Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act)
Sponsor: Jason C. Buckel (District 1B)Committee: Rules and Executive NominationsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/27 at 3:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering certain standards for the drawing of legislative districts; establishing standards for the drawing of congressional districts; establishing the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission as an independent unit of State government to divide the State into certain legislative districts and congressional districts subject to certain requirements and procedures; etc.
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Testimony (164)
MGA witness listFAV 70FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 90UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Tarsel, Emily | Health Choice Maryland.org | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boyd, Jennifer | Jennifer Boyd | Position only |
| FAV | Evans, Dennis | Maryland Voter Integrity | Position only |
| FAV | Greenhawk, Janet | Moms For Liberty Talbot | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Knaak, Joshua | NA | Position only |
| FAV | Beal, Anne | None | Position only |
| FAV | Myers, Karen | Our Voices for Freedom | Position only |
| FAV | Bottoms-Spencer, Jacinta | Reign4Ever Consulting, PSC | Oral |
| FAV | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Escobar, Courtney | Safe Exit Initiative SEI, Inc. | Position only |
| FAV | Shih, NANCY | Self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fitch, Ken | United We Matter | Oral |
| FAV | Hill, Deborah | United We Matter | Oral |
| FAV | Martin, Miranda | n/a | Oral |
| FAV | Adams, Jennifer | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Arnold, Karen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Arrington, Anthony | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Benhoff, Patrick | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Boyd, Joseph | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Burris, Tracy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | CARRICK, SHARON | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chafin, Matthew | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Coluzzi, Mary Jane | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Decker, Russell | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Dement, Pamela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Dulin, Althea | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ehrman, Danielle | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ernstberger, Kelly | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ferrell, Valerie | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Flasch, Stephanie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | French, Susan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Frysz, Angelina | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | GISRIEL, JR, VINCENT | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Garcia, Christine | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hernandez, Venice | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Heyman, Mat | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hutchinson, Thomas | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hutchinson, Thomas | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Jaffe, Lorraine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jones, Chelsea | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Koller, Denise | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Koller, Neal | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lipko, Seth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lowe, Lisa | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Martin, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Miller, Serena | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Montgomery, Jean | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mowery, Cindy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ortiz, Austin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Phelan, Thomas | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Phillips, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Quick, Julie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sadowski, Diana | Individual | Position only |
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Organizations on record
BCRWFAV 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
Glenn Family FarmUNF 1
Jennifer BoydFAV 1
LWVMDINFO 1
MSIUNF 1
n/aFAV 1
N/AUNF 1
NAFAV 1
NoneFAV 1
Qualequity AccessUNF 1
RetiredUNF 1
SelfFAV 1UNF 1
SerendipPTUNF 1
titleUNF 1
United We MatterFAV 2
Voices For FreedomUNF 1