Local Public Campaign Financing - Expansion to Additional Offices
Sponsor: Jessica Feldmark (District 12A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
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 (28)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableUNF 16UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Noveau, Barbara | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Norling, Richard | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scarr, Emilylobbyist | Maryland PIRG | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | AIOSA, Jennifer | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Aiosa, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Feldmark, Delegate Feldmarklegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Smith, Greg | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Soreng, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Willey, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tucker, Kevin | Maryland Clerk’s Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Oral |
Organizations on record
Common Cause MDFAV 1
DoTheMostGoodFAV 1
IndividualUNF 1
Maryland PIRGFAV 1
MD Sierra ClubFAV 1
USAF VeteranINFO 1