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.
Education
Elliott Joseph HernekerRepublican
No documented position found.
Andre V. Johnson, Jr.Democratic
- Sponsored barring appointed school board members from leadership posts.In office
Steve JohnsonDemocratic
- Sponsored human trafficking awareness lessons for middle schoolers.In office
Economy & jobs
Elliott Joseph HernekerRepublican
- Opposes raising costs through fees, surcharges and mandates.
Andre V. Johnson, Jr.Democratic
- Sponsored setting a market-based equity return in utility rate cases.In office
Steve JohnsonDemocratic
No documented position found.
Environment & parks
Elliott Joseph HernekerRepublican
- Opposes state preemption of local zoning for data centers.
Andre V. Johnson, Jr.Democratic
- Sponsored a state study of land-based wind energy.In office
- Sponsored no-interest clean energy loans for nonprofits.In office
Steve JohnsonDemocratic
No documented position found.
Health & human services
Elliott Joseph HernekerRepublican
No documented position found.
Andre V. Johnson, Jr.Democratic
No documented position found.
Steve JohnsonDemocratic
- Sponsored ending Medicaid step therapy for serious mental illness drugs.In office
- Sponsored regulating vision insurers and benefit managers.In office
Government & transparency
Elliott Joseph HernekerRepublican
- Pledges to judge bills by their cost to working families.
Andre V. Johnson, Jr.Democratic
No documented position found.
Steve JohnsonDemocratic
- Sponsored raising the population threshold for municipal incorporation.In office
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