Johnny Olszewski MD-02

John Anthony Olszewski Jr. born September 10, 1982), also known by his nickname Johnny O, is an American politician who is the member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland’s 2nd congressional district. He is also the 14th and current county executive of Baltimore County, Maryland.

A member of the Democratic Party, Olszewski previously served as a student member of the Baltimore County Board of Education from 1999 to 2000, and two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 6th district from 2006 to 2015. The district covered most of the southeastern portion of Baltimore County, including the town of Dundalk, Maryland. Olszewski unsuccessfully ran for the Maryland Senate in District 6 in 2014, narrowly losing to Republican challenger Johnny Ray Salling. Olszewski has served as Baltimore County Executive since 2018; he narrowly defeated state senator James Brochin in the 2018 Democratic primary election and defeated former state Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer Jr. in the general election. Olszewski was re-elected in 2022, defeating Republican nominee Pat McDonough.

Olszewski first ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024, defeating state delegate Harry Bhandari in a landslide in the Democratic primary and defeating radio host Kimberly Klacik in the general election. He will be sworn in on January 3, 2025.

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Sarah Elfreth MD-03

Sarah Kelly Elfreth (born September 9, 1988) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland Senate representing the 30th district since 2019.

Elfreth won the 22-way Democratic primary in the U.S. House of Representatives election in Maryland’s 3rd congressional district and then defeated the Republican nominee in the general election. She will be sworn in on January 3, 2025.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Elfreth moved to Maryland to study political science at Towson University and later earn a MPP from Johns Hopkins University. She became involved with Maryland politics while attending Towson, during which she was appointed by Governor Martin O’Malley to be a student member of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. After graduating, Elfreth moved to Annapolis, where she successfully ran for the Maryland Senate in 2018, defeating Republican challenger and former state delegate Ron George in the general election. She was reelected in 2022. Her district encompasses the lower half of Anne Arundel County, including the state capital of Annapolis.

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Glenn Ivey MD-04

Current Position: US Representative of MD District 4 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State’s attorney for Prince George’s County, Maryland, from 2002 to 2011.
District:  Most of Prince George’s County and a small portion of Montgomery County.
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Ivey served on Capitol Hill as chief counsel to Senate majority leader Tom Daschle, as counsel to U.S. senator Paul Sarbanes during the Whitewater controversy, as chief majority counsel to the Senate Banking Committee, and on the staff of U.S. representative John Conyers. He also worked for U.S. attorney Eric Holder as an assistant U.S. attorney and as chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission.

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Steny Hoyer MD-05

Current Position: US Representative of MD District 5 since 1981
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Senator from 1967 – 1978; House Majority Leader
District: All of Charles, St. Mary’s, and Calvert counties, as well as portions of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties.
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Steny Hoyer was House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. From 1962 to 1966, Hoyer was a member of the staff of U.S. Senator Daniel Brewster; also on Brewster’s staff at that time was Nancy Pelosi. He earned his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1966.

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Steny Hoyer Promotes ‘Help America Vote Act’ In Appropriations Bill

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April McClain-Delaney MD-06

April Lynn McClain-Delaney[1] (née McClain; born May 28, 1964) is an American lawyer, government official, and politician who served as an official of the U.S. Department of Commerce during the Biden administration.

A member of the Democratic Party, in 2024 she won the U.S. House of Representatives election in Maryland’s 6th congressional district after prevailing from a crowded primary and defeating Republican former state delegate Neil Parrott in the general election.

She is the wife of former Congressman John Delaney, who represented the 6th district from 2013 to 2019.

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Kweisi Mfume MD-07

Current Position: US Representative of MD District 7 since 2021
Affiliation: Democrat
Other Positions:  House Committee on Small Business
Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure.
District: Almost the entire city of Baltimore and some of Baltimore County
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Kweisi Mfume first served as 7th district representative from 1987 to 1996. Mfume first left his seat to become the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a position he held from 1996 to 2004. Mfume returned to his former House seat in 2020 after it was left vacant by the death of Elijah Cummings

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Kweisi Mfume Discusses Special Election Primary Win In Maryland

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Jamie Raskin MD-08

Current Position: US Representative of MD District 8 since 2017
Affiliation: Democrat
Other Positions:  Committee on House Administration; Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Former Position: Constitutional law professor from 1990 – 2006
District:  DC suburbs, including Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Potomac and Rockville and Silver Spring.
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Raskin co-chairs the Congressional Freethought Caucus. He was the lead impeachment manager (prosecutor) for the second impeachment of President Donald Trump in response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.[3][4] Before his election to Congress, Raskin was a constitutional law professor at American University Washington College of Law and co-founder of the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project.

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Congressman Jamie Raskin recounts Capitol invasion, which happened the day after he buried his son

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