Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
Sponsor: C. T. Wilson (District 28)Committee: Rules and Executive NominationsSubject: ElectionsStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Clarifying that certain requirements apply only to districts for the election of members of the Senate of Maryland and the House of Delegates; authorizing the General Assembly to grant original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of Maryland to review the congressional districting of the State; and altering districts for the election of Representatives in Congress for elections in 2026 and any election held after the 2026 election through the effective date of a districting plan adopted after the 2030 decennial census.
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Testimony (530)
MGA witness listFAV 123FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 401UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Robertson, Chante | AFT | Oral |
| FAV | Rosenfelt, Deborah | Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Hammon, Lizz | CARY | Oral |
| FAV | Amayo, Luca | Councilman Mark Conway | Oral |
| FAV | Talvo, Raben | DOD | Oral |
| FAV | York, Lydia | Disabled veterans | Oral |
| FAV | Davis, Henry | First Baptist Church of Highland Parki | Oral |
| FAV | Marker, David | Howard County Jewish Community Relations Council | Oral |
| FAV | Lagrome, Jaxy | Indivisible Baltimore County | Oral |
| FAV | Full, Barbara | Indivisible Frederick MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mnck, Marijane | Indivisible Howard County | Oral |
| FAV | Stogel, Cathy | Indivisible Howard County | Oral |
| FAV | Hornstein, Ellen | Indivisible Montgomery | Oral |
| FAV | Kaiser, Helen | JUFJ, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action - Maryland, CCAN | Oral |
| FAV | Katz, Leslie | Leslie Katz | Oral |
| FAV | Sarandos, Heather | Love Thy Neighbor | Oral |
| FAV | McCoy, Sakinah | MD Redistrict | Oral |
| FAV | Moore, Wes | Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Ahmed, Samir | Maryland High School Democrats | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Conrad, Abigail | Maryland Poor People's Campaign | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mezzomo, Angela | Maryland Speech-Language-Hearing Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Robl, Terri | Moms Demand Action for. Gun Sense in America | Oral |
| FAV | Jawando, Will | Montgomery County Councilmember | Oral |
| FAV | Olson, Lynn | Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club | Oral |
| FAV | Williams, Robin | NAACP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Flowers, Willie | NAACP Howard County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Atkinson, Carleton | Office of the County Executive for Prince George's County | Oral |
| FAV | Blegay, Wala | Prince George's County Council | Oral |
| FAV | Braveboy, Aisha | Prince George's County Executive | Oral |
| FAV | Young, Calondra | Prince Georges County Young Democrats | Oral |
| FAV | Stafford, Larry | Progressive Maryland. | Oral |
| FAV | Peters, Crystal | Represent Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Berman, Paul | Retired | Oral |
| FAV | Finney, Lee | Riderwood Democratic Club | Oral |
| FAV | Cano, Christopherlobbyist | SEIU Local 500 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Conway, Diana | Safe Healthy Playing Fields Inc | Oral |
| FAV | Silbermann, Sandra | Sandra L Silbermann LCSW-C | Oral |
| FAV | Ortman-Fouse, Jill | TEAM Consulting | Oral |
| FAV | Slavin, Mayor Jeffrey | Town of Somerset | Oral |
| FAV | Jones, Daryl | Transformative Justice Coalition | Oral |
| FAV | O'Brien, Alison | Women's Democratic Club of Montgomery County | Oral |
| FAV | Prochaska, Austin | Working Families Party | Oral |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martin, Miranda | n/a | Oral |
| FAV | Bell, Lissa | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Blank, Emily | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brucie, Jennifer | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Bryan, Kelly | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Cain, Alice | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Cheikh, Yara | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Copper, Michele | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Daily, Karen | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Davis, Lester | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | DeLeo, Amanda | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dellinger, Matthew | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delph, Yvette | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Donovan, Danni | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dorsey-Walker, Linda | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Douglas, Talon | Individual | Oral |
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Organizations on record
01/27UNF 1
2A MarylandUNF 1
991169710INFO 1
AFTFAV 1
BCRWUNF 1
BFMD, LLCUNF 1
CARYFAV 1
CCBCUNF 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
Convention of StatesUNF 1
Disabled veteransFAV 1
DODFAV 1
Glenn Family FarmUNF 1
Jennifer BoydUNF 1
Jennings OfficeUNF 1
Leslie KatzFAV 1
Lighthouse BaptistUNF 1
Love Thy NeighborFAV 1
LWVMDINFO 1
MarylandFAV 1
MD RedistrictFAV 1
MD-06 ConstituentUNF 1
MedChiUNF 1
MGAUNF 1
MSIUNF 1
n/aFAV 1
NaUNF 2
NAUNF 1
NAACPFAV 1
NAACP Howard CountyFAV 1
NoneUNF 2
Not OrganizedUNF 1
PrivateUNF 1
Qualequity AccessUNF 1
Represent MarylandFAV 1
Republican PartyUNF 1
ResidentUNF 2
RetiredFAV 1UNF 2
SEIU Local 500FAV 1
SelfUNF 2
Self EmployedUNF 1
SerendipPTUNF 1
Stacy L HardyUNF 1
TEAM ConsultingFAV 1
titleUNF 1
Town of SomersetFAV 1
United We MatterUNF 2
YearFAV 1