2022 Primary Dates:

Early Voting - Thursday, July 7, 2022 through Thursday July 14, 2022
Election Day - Tuesday July 19, 2022

Candidates' responses to our questionnaire focusing on support for the trans community are linked below. Please click through for each candidate's responses.

To educate voters impartially and on a nonpartisan basis, all responses are shared verbatim.

About Trans Maryland's questionnaire:

• The questionnaire was emailed to all candidates running for office on June 30th to the email addresses listed on the Maryland State Board of Elections website.

• Candidates were informed that the due date of their responses would be July 8 at 10pm, and if their completed questionnaire was not received by this date, the publication will state 'Did Not Respond.'


• Candidates were informed that questions and responses will be used in compliance with all IRS rules for 501(c)(3) organizations. Trans Maryland does not endorse any political candidates.

• Trans Maryland’s 2022 Candidate Questionnaire can be downloaded in full using the button at the bottom of this page.

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Trans Maryland 2022 Candidate Questionnaire Responses

Download the full Trans Maryland 2022 Candidate Questionnaire by clicking the button below.

Candidates that did not reply:

  • Dan Cox

    Robin Ficker

    Kelly Schulz

    Joe Werner

    Rushern L. Baker, III

    Jon Baron

    Peter Franchot

    Douglas F. Gansler

    Wes Moore

    Tom Perez

    Jerome M. Segal

    David Lashar

    Kyle Sefcik

    Barry Glassman

    Timothy J. Adams

  • Brooke Elizabeth Lierman

    Michael Anthony Peroutka

    Jim Shalleck

    Anthony G. Brown

    Katie Curran O'Malley

    Chris Chaffee

    George Davis

    Nnabu Eze

    Lorie R. Friend

    Reba A. Hawkins

    Jon McGreevey

    Joseph Perez

    Todd A. Puglisi

    James Tarantin

  • John Thormann

    Chris Van Hollen

    Andy Harris

    R. David Harden

    Heather R. Mizeur

    Daniel Frank Thibeault

    Malcolm Thomas Colombo

    Nicolee Ambrose

    Berney Flowers

    Michael A. Geppi

    Lance Griffin

    Ellen "EJ" McNulty

    Dave Wallace

    Marques Dent

    Liri Fusha

    C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger

    Yuripzy Morgan

    Thomas E. "Pinkston"Harris

  • Melony G. Griffith

    Jonathan Edward Rosero

    Ike Puzon

    Tamara Davis Brown

    C. Anthony Muse

    Charles Winston McNeill, Jr.

    Al Larsen

    Kenneth B. Lee

    Rou Etienne

    Michael A. Jackson

    Rou Etienne

    Jason T. Fowler

    Michelle M. Talkington

    Arthur Carr Ellis

    Vontasha R. Simms

    Jack Bailey

    Stacie MacDonald

    Bobbi A. Moore

    Sarah Elfreth

  • Bryan W. Simonaire

    Jeff Garcia

    Kimberly Ann June

    Pamela Beidle

    Sarah F. Lacey

    Sid Saab

    Dawn D. Gile

    Stacie MacDonald

    Edward R. Reilly

    Christian Miele

    Walter "Butch" Tilley

    Mary-Dulany James

    Mary Ann Lisanti

    Michelle Christman

    Frank Esposito

    Jason C. Gallion

    Rick Bowers

    Stephen S. Hershey, Jr.

  • Heather Lynette Sinclair

    Adelaide "Addie" Eckardt

    Johnny Mautz

    Naomi Hyman

    Mary Beth Carozza

    Michele Gregory

    Nancy J. King

    Christopher Anderson

    Antonio Hayes

    Jill P. Carter

    Jimmy Mathis

    Zach Tomlin

    Chris West

    Mary Washington

    Bob Gemmill

    Ilyas Chohan

    Charles E. Sydnor, III

    Cory V. McCray

    Emmanuel Digman

    Bill Ferguson

    Malcolm Augustine

    Rocio Treminio-Lopez

  • Kym Taylor

    Valeria Tomlin

    Tiffany T. Alston

    Sennieal Crutchfield

    Andrea Fletcher Harrison

    Jazz M. Lewis

    Alexis S. Solis

    Christopher Stevenson

    LaTasha R. Ward

    Faye Martin Howell

    Jazz M. Lewis

    Shawn Maldon

    Darryl Barnes

    Nick Charles

    Karen Toles

    JoAnn Fisher

    Antwan C. Brown

    Angela R. Jones

    Andre D. Nottingham

    Veronica Turner

    Kriselda Valderrama

    Kendal Wade

    Jamila J. Woods

    Kevin M. Harris

  • Susie Proctor

    June Jones

    Rachel Jones

    Jeffrie E. Long, Jr.

