JoAnn Y. Fisher
Republican
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House of Delegates, District 26
- Vote for
- 3
- Term
- 4 years
- Candidates
- 5
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A delegate votes on Maryland laws and the state budget in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Ike Puzon
Republican
Retired naval aviator; consultant
The gist
- Proposes cutting state programs for undocumented immigrants and nonprofit grants.
- Proposes eliminating climate mandates for wind and solar.
- Supports reopening coal and gas plants and building small reactors.
- Supports public grants for parents choosing private schools.
- Proposes cutting school administrators instead of new Blueprint funding.
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Proposes cutting state programs for undocumented immigrants and nonprofit grants.
Maryland House of Delegates District 26: 2026 Maryland Voter GuideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“Cut - all programs for Illegals. Review and reduce all grants to non-profits as appropriate.”
Proposes eliminating climate mandates for wind and solar.
Maryland House of Delegates District 26: 2026 Maryland Voter GuideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“Reduce and eliminate all climate mandates FOR windmill, and solar panels.”
Supports reopening coal and gas plants and building small reactors.
Maryland House of Delegates District 26: 2026 Maryland Voter GuideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“Reopen power plants with clean coal and gas, and open new smaller nuclear units”
Supports public grants for parents choosing private schools.
Maryland House of Delegates District 26: 2026 Maryland Voter GuideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“Provide school money/grants for parents wanting to send their child to private schools. Let parents choose schools.”
Proposes cutting school administrators instead of new Blueprint funding.
Maryland House of Delegates District 26: 2026 Maryland Voter GuideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“Reduce the administrators that are bought through increased money. MONEY Is NOT solving any issue in Maryland.”
Veronica Turner
DemocraticIncumbent
The gist
- Sponsored bill barring supply of drugs for executions.In office
- Sponsored bill barring schools from penalizing off-duty legal cannabis use.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Sponsored bill barring supply of drugs for executions.
Delegate Veronica Turner: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Public Health - Drugs and Medical Devices Used in Death Sentences - Prohibition”
HB 1564 (2026): Public Health - Drugs and Medical Devices Used in Death Sentences - ProhibitionGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“with the intent that the drug or device will be used to carry out a death sentence”
Sponsored bill barring schools from penalizing off-duty legal cannabis use.
Delegate Veronica Turner: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Employment Discrimination - School Employees - Use of Cannabis”
HB 1643 (2026): Employment Discrimination - School Employees - Use of CannabisGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Prohibiting a school from discriminating against an applicant for employment or an employee because of the applicant's or the employee's legal use of cannabis”
Kriselda Valderrama
DemocraticIncumbent
The gist
- Sponsored bill limiting local bans on short-term rentals by tenants.In office
- Sponsored bill changing how prevailing wage rates are calculated.In office
- Sponsored program supporting accurate teaching of Asian American history.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Sponsored bill limiting local bans on short-term rentals by tenants.
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Real Property - Short-Term Rentals”
HB 993 (2026): Real Property - Short-Term RentalsGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“prohibiting the offering of certain residential property as a short-term rental by an operator solely because the operator is a lessee or sublessee”
Sponsored bill changing how prevailing wage rates are calculated.
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“State Finance and Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate - Calculation”
HB 997 (2026): State Finance and Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate - CalculationGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Modifying the method by which the Commissioner of Labor and Industry determines a prevailing wage rate”
Sponsored program supporting accurate teaching of Asian American history.
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“State Department of Education - Asian American History - Accurate Instruction”
HB 1059 (2026): State Department of Education - Asian American History - Accurate InstructionGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“establish a program designed to assist with the accurate teaching of Asian American history”
Jamila J. Woods
DemocraticIncumbent
The gist
- Sponsored Medicaid pilot for remote maternal health monitoring.In office
- Sponsored required palliative care access and insurance coverage.In office
- Sponsored fund for community youth delinquency prevention grants.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Sponsored Medicaid pilot for remote maternal health monitoring.
Delegate Jamila J. Woods: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program”
HB 158 (2026): Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot ProgramGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Establishing the Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Health to support pregnant and postpartum Maryland Medical Assistance Program recipients”
Sponsored required palliative care access and insurance coverage.
Delegate Jamila J. Woods: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Health Facilities and Health Insurance - Palliative Care - Required Access and Coverage (Edna G. Neal Palliative Care Act)”
HB 1251 (2026): Health Facilities and Health Insurance - Palliative Care - Required Access and Coverage (Edna G. Neal Palliative Care Act)Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide health insurance coverage for certain palliative care”
Sponsored fund for community youth delinquency prevention grants.
Delegate Jamila J. Woods: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment”
HB 1058 (2026): Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - EstablishmentGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Establishing the Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund to provide grants to community-based programs”
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