Congressional Elections 2016 - Maryland

[Stevil Kenevil]

Sarbanes is going on year 10 and counting in District 3 a.k.a. "The Pterodactyl" and needs to be reminded that it is not a career... John Rea(D) didn't do to well against him in 2008 . Sarbanes won 60/40 against Charles Long(R) who beat Tom Harris(R) by 1% in the primary so, given last years numbers, we are looking at a 20% deficit... Unless ma man Plaster(R) has a nice strong showing.

Rea in the DINO primary, Plaster in the General for me.

Congressional District 03

Harris, Thomas E. "Pinkston" (R)
Baltimore City
Contact Information
2330 McCulloh Street
BALTIMORE, MD 21217-
(443) 248-2847


Plaster, Mark (R)
Business owner, Iraq Veteran, Physician
Endorsed by Rep. Harris of District 1!
Anne Arundel County
Email doc@plasterforcongress.com
Website www.plasterforcongress.com
Facebook facebook.com/markplastermd
Twitter @docplaster
Other instagram.com/plasterforcongress
Contact Information
P.O. Box 348
ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401-
(443) 607-6538


Rea, John (D)
Anne Arundel County
Email johnrea15@yahoo.com
Contact Information
1911 N. Lawrence Ave
ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401-
(443) 221-5680


Sarbanes, John (D)
Baltimore County
Email info@johnsarbanes.com
Website www.johnsarbanes.com
Contact Information
P. O. Box 6854
BALTIMORE, MD 21285-

 

[mrgnstrn]

I think this encapsulates the DINO opportunity perfectly.
Can DINOs get Beck to topple Hoyer on April 26th?

District 5:

Kristin (Nee Christiopher) Beck (D) Retired Navy SEAL, Human Rights Activist, Unicorn Farmer
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/12/kristin-beck_n_6673744.html
Campaign Website: http://www.beck4congress.us
Campaign Email: kristin@beck4congress.us
Campaign Phone (703) 856-2811
10200 Cross Haven Court
Rockville, MD 20850
"...Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have now joined our team to call for free college tuition for "in state" students. My plan goes one step further to say free tuition should be reserved for those kids who earn it with a 3.25GPA or better."
Campaign contributions:
BECK, CHRISTOPHER T $6,126
BECK, KRISTIN $0
2A position: Unstated; probably anti.


Steny H. Hoyer (D) [Incumbent] (Requires Frequent Dusting)
Campaign contributions (2016): $1,772,149
2A position: No friend of 2A.


Debbie F. Wilson (D) Jurisdiction Charles County
Email drdfwilson@gmail.com
Contact phone: (240) 593-9105
P.O. Box 1501
WHITE PLAINS, MD 20695
No Bio information found.
Received $0 in donations
2A position: Undetermined.


Mark Arness (R) Physician
Campaign Website: http://www.arnessforcongress.com
Campaign Email: mark@arnessforcongress.com
Mark's career in aviation medicine and experience as a licensed pilot with over 1500 flight hours and 150 hours flown in 25 combat missions under enemy fire in the skies over war-torn Bosnia, Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan qualifies him for the most challenging service to constituents. Mark is a decorated veteran and caring physician, awarded the Air Medal for service under fire in aerial combat.
Mark will not support "Blanket amnesty" for all illegals!
Campaign contributions: $21,647
2A position: Appears pro-2A.


Sam Faddis (R) Consultant
Campaign Website: http://www.samfaddis.com/
Campaign Email: contact@samfaddis.com
Campaign Phone (443) 625-7016
Campaign Address
PO Box 146
Davidsonville, MD 21035
I have been an Army officer and CIA operative. I spent twenty years abroad working against the enemies of this nation. Since my retirement I have taught college and graduate school, written six books and commented on national security and terrorism. I have run large organizations and worked under intense pressure in unforgiving environments.
Campaign contributions: $108,057
2A position: Undetermined.

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Updated 4 April 2016

 

[Jim12]

PSA: Today, 4/5/16, 9:00 p.m. is the cutoff to register to vote in the 2016 primaries!

 

[Mr H]

I think this encapsulates the DINO opportunity perfectly.
Can DINOs get Beck to topple Hoyer on April 26th?

I love it!

 

[montoya32]

Mike Smigiel Video

 

[mrgnstrn]

I love it!

great....but will the DINOs even register on the Richter scale at all voting for Beck?

