Public Financing Act - State Senate and House of Delegates Candidates
Sponsor: Dylan Behler (District 30A)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Adding candidates for State Senator and member of the House of Delegates to the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund; establishing qualifications that a candidate for State Senator or member of the House of Delegates must meet to qualify as an eligible candidate to receive public contributions from the Fund; etc.
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Testimony (19)
MGA witness listFAV 17FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hunt, Ethan | Anne Arundel County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blanchard, Zac | Baltimore City Council, District 11 | Oral |
| FAV | Llewellyn, Patrick | Campaign Legal Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Behler, Dylan | Delegate District 30A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown-Krausz, Marna | Indivisible HOCOMD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scarr, Emilylobbyist | Maryland PIRG | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morris Desir, KESHIA | National Voting in Prison Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Puentes, Ericalobbyist | Progressive Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Anderson, Owen | Ranked Choice Voting Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Carter, Charly | STEP UP MARYLAND | Oral |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Behler, Delegate Behlerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ellis, Andy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Soreng, Nancy | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1
Indivisible HOCOMDFAV 1
Maryland PIRGFAV 1
Progressive MarylandFAV 1
STEP UP MARYLANDFAV 1
YearFAV 1