    Kenneth B. Lee

    Mark N. Fisher

    Kevin D. Merillat

    Mark Arness

    Theresa Kuhns

    James Ashburn

    Marquita Bushrod

    Tyrone R. Hall

    Buddy Bowling, Jr.

    Debra Davis

    Edward Holland

    Edith J. Patterson

    Cornell T. Posey

    C. T. Wilson

    Matt Morgan

    Deb Rey

    Brian Crosby

    Valarie Alisha Dove-Swaringer

    Timothy E. Gowen

    Todd B. Morgan

  • Bill Bates

    Doug Rathell

    Rob Seyfferth

    Shaneka Henson

    Dana Jones

    Seth Howard

    Courtney L. Buiniskis

    Brian A. Chisholm

    Nicholaus R. Kipke

    Rachel Munoz

    LaToya Nkongolo

    Kevin Burke

    Milad Pooran

    Travis S. Lerol

    De'Narde R. J. English

    Michael Jette

    Monica L. W. Smearman

    Michele Speakman

    Dorcas Olasimibo Ajanlekoko

    J. Sandy Bartlett

    Mark S. Chang

    Mike Rogers

    Tom Angelis

    David Bishop

  • Joe Kelley

    Yuripzy Morgan

    Antonio Patrizio Pitocco

    Amal Torres

    Ben R. Beardsley

    Jake Pretot

    John Sarbanes

    Lance Griffin

    Malcolm Thomas Colombo

    Eselebor E. Okojie

    Eric Loeb

    George McDermott

    Jeff Warner

    Tammy Allison

    Angela M. Angel

    James Levi Curtis, Jr.

    Donna F. Edwards

  • Matthew F. Fogg

    Gregory Holmes

    Robert K. McGhee

    Kim A. Shelton

    Jazz M. Lewis

    DuVal Cubero

    Vanessa Marie Hoffman

    Toni Jarboe-Duley

    Michael S. Lemon

    Chris Palombi

    Patrick Lucky Stevens

    Tannis Villanova

    Steny Hoyer

    Keith Washington

    McKayla Wilkes

    Elaine Belson

    Colt M. Black

    Matthew Foldi

    Jonathan Jenkins

  • Neil C. Parrott

    Robert Poissonnier

    Mariela Roca

    David J. Trone

    Heba Machado Zayas

    Dave Wallace

    Carleah M. Summers

    Ray Bly

    Scott M. Collier

    Michael Pearson

    Lorrie A. Sigley

    Tashi Kimandus Davis

    Elihu Eli El

    Wayne "For Freedom" McNeal

    Kweisi Mfume

    Gregory Thomas Coll

    Michael Mihirate Yadeta

  • Andy Adams

    Jim Hinebaugh, Jr.

    Kenneth Linn Sisk

    Tim Thomas

    Robert Spear

    Jason C. Buckel

    Jason W. Merritt

    Terry L. Baker

    Carrie R. Hinton

    Wayne Keefer

    Bradley Belmont

    William Valentine

    Seth Edward Wilson

    William Joseph Wivell

    Thomas Stolz

    Brenda J. Thiam

    Ladetra Robinson

    Kathy Diener

    Justin Wages

    Josh Bokee

    Ken Kerr

    William "Billy" Reid

    Karen Simpson

    Stephen Slater

  • Tarolyn C. Thrasher

    Tim Cansler

    John A. Distel

    Heath S. Barnes

    Barrie S. Ciliberti

    April Fleming Miller

    Jesse T. Pippy

    Brandon Duck

    Millicent A. Hall

    Colt M. Black

    William "Bill" Folden

    Christopher Eric Bouchat

    Scott Jendrek

    April Rose

    Sallie B. Taylor

    Chris Tomlinson

    Stephen A. Wantz

    Scott Willens

    Richard Collins

    Chike Anyanwu

    Robert H. Bird

    Tim Fazenbaker

    Robin Grammer

    Bob Long

    Valerie McDonough

    Ric Metzgar

    Megan Ann Mioduszewski

    Jake Mohorovic, III

    Joseph C. Boteler, III

    Ryan Nawrocki

    Steve Redmer

    Kathy Szeliga

    Lydia X. Z. Brown

    Lauren Arikan

    Russ English, Jr.

