimore City (Ferguson filed, Clippinger filed, Hammen filed, McHale is retiring.)

Senate: Sen. Bill Ferguson filed Feb. 3 (Cash: $121,036; Raised: $109,357) Democrat Mateen Zar filed Feb. 12 (no report filed).

Running for delegate: Civil rights lawyer Brooke Lierman (Cash: $104,493; Raised: $124,017), a Fells Point Democrat (Del. Brian McHale is retiring.) Incumbent Dels. Luke Clippinger (Cash: $51,633; Raised: $42,469) and Peter Hammen (Cash: $120,655; Raised: $84,935).

Liam Davis, Democrat, filed Feb. 21 (Cash: $4,428; Raised: $12,006). Republican Roger Bedingfield filed Feb. 25 (filed affidavit of limited contribution and spending). Bill Romani, Democrat, filed Feb. 20 (Cash: $33,312; Raised: $39,597).

Republican Duane Shelton was nominated by the central committee (filed affidavit of limited campaign contributions and spending).

District 47: Three delegates, Prince George’s, two open delegate seats (Ramirez filed, Ivey running for lieutenant governor, Niemann running for council, Summers filed)

Senate: Sen. Victor Ramirez filed Feb. 6 (Cash: $122,398; Raised: $70,878; Loans: $23,000). Mayor of Bladensburg, Walter Lee James Jr., filed Feb. 19 (no reports filed).

District 47A: Two delegates,

Filed for delegate: Prince George’s Jimmy Tarlau (Cash: $56,786; Raised: $63,510), a Democrat, Diana Fennell, a Democrat (Cash: $19,395; Raised: $21,700; Loans: $18,000), Malcolm Augustine (Cash: $26,907; Raised: $31,003; Loans: $2,000)

Michael Summers, Democrat filed in February (Cash: $5,725; Raised: $15,750) Joseph Solomon, Democrat, filed in February (no reports filed).

Republican Fred Price Jr. was nominated by the central committee (no active campaign committee).

District 47B: One delegate, Prince George’s

Delegate: Will Campos, a Democratic County Council member (Cash: $4,029; Raised: $1,650)

Natalie Cabrera, Democrat, filed Feb. 25 (no reports filed).

Overall fundraising coverage: Josh Kurtz of Center Maryland looks at campaign fundraising in state Senate races and says even shaky incumbents are in solid financial shape.

Maryland Juice offers a roundup of Montgomery County’s statewide race fundraising figures.

AFFIDAVIT OF LIMITED CONTRIBTUTIONS: “In lieu of filing a detailed campaign finance report, a political committee may file the Affidavit of Limited Contributions and Expenditures if the committee did not spend or receive more than $1,000 in the aggregate, exclusive of the filing fee, within a campaign finance reporting period. Please note, the Affidavit does not relieve the committee of any future reporting requirements and must be renewed every reporting period.”

“Once the political committee does exceed the $1,000 threshold, it must file a detailed campaign finance report at the subsequent filing period.” (Summary Guide, page 56)

About The Author

Len Lazarick

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Len Lazarick was the founding editor and publisher of MarylandReporter.com and is currently the president of its nonprofit corporation and chairman of its board He was formerly the State House bureau chief of the daily Baltimore Examiner from its start in April 2006 to its demise in February 2009. He was a copy editor on the national desk of the Washington Post for eight years before that, and has spent decades covering Maryland politics and government.

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