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House of Delegates, District 12B

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A delegate votes on Maryland laws and the state budget in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Blair L. Brannock

Republican

Auditor, Maryland Lottery

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Gary SimmonsOfficial portrait — Maryland General Assembly

Gary Simmons

DemocraticIncumbent

State delegate

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  • Sponsored a bill requiring defibrillators in local police vehicles.In office
  • Sponsored a bill on police use of body-worn cameras.In office
  • Sponsored increased penalties for vehicular manslaughter.In office
  • Sponsored required literature for firearm and ammunition buyers.In office
  • Sponsored wider eligibility for motions to reduce sentences.In office
  • Sponsored loan repayment and scholarships for correctional officers.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored a bill requiring defibrillators in local police vehicles.

    Delegate Gary Simmons: member page (biography and 2026 sponsored legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Local Law Enforcement Vehicles - Requirements - Automated External Defibrillators”
  2. Sponsored a bill on police use of body-worn cameras.

    Delegate Gary Simmons: member page (biography and 2026 sponsored legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras”
  3. Sponsored increased penalties for vehicular manslaughter.

    Delegate Gary Simmons: member page (biography and 2026 sponsored legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel - Increased Penalties (Jamari's Law)”
  4. Sponsored required literature for firearm and ammunition buyers.

    Delegate Gary Simmons: member page (biography and 2026 sponsored legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition”
  5. Sponsored wider eligibility for motions to reduce sentences.

    Delegate Gary Simmons: member page (biography and 2026 sponsored legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Criminal Procedure - Motion to Reduce Duration of Sentence - Eligibility (Vincent Anthony Fisher III Act)”
  6. Sponsored loan repayment and scholarships for correctional officers.

    Delegate Gary Simmons: member page (biography and 2026 sponsored legislation)

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Higher Education - Loan Repayment and Scholarships for Correctional Officers”

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