State

House of Delegates, District 32

Vote for: 3
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 6
Election: Nov 3, 2026

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

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Spencer F. Dixon

Democratic

Strategic operations manager, Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board

The gist

Supports the Fair Share Maryland plan to close corporate loopholes.
Supports solar, storage and onshore wind to lower energy costs.
Supports smart-growth housing where infrastructure exists.
Opposes efforts to scale back the Blueprint.
Pledges to protect health and food benefits from federal cuts.

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Supports the Fair Share Maryland plan to close corporate loopholes.
Maryland House of Delegates District 32: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“I support the Fair Share Maryland plan, which would generate needed revenue for our state by closing corporate loopholes”
Supports solar, storage and onshore wind to lower energy costs.
Maryland House of Delegates District 32: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“The cheapest and fastest to deploy forms of energy are solar, battery storage, and onshore wind”
Supports smart-growth housing where infrastructure exists.
Maryland House of Delegates District 32: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“I’ll support policies that encourage smart growth in development in the areas that have the infrastructure to support it”
Opposes efforts to scale back the Blueprint.
Maryland House of Delegates District 32: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“I will be steadfast in my commitment to the blueprint and will oppose efforts to chip away at it”
Pledges to protect health and food benefits from federal cuts.
Maryland House of Delegates District 32: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“I’ll fight to prevent loss of these benefits for the most vulnerable Marylanders.”

Colin McEvers

Republican

College student; founder of Maryland Maverick News

The gist

Supports reopening power plants and halting plant closures.
Supports loosening residential building codes to cut housing costs.
Supports rolling back the Blueprint education plan.
Opposes recent tax increases on small businesses.
Opposes sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants.

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Supports reopening power plants and halting plant closures.
Maryland House of Delegates District 32: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“reopen natural energy plants and immediately halt the closure of active plants to bring our energy rates down”
Supports loosening residential building codes to cut housing costs.
Maryland House of Delegates District 32: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“We must reduce stringent residential building codes to bring the cost of housing in this state”
Supports rolling back the Blueprint education plan.
Maryland House of Delegates District 32: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“The program should be rolled back.”
Opposes recent tax increases on small businesses.
Maryland House of Delegates District 32: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“One thing we must do is tackle the huge tax increases that small businesses have experienced in recent years”
Opposes sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants.
Maryland House of Delegates District 32: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · thebanner.com
“sanctuary policies which incentivize more illegals to come to Maryland”

Mary Phelps

Republican

The gist

No documented position found.

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Marcus Damon Snipes, Jr.

Republican

The gist

No documented position found.

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J. Sandy Bartlett

DemocraticIncumbent

The gist

Sponsored stronger enforcement of firearm surrender in protective orders.In office
Sponsored juvenile court jurisdiction over youths facing life-sentence charges.In office
Sponsored state investigations of deaths involving federal agents.In office
Sponsored stricter secure firearm storage requirements.In office

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

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Sponsored stronger enforcement of firearm surrender in protective orders.
Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act”
HB 83 (2026): Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Altering and establishing provisions relating to the surrender of firearms by a respondent under the domestic violence statutes”
Sponsored juvenile court jurisdiction over youths facing life-sentence charges.
Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act)”
HB 409 (2026): Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“repealing provisions specifying that the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction over a child alleged to have committed any crime punishable by life imprisonment”
Sponsored state investigations of deaths involving federal agents.
Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Federal Law Enforcement or Immigration Enforcement”
HB 1036 (2026): Office of the Attorney General - Independent Investigations Division - Federal Law Enforcement or Immigration Enforcement
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“investigate the death of a person that occurs in connection with an interaction with federal law enforcement or federal immigration enforcement”
Sponsored stricter secure firearm storage requirements.
Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Public Safety - Firearms - Storage Requirements”
HB 1608 (2026): Public Safety - Firearms - Storage Requirements
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“requiring an authorized individual to store a firearm in a certain secure storage depository at a certain time”

Mike Rogers

DemocraticIncumbent

The gist

Sponsored a Veterans Day sales tax holiday for veterans.In office
Sponsored license portability for service members and spouses.In office
Sponsored license portability for Foreign Service families.In office

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

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Sponsored a Veterans Day sales tax holiday for veterans.
Delegate Mike Rogers: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day”
HB 139 (2026): Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Establishing November 11 as a tax-free day each year”
Sponsored license portability for service members and spouses.
Delegate Mike Rogers: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act”
HB 420 (2026): Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state”
Sponsored license portability for Foreign Service families.
Delegate Mike Rogers: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses”
HB 1120 (2026): Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Authorizing members of the Foreign Service and spouses of members of the Foreign Service, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State”

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