Maryland Senate Candidates for Senator, MD Election Race 2012

Maryland Senate Candidates
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Primary: April 3, 2012

Heritage Foundation Scorecard for Maryland Candidates

MD 1 Rep. Andy Harris R 81%
MD 6 Rep. Roscoe Bartlett R 75%
MD 8 Rep. Chris Van Hollen D 16%
MD 4 Rep. Donna Edwards D 14%
MD 5 Rep. Steny Hoyer D 14%
MD 7 Rep. Elijah Cummings D 12%
MD 3 Rep. John Sarbanes D 12%
MD 2 Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger D 7%
MD MD Sen. Benjamin Cardin D 5%
MD MD Sen. Barbara Mikulski D 5%
Rep. Andy Harris MD 81%
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett MD 75%
Rep. Chris Van Hollen MD 16%
Rep. Donna Edwards MD 14%
Rep. Steny Hoyer MD 14%

Maryland Senator Election Race

Republican Senator Candidates

Daniel Bongino (R)
Robert Broadus (R)
William Capps Jr. (R)
Richard Douglas (R)
John Kimble (R)
Brian Vaeth (R)
Corrogan Vaughn (R)
Rick Hoover (R)
Jim Israel (R)
David Jones (R)
Joseph ALexander (R)

Democrat Senator Candidates

Ben Cardin (D)
Raymond Blagmon (D)
J.P. Cusick (D)
Chris Garner (D)
Ralph Jaffe (D)
C. Anthony Muse (D)
Blaine Taylor (D)
Ed Tinus (D)
Lih Young (D)

Maryland Candidates for US Congress from MD

District 1:
Andy Harris (R)
John LaFerla (D)
Kim Letke (D)
Wendy Rosen (D)

District 2:
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
Vladmir Degen (R)
Rick Impallaria (R)
Nancy Jacobs (R)
Howard Orton (R)
Larry Smith (R)

District 3:
John Sarbanes (D)
Dave Lockwood (D)
Armand Girard (R)
Thomas "Pinkston" Harris (R)
Eric Knowles (R)
Draper Phelps (R)

District 4:
Donna Edwards (D)
Ian Garner (D)
George McDermott (D)
Randy Gearhart (R)
Greg Holmes (R)
Faith Loudon (R)
Charles Shepherd (R)

District 5:
Steny Hoyer (D)
Cathy Johnson Pendleton (D)
David Hill (R)
Glenn Troy Morton (R)
Tony O'Donnell (R)

District 6:
Charles Bailey (D)
John Delaney (D)
Rob Garagiola (D)
Ron Little (D)
Milad Pooran (D)
Roscoe Bartlett (R)
Kathy Afzali (R)
David Brinkley (R)
Robert Coblentz (R)
Robin Ficker (R)
Peter James (R)
Joe Krysztoforski (R)
Brandon Rippeon (R)

District 7:
Elijah Cummings (D)
Ty Busch (D)
Charles Smith (D)
Ray Bly (R)
M. Justin Kinsey (R)
Frank Mirabile Jr. (R)
Robert Brookman (Independent)

District 8:
Chris Van Hollen Jr. (D)
George English (D)
Gus Alzona (R)
Shelly Skolnick (R)
Ken Timmerman (R)
Dave Wallace (R)
George Gluck (Green)




History of Maryland. Information that every Maryland Election Candidates for US Senate Should Know:

1608 - Captain John Smith explores the Chesapeake Bay

1631 - English trading post established on Kent Island

1632 - Maryland Charter granted to Cecilius Calvert by King Charles I

1633 - Ark and Dove sail from the Isle of Wight, England

1634 - Ark and Dove arrive at St. Clements Island; St. Mary's City founded

1649 - "An Act Concerning Religion" passed; Puritans founded Providence (now Annapolis)

1664 - Slavery allowed by law in Maryland

1695 - Annapolis becomes the capital of Maryland  

1708 – England’s Queen Anne grants Annapolis its City Charter

1727 - Maryland Gazette founded - the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States

1729 - Baltimore founded

1767 - Mason-Dixon Line established as Maryland's northern boundary

1776 - Four Marylanders sign the Declaration of Independence

1783 - Annapolis became the nation's capital from November 1783 until August

1784 - George Washington resigned his commission in the State House

1784 - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris in the State House, officially recognizing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation.

1786 - Annapolis Convention called for meeting to discuss new form of government

1788 - Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the U. S. Constitution

1791 - Maryland donates land for the new capital, Washington D.C.