 

[Jim12]

If he ever voted in favor of any budget, spending, or other omnibus bill that had any provision with which he openly opposed, he did the same thing he's accusing Andy Harris of doing. His criticism of Harris for funding Obamacare, etc., is misleading, to be kind.

It's like a voter saying they don't support a candidate's position but voting for him anyway b/c he's the better of two unpleasant choices -- and then condemning others for doing it.

 

[TopShelf]

Thanks to all.

All basic info from posts to this point extracted to OP and referenced from there. If I missed some information, please let me know and I will work to get in another update

 

[ddeanjohnson]

Every Smigiel statement about Andy Harris is misleading

In this video, Mr. Smigiel says that Congressman Andy Harris (R-1st) has "voted for all the wrong things." In reality, as discussed in my post above, Mr. Harris has an impeccable record on 2nd Amendment issues. In the past Mr. Harris has run with the NRA's "A" rating and endorsement, and I expect that he will do so again. Mr. Smigiel cites no actions by Mr. Harris that would even begin to justify 2nd Amendment activists abandoning a lawmaker who has consistently gone to bat for them.

However, Mr. Smigiel does make specific allegations regarding Mr. Harris's record on a couple of other issues. The issues themselves are properly outside the scope of this forum, but these comments by Mr. Smigiel deserve rebuttal if only for the purpose of allowing viewers to judge the truthfulness of his overall indictment of Mr. Harris.

Specifically, Mr. Smigiel charges in the video that Mr. Harris violated pledges to oppose Obamacare, and that Mr. Harris voted for "expanded federal funding for abortion." The most cursory research demonstrates that Mr. Harris has voted repeatedly to repeal Obamacare, and also advanced and supported multiple measures to nullify many of the major components of Obamacare. For Mr. Smigiel to base the pro-Obamacare charge on Harris's ultimate support for a government-wide funding bill is a gross distortion -- I suppose that if Mr. Harris had voted against that bill, then Mr. Smigiel might have charged that Mr. Harris favored abolition of the Navy, the FDA, and the FBI, since those agencies were funded, with the rest of the government, in the same bill.

Regarding funding of abortion, Mr. Smigiel has made this bizarre charge before. On March 4, 2016, the National Right to Life Committee publicly released a letter to Mr. Harris in which the organization quoted Smigiel's charge and then commented, "This charge is utterly false. To put the most charitable interpretation upon Mr. Smigiel's statement, he is grossly misinformed. . . . The omnibus appropriations bill passed in December 2015 to keep the federal government operating, as well as every comparable bill previously passed during your time in the House, preserved the Hyde Amendment and other longstanding laws against federal funding of abortion. Whatever the other merits or demerits of these funding bills, you did nothing contrary to pro-life interests by voting for them."

The same letter said to Mr. Harris, "Your pro-life voting record is 100%. Moreover, as a member of the House Appropriations Committee, you have been a leader in efforts to curb the Obama Administration’s relentless efforts to expand federal support for abortion. Your 'Harris Amendment,' a measure to prohibit abortion coverage in the multi-state insurance plans created by the Obamacare law, was approved by the House . . ."

 

[montoya32]

In this video, Mr. Smigiel says that Congressman Andy Harris (R-1st) has "voted for all the wrong things." In reality, as discussed in my post above, Mr. Harris has an impeccable record on 2nd Amendment issues. In the past Mr. Harris has run with the NRA's "A" rating and endorsement, and I expect that he will do so again. Mr. Smigiel cites no actions by Mr. Harris that would even begin to justify 2nd Amendment activists abandoning a lawmaker who has consistently gone to bat for them.



However, Mr. Smigiel does make specific allegations regarding Mr. Harris's record on a couple of other issues. The issues themselves are properly outside the scope of this forum, but these comments by Mr. Smigiel deserve rebuttal if only for the purpose of allowing viewers to judge the truthfulness of his overall indictment of Mr. Harris.



