State

House of Delegates, District 34A

Vote for: 2
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 3
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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Elliott Joseph Herneker

Republican

UPS supervisor

The gist

Opposes state preemption of local zoning for data centers.
Opposes raising costs through fees, surcharges and mandates.
Pledges to judge bills by their cost to working families.

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Opposes state preemption of local zoning for data centers.
Issues: Elliott Herneker for District 34A
Campaign website · Elliott J. Herneker for District 34A · ejhfordistrict34a.com
“Oppose any state effort to preempt local zoning for data centers or similar projects.”
Opposes raising costs through fees, surcharges and mandates.
Issues: Elliott Herneker for District 34A
Campaign website · Elliott J. Herneker for District 34A · ejhfordistrict34a.com
“Oppose policies that quietly raise costs through fees, surcharges, and mandates.”
Pledges to judge bills by their cost to working families.
Issues: Elliott Herneker for District 34A
Campaign website · Elliott J. Herneker for District 34A · ejhfordistrict34a.com
“I believe the first test for any bill in Annapolis should be simple: does this help working families, or does it make life more expensive?”

Andre V. Johnson, Jr.

DemocraticIncumbent

The gist

Sponsored a state study of land-based wind energy.In office
Sponsored no-interest clean energy loans for nonprofits.In office
Sponsored setting a market-based equity return in utility rate cases.In office
Sponsored barring appointed school board members from leadership posts.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 state study of land-based wind energy.
Delegate Andre V. Johnson, Jr.: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Maryland Energy Administration - Study on Land-Based Wind Energy”
HB 629 (2026): Maryland Energy Administration - Study on Land-Based Wind Energy
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“conduct a study on the potential for land-based wind energy generation in the State”
Sponsored no-interest clean energy loans for nonprofits.
Delegate Andre V. Johnson, Jr.: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits (GREEN) Loan Program and Fund - Establishment”
HB 695 (2026): Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits (GREEN) Loan Program and Fund - Establishment
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“provide financial assistance in the form of no-interest loans to nonprofit organizations for the planning, purchase, and installation of qualifying energy systems”
Sponsored setting a market-based equity return in utility rate cases.
Delegate Andre V. Johnson, Jr.: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Investor-Owned Public Service Companies - Base Rate Proceeding - Equity Market Return”
HB 981 (2026): Investor-Owned Public Service Companies - Base Rate Proceeding - Equity Market Return
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“determine a certain equity market return for certain public service companies”
Sponsored barring appointed school board members from leadership posts.
Delegate Andre V. Johnson, Jr.: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“County Boards of Education - Appointed Members in Leadership Positions - Prohibition”
HB 1288 (2026): County Boards of Education - Appointed Members in Leadership Positions - Prohibition
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Prohibiting appointed members of a county board of education from serving in certain leadership positions on the county board”

Steve Johnson

DemocraticIncumbent

The gist

Sponsored ending Medicaid step therapy for serious mental illness drugs.In office
Sponsored raising the population threshold for municipal incorporation.In office
Sponsored human trafficking awareness lessons for middle schoolers.In office
Sponsored regulating vision insurers and benefit managers.In office

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

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Sponsored ending Medicaid step therapy for serious mental illness drugs.
Delegate Steve Johnson: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness”
HB 808 (2026): Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“applying a step therapy or fail-first protocol for a prescription drug used to treat an adult enrollee's diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, major depression”
Sponsored raising the population threshold for municipal incorporation.
Delegate Steve Johnson: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Municipal Incorporation - County Commissioners or County Council - Required Approval of Referendum Request”
HB 1141 (2026): Municipal Incorporation - County Commissioners or County Council - Required Approval of Referendum Request
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Increasing the minimum population threshold for municipal incorporation to 600 residents”
Sponsored human trafficking awareness lessons for middle schoolers.
Delegate Steve Johnson: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking”
HB 355 (2026): Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“for students in grades 6 through 8, material promoting the awareness and prevention of human and sex trafficking”
Sponsored regulating vision insurers and benefit managers.
Delegate Steve Johnson: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Health Insurance - Vision Benefits - Regulation of Insurers and Vision Benefit Managers”
HB 1603 (2026): Health Insurance - Vision Benefits - Regulation of Insurers and Vision Benefit Managers
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Establishing requirements for certain vision benefits, vision benefit plans, and vision benefit discount plans”

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