  • Nicholas Gladden

    Rick Impallaria

    Rocky Wagonhurst

    Medford J. Campbell, 3rd

    Glen Geelhaar

    Manpreet K. Hundal

    Timothy M. Neubauer

    Kathleen A. Smero

    Nick Allen

    Harry Bhandari

    Carl Jackson

    Annel McCollim

    Trent Kittleman

    Saif Rehman

    Jianning Jenny Zeng

    Steven M. Bolen

    Chao Wu

    Natalie Ziegler

    Lisa Kim

    Courtney Watson

    Patricia R. Fallon

    Jordan Porompyae

    Ruben Amaya

    Nathaniel Maurice Costley, Sr.

  • Stacie MacDonald

    John T. Sly

    Kim Mills

    Marguerite R. Morris

    Andrew C. Pruski

    Michael J. Sopata

    Tyler Bailey

    Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr.

    John Wakefield

    Kerry A. Gillespie

    Heather A. Bagnall

    Glen Glass

    Shekinah Hollingsworth

    David A. Martin

    Teresa Walter

    Sarahia Benn

    Andre V. Johnson, Jr.

    Steve Johnson

    Jay M. Ellenby

    Susan K. McComas

    Gillian A. Miller

    Mike Griffith

    Teresa Reilly

    Kevin Bailey Hornberger

    Travis Marion

    Adam Streight

    Steve Arentz

    Jeff Ghrist

    Jay A. Jacobs

    Jackie Gregory

    Donna Bradshaw

    Sheree Sample-Hughes

    Nicole L. Acle

    Christopher T. Adams

    Tom Hutchinson

  • Ron James

    Susan E. Delean-Botkin

    Garrett Luthy

    Charles James Otto

    Todd J. Nock

    Carl L. Anderton, Jr.

    John William Hamilton

    Wayne A. Hartman

    Lesley J. Lopez

    Kirill Reznik

    Clint L. Sobratti

    Zulieka A. Baysmore

    Marlon D. Amprey

    China Boak Terrell

    Frank M. Conaway, Jr.

    Cameron E. Green, Sr.

