Maryland Farm Bureau Announces First Round of Legislative Endorsements

DAVIDSONVILLE, MD – In preparation for the June primary election, the Maryland Farm Bureau Political Action Committee (PAC) announces its first round of endorsements for candidates of the Maryland General Assembly. Each election cycle, the Maryland Farm Bureau (MDFB) PAC looks at incumbent voting records, reviews candidate questionnaires, and solicits recommendations from county Farm Bureau organizations to determine candidates who are supportive of Maryland agriculture.

“As agriculture faces unprecedented pressure, we need leaders in office who truly understand and back our farmers,” said Tim Bishton, MDFB PAC chair. “The candidates we are endorsing today have consistently shown support for the laws that protect our agricultural livelihoods.”

As agricultural production, processing and distribution contribute greatly to our state's economy, tax base and workforce, MDFB endorses the following candidates in order to help preserve agriculture in Maryland:

SENATE:

District 1, Mike McKay

District 2, Paul Corderman

District 3, Karen Lewis Young

District 4, William Folden

District 5, Justin Ready

District 6, Johnny Ray Salling

District 7, JB Jennings

District 9, Katie Fry Hester

District 10, Ben Brooks

District 11, Shelly Hettleman

District 13, Guy Guzzone

District 14, Craig Zucker

District 15, Brian Feldman

District 19, Ben Kramer

District 20, William Smith

District 23, Ron Watson

District 27, Kevin Harris

District 29, Jack Bailey

District 30, Jessica Haire

District 31, Nick Kipke

District 33, Dawn Gile

District 34, Raj Goel

District 35, Jason Gallion

District 36, Stephen Hershey

District 37, Johnny Mautz

District 38, Mary Beth Carozza

District 39, Nancy King

District 40, Antonio Hayes

District 45, Corey McCray

District 46, Bill Ferguson

HOUSE:

District 1B, Jason Buckel

District 1C, Terry Baker

District 2A, William Wivel

District 2A, William Valentine

District 2B, Matthew Schindler

District 3, Kris Fair

District 3, Ken Kerr

District 4, Jesse Pippy

District 4, April Miller

District 5, Sallie Taylor

District 5, April Rose

District 5, Chris Tomlinson

District 6, Robert Long

District 6, Ric Metzgar

District 6, Robin Grammer

District 7A, Ryan Nawrocki

District 7A, Kathy Szeliga

District 7B, Lauren Arikan

District 8, Nick Allen

District 8, Steven Riemer

District 9A, Natalie Ziegler

District 10, Jennifer White Holland

District 10, N. Scott Phillips

District 11B, Jon Cardin

District 11B, Dana Stein

District 12A, Terri Hill

District 12A, Jessica Feldmark

District 13, Pam Lanman Guzzone

District 14, Anne Kaiser

District 15, Lily Qi

District 15, David Fraiser-Hildago

District 15, Linda Foley

District 16, Marc Korman

District 21, Jocelyn Pena-Melnyck

District 21, Ben Barnes

District 25, Kent Roberson

District 26, Kriselda Valderrama

District 27A, Darrell Odom

District 27B, Rachel Jones

District 27C, Mark Fisher

District 29A, Matt Morgan

District 29B, BJ Hall

District 29C, Todd Morgan

District 30B, Seth Howard

District 31, LaToya Caldwell-Nkongolo

District 31, Brian Chisholm

District 33B, Stuart Schmidt

District 33C, Heather Bagnall

District 34A, Andre Johnson

District 34A, Steve Johnson

District 35A, Mike Griffith

District 35A, Teresa Reilly

District 36, Jay Jacobs

District 36, Jeff Ghrist

District 36, Steven Arentz

District 37A, Sheree Sample-Hughes

District 37B, Chris Adams

District 37B, Tom Hutchinson

District 38B, Barry Beachump

District 38C, Wayne Hartman

District 40, Melissa Wells

District 41, Adrian Muldrow

District 41, Sean Stinnett

District 42B, Michele Guyton

District 42C, Steve Patten

District 43A, Regina Boyce

District 46, Robbyn Lewis

MDFB PAC will also meet after the primary election to endorse candidates for statewide office: governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller and attorney general. It may also make additional endorsement of candidates for the General Assembly.

MDFB PAC is run by a bipartisan board of directors composed of working farmers from across the state. It is the leading farm-related political action committee in Maryland supporting a diverse range of candidates who fight for farm families. It is funded by voluntary donations by MDFB’s over 7,000 member-families.