HEALTHCARE
SENATE RACE
Angela Alsobrooks (Democrat)
Supports access to abortion and reproductive health care.
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Will co-sponsor the Women's Health Protection Act
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Determined to stand against efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.
Larry Hogan (Republican)
Has publicly opposed a federal abortion ban since 1992.
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Will vote to force the Federal Trade Commission to investigate pricing schemes that make it more difficult to get the health care seniors need
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Aims to vote make pharmaceutical middlemen accountable to the public.
HOUSE RACES
House District 1
Blaine Miller (Democrat)
Believes accessibility to health care services is crucial for promoting individual and collective health.
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Believes abortion should remain a woman’s right
Andy Harris (Republican)
Supported bipartisan legislation to improve health care accessibility and affordability, and provide more federal funding, particularly for children and elderly.
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Believes in increasing competition between insurance companies by allowing competition across state lines, tax deductibility of 100% of medical costs, expanding health insurance savings accounts and other measures allowing individuals to be in control of their health care decisions.
House District 2
Jonny Olszewski (Democrat)
Supports pro-choice stance on women’s reproductive rights.
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Plans to oppose efforts from those seeking to ban access to abortion, birth control or to prevent women from having the right to choose.
Kimberly Klacik (Republican)
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Supports the votes of the Supreme Court and believes access to abortion should be up to the states.
Jasen Wunder (Libertarian)
Believes fetuses have a fundamental human right to exist.
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Vowed to not vote on legislation restricting or expanding abortion access.
House District 3
Sarah Elfreth (Democrat)
Voted to expand access to reproductive health care and co-sponsored a constitutional amendment to enshrine reproductive freedom as a fundamental right in Maryland’s State Constitution.
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Will fight to make Roe v. Wade law again and take on extremists who want to enforce a national abortion ban and prohibit IVF.
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Will fight for progress on medical leave, parental leave, and caregiver leave.
Robert Steinberger (Republican)
Opposes abortions and believes abortion access is best left up to the states to decide.
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Believes women’s autonomy to make their own decisions in particular cases of rape, incest or risk to the health of the mother.
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Opposes federal funding for abortion, partial abortions and third trimester abortions — except for the necessity of the safety mother’s safety.
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Believes in a reform of the health care system.
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Believes regulation can help drive an improved health care infrastructure and workforce.
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Supports focusing investment on advancing medical practices and finding cures.
Miguel Barajas (Libertarian)
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Specific information not found.
House District 4
Glenn Ivey (Democrat)
Fights for universal health care.
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Believes health care should be affordable and accessible to all people, especially those with preexisting health conditions.
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Wants to lower health care costs for all americans.
George McDermott (Republican)
Believes in a woman's right to choose.
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Disagrees with the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
House District 5
Steny Hoyer (Democrat)
Brought Affordable Care Act to the Floor as Majority Leader in 2010 and ended the practice of denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions and banned annual and lifetime limits on health coverage benefits.
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Brought legislation to the House Floor for a vote that would enshrine Roe v. Wade into law.
Michelle Talkington (Republican)
Believes health care coverage should be a right and not a privilege.
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Will strive for universal access, lower costs and higher quality in medication
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Supports codifying Roe v. Wade into law
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Supports the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would protect and re-establish abortion rights and ensure the future of reproductive health care remains safe, legal and accessible.
House District 6
April McClain-Delaney (Democrat)
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Believes in the protection of unborn children and the right to be born.
Neil Parrot (Republican)
Wants to advance health equity by reducing disparities.
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Was a part of Maryland’s bipartisan congressional delegation that is working to fund a new model focused on health equity.
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Has worked to strengthen maternal health care and reduce maternal mortality.
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Worked to provide funding for Maryland health centers to provide free COVID-19 vaccines.
House District 7
Kweisei Mfume (Democrat)
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Wants to advance health equity by reducing disparities.
- Was a part of Maryland’s bipartisan congressional delegation that is working to fund a new model focused on health equity.
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Has worked to strengthen maternal health care and reduce maternal mortality.
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Worked to provide funding for Maryland health centers to provide free COVID-19 vaccines.
Scott Collier (Republican)
Is anti-abortion
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Supports the 2022 Dobbs decision to not uphold Roe v. Wade
Ronald Owens-Bey (Libertarian)
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Specific information not found.
House District 8
Jamie Raskin (Democrat)
Supports single payer health care and is pro-choice.
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Supports womens right to abortion services without restrictions.
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Supports single payer health care.
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Supports solutions to mental health crises and funding of crisis stabalization for those at risk of suicide.
Cheryl Riley (Republican)
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Supports the supreme court decision to leave abortion rights to the states.
Nancy Wallace (Green)
Supports single payer universal health care and preventative care.
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Supports a publicly funded health care insurance program.
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Supports further research and funding into a men's birth control contraception.
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Supports women's access to abortion and contraception.
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Supports teaching and funding of holistic health approaches.