    Kathy Shulman

    Juan Snell

    Melissa Wells

    Scott Graham

    Bilal Ali

    Dalya Attar

    Tony Bridges

    Chris Ervin

  • S. I. "Sandy" Rosenberg

    Nino Mangione

    Todd Huff

    Jay Walton

    Michele Guyton

    Ellen "EJ" McNulty

    Jay Walton

    Lyn Mallick

    Joshua J. Stonko

    Gwendolyn O. Butler

    Reginald Benbow

    Regina T. Boyce

    Elizabeth Embry

    Logan Endow

    Sherricka Alayshia McGrier-Douglas

    Renaud Deaundre Brown

    Bill Brooks

    Cathi Forbes

    Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe

    Brian J. Noon

    Eric Ebersole

    Bishop Barry Chapman

    Patrick Cusack

    Aisha Khan

  • Andalib Odulate

    Jamie Raskin

    Andrés Garcia

    Mike McKay

    Jake Shade

    Michael Dreisbach

    Paul D. Corderman

    Shawn Demetrious Perry

    Angela Ariel McIntosh

    Jay Mason

    Karen Lewis Young

    Stephen Barrett

    William "Bill" Folden

    Carleah M. Summers

    Jesse T. Pippy

    Justin Ready

    Charles C. Collins

    Michael S. Myers

    Johnny Ray Salling

    Cory D. Edwards

  • No Tax Russ Mirabile

    J. B. Jennings

    KenFitch

    Kathy Klausmeier

    Thomas Mwaura

    Reid J. Novotny

    Katie Fry Hester

    William Newton

    Stephanie Boston

    Ben Brooks

    Jay Jalisi

    Lawrence Williams

    Ruth Goetz

    Shelly Hettleman

    Bob Cockey

    Mavourene Robinson

    Guy Guzzone

    Alex Bieber

    Collins Odongo

    David Wilson

    Brian J. Feldman

  • Susan C. Lee

    Scott I. Gershman

    Cheryl C. Kagan

    Missy Carr

    Jeff Waldstreicher

    Raul R. Ayala

    Anita Mpambara Cox

    Ben Kramer

    David George Jeang

    Enoch Bevel

    Will Smith

    Lee Havis

    Jim Rosapepe

    Rashad D. Lloyd

    Paul G. Pinsky

    Jesse Peed

    Raaheela Ahmed

    Sylvia Johnson

    Ron Watson

    Joanne C. Benson

    Rudy D. Anthony


  • Regg J. Hatcher, Jr.

    Garland M. Jarratt Sanderson

    Korey T. Johnson

    Adrienne A. Jones

    Nathaniel Logan

    N. Scott Phillips

    Jennifer White

    Shayla Marie Brooks

    Cheryl E. Pasteur

    Brenda Hatcher-Savoy

    Jim Simpson

    Tyler A. Stiff

    Lisa Belcastro

    Ruth Goetz

    Donna M. Vetters

    Jessica Feldmark

    Christopher John Feldwick

    Terri Hill

    Ashley P. Arias

    David R. Buchanan

    Victor Henderson

    Ronald A. Imbragulio, Sr.

    Jeff Garcia

    Daniel J. McGinty

  • Gary Simmons

    Ned Carey

    Padraic Walsh

    Chris Yates

    Vanessa Atterbeary

    Pam Lanman Guzzone

    Kathy Gugulis

    Kate Walshe

    Joshua Dowling

    Jodi Colella Noah

    Stacey Sauter

    Matt Wade

    Saqib Ali

    Linda Foley

    David Fraser-Hidalgo

    Lily Qi

    Ariana Kelly

    Sara N. Love

    Helene F. Meister

    Donald "DP" Patti

    Joe Vogel

    George M. Cecala

    Aaron M. Kaufman

    Jared Solomon

  • Frank Nice

    Charlotte Crutchfield

    Bonnie Cullison

    Augustin Esquivar Saah

    Vaughn Stewart

    John Walsh

    Jheanelle Wilkins

    Ben Barnes

    Mary A. Lehman

    Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk

    Malcolm Thomas Colombo

    Anne Healey

    Chiquita Jackson

    Patrick A. Paschall

    Alonzo T. Washington

    Nicole A. Williams

    Adrian Boafo

    Jocelyn Irene Collins

    Remi Duyile

    Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.

    Keenon James

    Januari McKay

    Monica Roebuck

    Jacqui Steele-McCall

  • Aletheia McCaskill

    Sheila Ruth

    Shazia Shah

    Robin Harvey

    Calvin Young

    Antonio Barboza

    Jackie Addison

    Chanel Branch

    George Johnson

    Caylin Young

    Talmadge Branch

    Mekkah X. Mohammed

    J. Brian Voss

    Pete Waters

    Vince Andrews

    Sean D. Burns

    Augusta Yeager Christensen

    Luke Clippinger

    Mark Edelson

    Robbyn Lewis

    Diana M. Fennell

    Robert Julian Ivey

    Marlin Jenkins

    Jorge Sactic

  • Deni Taveras

    William H. Jones

    Karen M. Dean

    Maureen D. Keogh

    Heather L. Price

    Marc E. Mandel

    Robert E. Cahill

    Judith C. Ensor

    Wendy S. Epstein

    Garret P. Glennon, Jr.

    Stacy A. Mayer

    Michael O. Twigg

    Adam Daniel Greivell

    Michael Edward Malone

    Brian L. DeLeonardo

    Alicia Altamirano

    Stephanie Porter

    Kathleen Diane English

    Carlos F. Acosta

    Theresa M. Chernosky

    Kathleen Dumais

    Thomas P. Johnson, III

    Rachel Theora McGuckian

    Marylin Pierre

  • Monise Alexis Brown

    Adrienne Davis

    Sarah Freeman Proctor

    Brandon M. Burrell

    Carol Ann Coderre

    Malik Ali Shakur

    Andrea D. Smith

    Rhonda A. Wood

    Michael J. Stamm

    Erik Atas

    Charles Mario Blomquist

    Myshala E. Middleton

    Barry G. Williams