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MARYLAND STATE

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AFL-CIO

C.O.P.E.

(Committee on Political Education)

2010 General Election

Endorsed Candidates

GENERAL ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2

VOTE EARLY! Vote for labor endorsed candidates

Early Voting Locations are open starting Friday October 22, 2010 through Thursday, October 28, 2010, from 10 am until 8 pm each day. Voting locations will be closed Sunday, October 24^th. To find an early voting center in your county, go to: http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting.html and click on your county.

How you vote is a personal decision. We believe our endorsed candidates are the best choice for working families. For more information contact your local union or the Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO at (410) 318-8537.

U.S. Senator: Barbara A. Mikulski

Maryland Governor: Martin O’Malley

Maryland Lt. Governor: Anthony G. Brown

Maryland Comptroller: Peter Franchot

Maryland Attorney General: Douglas F. Gansler

U.S. House of Representatives

MD District 1 – Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. MD District 5 – Steny H. Hoyer

MD District 2 – C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger MD District 6 – Andrew Duck

MD District 3 – John Sarbanes MD District 7 – Elijah Cummings

MD District 4 – Donna Edwards MD District 8 – Chris Van Hollen

District of Columbia: Eleanor Holmes-Norton

District of Columbia

Mayor: Vincent C. Gray

Council Chair: No Position At Large: Phil Mendelson & David Schwartzman (GREEN Party)

Ward 1: No Position Ward 5: Harry Thomas, Jr.

Ward 3: Mary M. Cheh Ward 6: No Position

Maryland General Assembly

District 1 District 7

Senate: George C. Edwards Senate: No Recommendation

House 1A - James R. “Smokey” Stanton House 7 - Jeff Beard

1B - Kevin Kelly James Ward Morrow

1C - Ronald Lohr No Endorsement

District 2 District 8

Senate: No Recommendation Senate: Katherine Klausmeier

House 2A - Neil Becker House 8 - Eric Bromwell

2B - Brien Poffenberger Cal Bowman

2C - John P. Donoghue Ruth Baisden

District 3 District 9

Senate: No Recommendation Senate: No Endorsement

House 3A - Galen R. Clagett House 9A - Maryann Maher

3A - No Recommendation 9A - Jonathan Weinstein

3B - Paul Gilligan 9B - Anita Lombardi Riley

District 4 District 10

Senate: No Endorsement Senate: Delores G. Kelley

House 4A - Ryan P. Trout House 10 - Emmett C. Burns

4A - No Recommendation Adrienne A. Jones

4B - Timothy Schlauch Shirley Nathan-Pulliam

District 5 District 11

Senate: No Endorsement Senate: No Recommendation

House 5A - No Endorsement House 11 - Dan K. Morhaim

5A - No Endorsement Dana Stein

5B - No Recommendation Jon S. Cardin

District 6 District 12

Senate: Norman R. Stone, Jr. Senate: Edward J. Kasemeyer

House 6 - John Olszewski, Jr. House 12A - Steven J. DeBoy, Sr.

Joseph “Sonny” Minnick 12A - James E. Malone, Jr. Mike Weir, Jr. 12B - Elizabeth Bobo

District 13 District 22

Senate: James N. Robey Senate: Paul G. Pinsky

House 13 - Guy Guzzone House 22 - Tawanna Gaines

Shane Pendergrass Ann Healey

Frank S. Turner Justin Ross

District 14 District 23

Senate: Karen S. Montgomery Senate: Douglas J.J. Peters

House 14 - Anne R. Kaiser House 23A - James W. Hubbard

Eric Luedtke 23A - Geraldine Valentino-Smith

Craig Zucker 23B - Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.

District 15 District 24

Senate: Rob Garagiola Senate: Joanne Benson

House 15 - Kathleen Dumais House 24 - Carolyn J.B. Howard

Brian J. Feldman Michael L. Vaughn

Aruna Miller No Recommendation

District 16 District 25

Senate: Brian E. Frosh Senate: Ulysses Currie

House 16 - Bill Frick House 25 - Aisha Braveboy

Susan C. Lee Melony Ghee Griffith

Arianna Kelly Dereck E. Davis

District 17 District 26

Senate: Jennie M. Forehand Senate: No Endorsement

House 17 - Kumar P. Barve House 26 - Veronica Turner

Luiz Simmons Kriselda “Kris” Valderrama

No Recommendation No Recommendation

District 18 District 27

Senate: Richard Madaleno Senate: No Recommendation

House 18 - Ana Sol Gutierrez House 27A - James E. Proctor, Jr.

Jeff Waldstreicher 27A - Joseph F. Vallario, Jr.

Al Carr 27B - Sue Kullen

District 19 District 28

Senate: Roger P. Manno Senate: Thomas McClain Middleton

House 19 - Bonnie Cullison House 28 - Peter Murphy

Sam Arora C.T. Wilson

Ben Kramer No Recommendation

District 20 District 29

Senate: Jamie Raskin Senate: Roy Dyson

House 20 - Sheila E. Hixson House 29A - No Recommendation

Tom Hucker 29B - John Bohanan

Heather R. Mizuer 29C - Chris Davies

District 21 District 30

Senate: Jim Rosapepe Senate: No Recommendation

House 21 - Ben Barnes House 30 - Michael E. Busch

Barbara A. Frush Virginia P. Clagett

Joseline Pena Melnyk Judd Legum

District 31 District 40

Senate: Edward P. “Ned” Carey Senate: Catherine Pugh

House 31 - Jeremiah Chiappelli House 40 - Frank M. Conaway, Jr.

Justin M. Towles Barbara A. Robinson

No Endorsement Shawn Z. Tarrant

District 32 District 41

Senate: No Recommendation Senate: No Recommendation

House 32 - Pamela Beidle House 41 - Jill P. Carter

Mary Ann Love Nathaniel T. Oaks

Theodore Sophocleus Samuel I. “Sandy” Rosenberg

District 33 District 42

Senate: No Endorsement Senate: Jim Brochin

House 33A - Madonna Brennan House 42 - Lori Albin

33A - No Endorsement Stephen W. Lafferty

33B - No Endorsement No Endorsement

District 34 District 43

Senate: No Recommendation Senate: Joan Carter Conway

House 34A - Mary-Dulany James House 43 - Curt Anderson

34A - No Endorsement Maggie McIntosh

34B - David D. Rudolph Mary Washington

District 35 District 44

Senate: No Recommendation Senate: Verna Jones

House 35A - John W. Jones House 44 - Keith E. Haynes

35A - No Recommendation Melvin L. Stukes

35B - No Endorsement Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr.

District 36 District 45

Senate: No Endorsement Senate: Nathaniel J. McFadden

House 36 - Arthur Hock House 45 - Cheryl D. Glenn

No Recommendation Hattie N. Harrison

No Recommendation Talmadge Branch

District 37 District 46

Senate: No Endorsement Senate: Bill Ferguson

House 37A - Rudolph C. Cane House 46 - Brian K. McHale

37B - Patrice L. Stanley Peter A. Hammen

37B - No Recommendation Luke Clippinger

District 38 District 47

Senate: Jim Mathias Senate: Victor Ramirez

House 38A - Michael K. McCready House 47 - Jolene Ivey

38B - Norman H. Conway Doyle Niemann

38B - No Recommendation No Recommendation

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District 39 ** Endorsements in bold italics are

Senate: Nancy J. King 1^st time Union member candidates

House 39 - Charles Barkley

Kirill Reznik

Shane Robinson