Nevin Crouse
Democratic
Caroline County
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House of Delegates, District 36
- 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.
The ballot says "No More than 1 per County": the delegates must come from different counties of the district (each candidate's county is printed on the ballot).
Michelle Ravert
Democratic
Parole and probation agent · Chesapeake City
The gist
- Proposes public funds to lower rents and expand homeownership.
- Proposes state programs helping residents start small businesses.
- Proposes Eastern Shore delegation review of every bill.
- Supports auditing the Blueprint before expanding or reducing it.
- Supports tighter limits on utility rate increases.
- Opposes new or higher taxes on Maryland consumers.
- Opposes transgender women competing in women's sports.
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Proposes public funds to lower rents and expand homeownership.
Goals & Platform | Vote Michelle RavertCampaign website · Friends of Michelle Ravert · votemichelleravert.org
“She knows that government can create the same types of funds (REITS) that focus on capital preservation and redevelopment rather than profit and new construction.”
Proposes state programs helping residents start small businesses.
Goals & Platform | Vote Michelle RavertCampaign website · Friends of Michelle Ravert · votemichelleravert.org
“She will create programs to help constituents identify marketable skills, obtain low-interest financing, learn the ins and outs of small business”
Proposes Eastern Shore delegation review of every bill.
Maryland General Assembly District 36 candidates: 2026 election voter guideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“I would introduce a bill that would require all bills to be reviewed by a delegation including all Eastern Shore Delegates”
Supports auditing the Blueprint before expanding or reducing it.
Maryland General Assembly District 36 candidates: 2026 election voter guideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“We must audit first to quantify success and determine whether expansion or reductions are in order.”
Supports tighter limits on utility rate increases.
Maryland General Assembly District 36 candidates: 2026 election voter guideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“Place better guardrails around the Public Service Commission to disallow tremendous rate hikes.”
Opposes new or higher taxes on Maryland consumers.
Maryland General Assembly District 36 candidates: 2026 election voter guideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“we must stop creating new taxes, or increasing taxes for MD consumers”
Opposes transgender women competing in women's sports.
Maryland General Assembly District 36 candidates: 2026 election voter guideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“I do not believe that men who have transitioned to women should be permitted to play women's sports.”
Crystal Woodward
Democratic
Vice president of legal advocacy, American Diabetes Association · Kent Island
The gist
- Supports removing income and transportation barriers to education.
- Supports more renewable energy and less nutrient pollution.
- Supports expanding mass transit on the Eastern Shore.
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Supports removing income and transportation barriers to education.
Woodward 4 DelegateCampaign website · Woodward for Delegate · woodwardfordelegate.com
“Crystal will seek solutions to make educational opportunities more accessible and pursue strategies to overcome barriers such as income indigency and lack of transportation.”
Supports more renewable energy and less nutrient pollution.
Woodward 4 DelegateCampaign website · Woodward for Delegate · woodwardfordelegate.com
“growing our renewable energy sources and reducing nutrient and toxin pollutants”
Supports expanding mass transit on the Eastern Shore.
Woodward 4 DelegateCampaign website · Woodward for Delegate · woodwardfordelegate.com
“extending and increasing the Shore's mass transit capability would enable our residents to easier and safer access to healthcare providers, work, and school”
Steve Arentz
RepublicanIncumbent
Delegate; Realtor · Queen Anne's County
The gist
- Sponsored property tax credit changes for disabled veterans.In office
- Sponsored limits on plea agreements for child sex offenders.In office
- Sponsored a speed camera program on U.S. Route 301.In office
- Sponsored a cottage food business revenue law, enacted 2026.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Sponsored property tax credit changes for disabled veterans.
Delegate Steven J. Arentz: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Revisions”
Sponsored limits on plea agreements for child sex offenders.
Delegate Steven J. Arentz: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Child Sex Offenders - Plea Agreements and Places for Children”
Sponsored a speed camera program on U.S. Route 301.
Delegate Steven J. Arentz: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Queen Anne's County - Speed Monitoring System - U.S. Route 301”
Sponsored a cottage food business revenue law, enacted 2026.
Delegate Steven J. Arentz: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Food Establishments - Cottage Food Businesses - Maximum Annual Revenue”
Jeff Ghrist
RepublicanIncumbent
Delegate; real estate agent · Greensboro
The gist
- Supports capping state spending growth at population plus inflation.
- Supports cutting state spending and lowering taxes.
- Supports scaling back the Blueprint education plan.
- Supports local control over state housing and education mandates.
- Supports natural gas, waste-to-energy and nuclear generation.
- Proposes tax relief for rural homeowners and small businesses.
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Supports capping state spending growth at population plus inflation.
Maryland General Assembly District 36 candidates: 2026 election voter guideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“Annual increases should be tied to population growth plus inflation so government grows at a sustainable pace”
Supports cutting state spending and lowering taxes.
Maryland General Assembly District 36 candidates: 2026 election voter guideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“We should be cutting spending and lowering taxes to make it easier for people to live in Maryland”
Supports scaling back the Blueprint education plan.
Maryland General Assembly District 36 candidates: 2026 election voter guideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“The Blueprint must be scaled back.”
Supports local control over state housing and education mandates.
Maryland General Assembly District 36 candidates: 2026 election voter guideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“I favor local control over state mandates, especially in areas like housing and education”
Supports natural gas, waste-to-energy and nuclear generation.
Maryland General Assembly District 36 candidates: 2026 election voter guideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“we should focus on expanding grid infrastructure to increase reliable, clean baseload power from natural gas, waste-to-energy, and nuclear sources”
Proposes tax relief for rural homeowners and small businesses.
Maryland General Assembly District 36 candidates: 2026 election voter guideCandidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“The bills would include targeted tax relief for rural homeowners and small businesses”
Jay A. Jacobs
RepublicanIncumbent
Delegate; kitchen and bath business owner · Kent County
The gist
- Sponsored an oyster rotational harvest pilot program.In office
- Sponsored agricultural equipment warranty protections, enacted 2026.In office
- Sponsored a seafood industry assistance fund, enacted 2026.In office
- Sponsored safety rules for stationary energy storage systems.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Sponsored an oyster rotational harvest pilot program.
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Oysters - Rotational Harvest - Pilot Program”
Sponsored agricultural equipment warranty protections, enacted 2026.
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Consumer Protection - Agricultural Equipment Warranties”
Sponsored a seafood industry assistance fund, enacted 2026.
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established”
Sponsored safety rules for stationary energy storage systems.
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs: Maryland General Assembly member pageGovernment record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Public Safety - Stationary Energy Storage Systems”
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