State

House of Delegates, District 35A

Vote for: 2
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 4
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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Gregory V. Anderson

Democratic

Software entrepreneur

The gist

Pledges to work with the Democratic majority to deliver results.

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Pledges to work with the Democratic majority to deliver results.
We Have An Emergency: Greg Anderson for Assembly District 35A
Campaign website · Citizens for Gregory Anderson · gregformaryland.org
“That's why Greg Anderson is running — not to fight Democrats, but to work with them.”

Michael A. Eckels, Jr.

Democratic

The gist

Supports tax relief for working families and fixed-income households.
Supports expanding subsidized housing for seniors.
Supports renewable energy to keep rates affordable.
Supports direct state investment in farmers.
Supports more direct support for teachers and first responders.

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Supports tax relief for working families and fixed-income households.
MORE for District 35A: Issues, Michael Eckels Jr.
Campaign website · Friends of Michael Eckels Jr. · michaeleckelsjr.com
“Deliver tax relief aimed at working families and fixed-income households, not the top end.”
Supports expanding subsidized housing for seniors.
MORE for District 35A: Issues, Michael Eckels Jr.
Campaign website · Friends of Michael Eckels Jr. · michaeleckelsjr.com
“Expand access to subsidized housing for seniors and vulnerable residents across the district.”
Supports renewable energy to keep rates affordable.
MORE for District 35A: Issues, Michael Eckels Jr.
Campaign website · Friends of Michael Eckels Jr. · michaeleckelsjr.com
“Lead in renewable resources so rates stay affordable for households across the district.”
Supports direct state investment in farmers.
MORE for District 35A: Issues, Michael Eckels Jr.
Campaign website · Friends of Michael Eckels Jr. · michaeleckelsjr.com
“Back the agricultural roots of Harford and Cecil Counties with direct investment in farmers.”
Supports more direct support for teachers and first responders.
MORE for District 35A: Issues, Michael Eckels Jr.
Campaign website · Friends of Michael Eckels Jr. · michaeleckelsjr.com
“Stronger direct support for teachers and first responders working in our schools and stations.”

Mike Griffith

RepublicanIncumbent

The gist

Sponsored raising the military retirement income tax exemption to $40,000.In office
Sponsored school superintendent access to the juvenile sex offender registry.In office
Sponsored reallocating school safety grants to systems with unmet need.In office
Sponsored ending counties' share of wrongful-conviction payments.In office

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

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Sponsored raising the military retirement income tax exemption to $40,000.
Delegate Mike Griffith: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act)”
HB 761 (2026): Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Increasing to $40,000 over a 2-year period the amount of a certain subtraction modification under the State income tax for certain military retirement income”
Sponsored school superintendent access to the juvenile sex offender registry.
Delegate Mike Griffith: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access”
HB 12 (2026): Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Authorizing a local superintendent or the superintendent's designee to access the registry of juvenile sex offenders”
Sponsored reallocating school safety grants to systems with unmet need.
Delegate Mike Griffith: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Local School Systems - School Safety - Grant Allocations”
HB 76 (2026): Local School Systems - School Safety - Grant Allocations
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Authorizing the reallocation of certain school safety grants to local school systems that have fully expended their grant allocation”
Sponsored ending counties' share of wrongful-conviction payments.
Delegate Mike Griffith: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Compensation for Individuals Erroneously Convicted - County Cost-Sharing - Repeal”
HB 1605 (2026): Compensation for Individuals Erroneously Convicted - County Cost-Sharing - Repeal
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Repealing the requirement that county governments are required to pay 50% of the amount of compensation to individuals erroneously convicted”

Teresa Reilly

RepublicanIncumbent

The gist

Sponsored letting electric utilities build and own power plants.In office
Sponsored faster payment of subcontractors on state contracts.In office
Sponsored guaranteeing patients' access to directed blood donations.In office

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

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Sponsored letting electric utilities build and own power plants.
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Public Utilities - Energy Generation and Transmission”
HB 1404 (2026): Public Utilities - Energy Generation and Transmission
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“authorizing investor-owned electric companies and electricity suppliers in the State to construct, acquire, or lease, and operate, their own generating facilities”
Sponsored faster payment of subcontractors on state contracts.
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“State Procurement - Prompt Payment of Subcontractors and Suppliers - Alteration”
HB 1478 (2026): State Procurement - Prompt Payment of Subcontractors and Suppliers - Alteration
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Requiring a contractor to pay a subcontractor or supplier at least 95% of an undisputed amount”
Sponsored guaranteeing patients' access to directed blood donations.
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly: Maryland General Assembly member page
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Tissue Banks and Hospitals - Autologous and Directed Blood Donations”
HB 1481 (2026): Tissue Banks and Hospitals - Autologous and Directed Blood Donations
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Prohibiting tissue banks and hospitals from denying a patient a physician-ordered autologous or directed blood donation”

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