Specifically, Mr. Smigiel charges in the video that Mr. Harris violated pledges to oppose Obamacare, and that Mr. Harris voted for "expanded federal funding for abortion." The most cursory research demonstrates that Mr. Harris has voted repeatedly to repeal Obamacare, and also advanced and supported multiple measures to nullify many of the major components of Obamacare. For Mr. Smigiel to base the pro-Obamacare charge on Harris's ultimate support for a government-wide funding bill is a gross distortion -- I suppose that if Mr. Harris had voted against that bill, then Mr. Smigiel might have charged that Mr. Harris favored abolition of the Navy, the FDA, and the FBI, since those agencies were funded, with the rest of the government, in the same bill.



Regarding funding of abortion, Mr. Smigiel has made this bizarre charge before. On March 4, 2016, the National Right to Life Committee released a letter to Mr. Harris in which the organization quoted Smigiel's charge and then commented, "This charge is utterly false. To put the most charitable interpretation upon Mr. Smigiel's statement, he is grossly misinformed. . . . The omnibus appropriations bill passed in December 2015 to keep the federal government operating, as well as every comparable bill previously passed during your time in the House, preserved the Hyde Amendment and other longstanding laws against federal funding of abortion. Whatever the other merits or demerits of these funding bills, you did nothing contrary to pro-life interests by voting for them."



The same letter said to Mr. Harris, "Your pro-life voting record is 100%. Moreover, as a member of the House Appropriations Committee, you have been a leader in efforts to curb the Obama Administration’s relentless efforts to expand federal support for abortion. Your 'Harris Amendment,' a measure to prohibit abortion coverage in the multi-state insurance plans created by the Obamacare law, was approved by the House . . ."

What role do you have in Mr. Harris' campaign?

 

[JPG]

District 5:

Kristin (Nee Christiopher) Beck (D) Retired Navy SEAL, Human Rights Activist, Unicorn Farmer
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/12/kristin-beck_n_6673744.html
Campaign Website: http://www.beck4congress.us
Campaign Email: kristin@beck4congress.us
Campaign Phone (703) 856-2811
10200 Cross Haven Court
Rockville, MD 20850
"...Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have now joined our team to call for free college tuition for "in state" students. My plan goes one step further to say free tuition should be reserved for those kids who earn it with a 3.25GPA or better."
Campaign contributions:
BECK, CHRISTOPHER T $6,126
BECK, KRISTIN $0
2A position: Unstated; probably anti.


Steny H. Hoyer (D) [Incumbent] (Requires Frequent Dusting)
Campaign contributions (2016): $1,772,149
2A position: No friend of 2A.

Rockville is in District 5 (Southern Maryland)?

 

[ddeanjohnson]

What role do you have in Mr. Harris' campaign?

I do not have any role in Mr. Harris's campaign. I do not even live in the 1st District. However, I do pay close attention to what members of Congress from Maryland actually do, on a number of the issues that are of greatest concern to me. I try to rely on primary sources, or direct observation.

Rather than seeking to open up an ad hominem attack on me, perhaps it would be more instructive if you examined the accuracy of what I have written about Mr. Harris's actual record. I respectfully suggest that you start with gun issues. You have posted multiple pro-Smigiel items on this forum in recent months, but I have yet to see from you any bill of particulars of why you think the 2nd Amendment community should abandon a lawmaker (Congressman Andy Harris) who has consistently gone to bat for the 2nd Amendment cause.

You might also notice that I have not said anything to impugn Mr. Smigiel's record or sincerity on the 2nd Amendment. I am familiar with his record, and I saw him in action during the fight over the 2013 O'Malley bill. But Congressman Harris has been doing the job, and the question is whether he should be fired. I will repeat the political rule of thumb that I posted above: When a member or members of a legislative body consistently support a certain cause, and the other members of that legislative body then witness the same lawmaker or lawmakers being undercut by organized activists for the same cause, the level of support and enthusiasm for advancing that cause will diminish over time within that legislative body.

 

[montoya32]

I do not have any role in Mr. Harris's campaign. I do not even live in the 1st District. However, I do pay close attention to what members of Congress from Maryland actually do, on a number of the issues that are of greatest concern to me. I try to rely on primary sources, or direct observation.



Rather than seeking to open up an ad hominem attack on me, perhaps it would be more instructive if you examined the accuracy of what I have written about Mr. Harris's actual record. I respectfully suggest that you start with gun issues. You have posted multiple pro-Smigiel items on this forum in recent months, but I have yet to see from you any bill of particulars of why you think the 2nd Amendment community should abandon a lawmaker (Congressman Andy Harris) who has consistently gone to bat for the 2nd Amendment cause.



