Local Public Campaign Financing – Expansion to Additional Offices
Sponsor: Jessica Feldmark (District 12A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the governing body of a county to establish a system of public campaign financing for the offices of State's Attorney, sheriff, register of wills, judge and clerk of the Circuit Court, judge of the Orphans' Court or an elected member of the County Board of Education after the governing body of the county has implemented a system of public campaign financing for elective offices in the executive or legislative branches of county government for at least one complete election cycle.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Beller, Joel | Baltimore County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Olszewski, John | Baltimore County Government | Oral |
| FAV | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Evans Arthurs, Maureen | Howard County Government | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shah, Rishi | Maryland PIRG | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elrich, Marc | Montgomery County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fischman, Edward | Our Revolution Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caruso, Anthony | Represent Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holt, Arthur | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Balachandran, Suchitra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Feldmark, Delegate Feldmarklegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tabatabai, Behnam | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Duvall, Kathleen | Maryland Circuit Court Clerks' Association | Written (PDF) |