You might also notice that I have not said anything to impugn Mr. Smigiel's record or sincerity on the 2nd Amendment. I am familiar with his record, and I saw him in action during the fight over the 2013 O'Malley bill. But Congressman Harris has been doing the job, and the question is whether he should be fired. I will repeat the political rule of thumb that I posted above: When a member or members of a legislative body consistently support a certain cause, and the other members of that legislative body then witness the same lawmaker or lawmakers being undercut by organized activists for the same cause, the level of support and enthusiasm for advancing that cause will diminish over time within that legislative body.

What 2a issues has Harris introduced or supported in congress? I know Mike fought for our rights in the MGA. Just answering survey questions does not show support.

How has Andy "gone to bat" for the second amendment?

Also, the cromnibus bill was for 2014, not 2015.

 

[ddeanjohnson]

What 2a issues has Harris introduced or supported in congress? I know Mike fought for our rights in the MGA. Just answering survey questions does not show support. How has Andy "gone to bat" for the second amendment?

This is not comprehensive, but it will get you started:
http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Andy_Harris_Gun_Control.htm

Also, the cromnibus bill was for 2014, not 2015.

There have been multiple omnibus, government-wide funding bills. The most recent omnibus funding bill was passed in December, 2015, and runs through September 30, 2016. The National Right to Life release quoted above specifically covers the December 2015 bill "as well as every comparable bill previously passed" during Harris's time in the House of Representatives -- i.e., Smigiel's charges regarding abortion are not supported by Harris's votes on ANY of those bills, or otherwise.

 

[AKbythebay]

Unfortunately in my view, Mr. Smigiel has chosen to primary District 1 Congressman Andy Harris (R). Andy Harris has run with an A rating and endorsement from the NRA in past election cycles, and I know of no reason why that will not be the case again this year. Harris is the ONLY member of the entire delegation that Maryland sends to Congress who votes to defend the Second Amendment. He has done so not only the House floor, but even more importantly, as a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, which has produced bills that have actually carried pro-gun provisions into federal law. So, here is a political axiom to keep in mind: When a member or members of a legislative body consistently support a certain cause, and the other members of that legislative body then witness the same lawmaker or lawmakers being undercut by organized activists for the same cause, the level of support and enthusiasm for advancing that cause will diminish over time within that legislative body.

My district and agree completely. I'll be voting for Andy Harris once again and my opinion of Mike has dropped tremendously over the last couple years

 

[motorcoachdoug]

I was on the phone the other day with Donna Edwards office. I was told that she believes no one should be able to carry a gun due to what happened in South Carolina.She does not believe in the 2A and would take away your right to carry and defend yourself. This came straight from her office in PG County..DO NOT VOTE FOR HER!!

 

[chuck]

I was on the phone the other day with Donna Edwards office. I was told that she believes no one should be able to carry a gun due to what happened in South Carolina.She does not believe in the 2A and would take away your right to carry and defend yourself. This came straight from her office in PG County..DO NOT VOTE FOR HER!!

She is pretty far off the rocker. Unfortunately she is my rep. I mailed her a letter about EPA regulations with regards to off road use. I got back a form letter about EPA carbon credits. WTF? would have been better if she didn't reply like the Senators.

The only good thing about her is that she is not likely to last more than one term. (knock on wood)

 

[dogbone]

Dug up some more dirt news on Petrus in District 7.

https://www.facebook.com/Adrianpetrusforussenate/

His 2A approach needs some work but he doesn't seem as big a grabber as Cummings.
Petrus wants to establish a Federal Firearms Owner ID and allow any holder to walk out of the store with their new toy. Yes, there are huge problems with this idea but he may just need to be enlightened as to why we don't this.

 

[danb]

Dug up some more dirt news on Petrus in District 7.

https://www.facebook.com/Adrianpetrusforussenate/

His 2A approach needs some work but he doesn't seem as big a grabber as Cummings.
Petrus wants to establish a Federal Firearms Owner ID and allow any holder to walk out of the store with their new toy. Yes, there are huge problems with this idea but he may just need to be enlightened as to why we don't this.

If the ID is the same as a drivers license, I can see advantages.

 

[dogbone]

If the ID is the same as a drivers license, I can see advantages.

However, it also provides a handy, dandy list of every firearm owner in the country.