State

House of Delegates, District 4

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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Jerry Donald

Democratic

Retired social studies teacher · Braddock Heights

The gist

Pledges to bring more state funding back to District 4.
Supports rebuilding Brunswick High and new Middletown, Walkersville high schools.
Authored Frederick County's riparian buffer law.
Authored the law creating Frederick County's Board of Health.

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Pledges to bring more state funding back to District 4.
PLATFORM | Donald 4 Delegate
Campaign website · Citizens for Jerry Donald · donald4delegate.com
“Jerry is running for the Maryland House of Delegates in District Four to fight for more funding for the district's residents”
Supports rebuilding Brunswick High and new Middletown, Walkersville high schools.
PLATFORM | Donald 4 Delegate
Campaign website · Citizens for Jerry Donald · donald4delegate.com
“including the redevelopment of Brunswick High School, followed by new high schools in Middletown and Walkersville”
Authored Frederick County's riparian buffer law.
PLATFORM | Donald 4 Delegate
Campaign website · Citizens for Jerry Donald · donald4delegate.com
“Wrote the law that helps clean up streams and rivers in Frederick County”
Authored the law creating Frederick County's Board of Health.
PLATFORM | Donald 4 Delegate
Campaign website · Citizens for Jerry Donald · donald4delegate.com
“Wrote the law that established this new board”

Andrew Duck

Democratic

Retired Army intelligence officer; defense consultant · Frederick County

The gist

Supports a state-level Medicare for All program.
Supports a second hospital in Frederick County.
Supports capping rent increases at the rate of inflation.
Supports closing developers' buy-out option on affordable housing.
Supports more funding for public housing.
Pledges to refuse corporate campaign donations.
Supports a toll-free I-270 HOV lane to Frederick.

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Supports a state-level Medicare for All program.
Issues | Duck4Delegate.org
Campaign website · Friends of Andrew Duck · duck4delegate.org
“I support MEDICARE FOR ALL”
Supports a second hospital in Frederick County.
Issues | Duck4Delegate.org
Campaign website · Friends of Andrew Duck · duck4delegate.org
“We need a second hospital in Frederick County”
Supports capping rent increases at the rate of inflation.
Issues | Duck4Delegate.org
Campaign website · Friends of Andrew Duck · duck4delegate.org
“will limit rent increases to the level of inflation”
Supports closing developers' buy-out option on affordable housing.
Issues | Duck4Delegate.org
Campaign website · Friends of Andrew Duck · duck4delegate.org
“We should end the buy-out loophole which developers use to avoid building affordable housing”
Supports more funding for public housing.
Issues | Duck4Delegate.org
Campaign website · Friends of Andrew Duck · duck4delegate.org
“We need to increased funding for more public housing”
Pledges to refuse corporate campaign donations.
Issues | Duck4Delegate.org
Campaign website · Friends of Andrew Duck · duck4delegate.org
“I have pledged not to accept corporate donations”
Supports a toll-free I-270 HOV lane to Frederick.
Issues | Duck4Delegate.org
Campaign website · Friends of Andrew Duck · duck4delegate.org
“I-270 Toll Free HOV lane all the way to Frederick”

Alleria Stanley

Democratic

The gist

No documented position found.

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Jason E. Keckler

Republican

Retired police officer · Frederick County

The gist

Supports Frederick County's 287(g) immigration enforcement partnership.

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Supports Frederick County's 287(g) immigration enforcement partnership.
Frederick and Carroll's District 4 gets an open House seat as the GOP's longest-serving delegate steps aside
News coverage · Maryland Bay News · Aug 13, 2026 · mdbaynews.com
“continued support for Frederick County’s 287(g) immigration enforcement partnership with federal authorities”

April Fleming Miller

RepublicanIncumbent

Optometrist · Middletown

The gist

Sponsored standards for data center operation and siting.In office
Sponsored bill creating a state Office of the Inspector General.In office
Sponsored commission on Blueprint fiscal sustainability and achievement.In office
Sponsored certification of scholarship granting organizations.In office
Sponsored portability of the homestead property tax credit.In office
Sponsored accessory dwelling unit requirements and prohibitions.In office

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

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Sponsored standards for data center operation and siting.
Delegate April Miller: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting”
Sponsored bill creating a state Office of the Inspector General.
Delegate April Miller: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Maryland Office of the Inspector General - Establishment (Maryland Government Efficiency and Accountability Act of 2026)”
Sponsored commission on Blueprint fiscal sustainability and achievement.
Delegate April Miller: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Commission on Blueprint Fiscal Sustainability and Student Achievement - Establishment”
Sponsored certification of scholarship granting organizations.
Delegate April Miller: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Education - Certification of Scholarship Granting Organizations (Opting in on Opportunity Act)”
Sponsored portability of the homestead property tax credit.
Delegate April Miller: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Maryland Homeowner Protection and Homestead Tax Credit Portability Act of 2026”
Sponsored accessory dwelling unit requirements and prohibitions.
Delegate April Miller: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Land Use - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions (Maryland Generational Housing Act of 2026)”

Jesse T. Pippy

RepublicanIncumbent

Attorney · Frederick County

The gist

Opposes data centers in Frederick County; proposed a moratorium.
Opposes the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project transmission line.
Opposes all tax and fee increases.
Supports classifying human trafficking as a crime of violence.
Sponsored exceptions to the seven-day handgun waiting period.In office
Sponsored income eligibility change for disabled veterans' property tax credit.In office

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

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Opposes data centers in Frederick County; proposed a moratorium.
Issues - Jesse Pippy for Delegate
Campaign website · Friends of Jesse Pippy · jessepippy.com
“Delegate Pippy opposes Data Centers in Frederick County”
Opposes the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project transmission line.
Issues - Jesse Pippy for Delegate
Campaign website · Friends of Jesse Pippy · jessepippy.com
“Delegate Pippy opposes the building of the 70-Mile MPRP transmission line project”
Opposes all tax and fee increases.
Issues - Jesse Pippy for Delegate
Campaign website · Friends of Jesse Pippy · jessepippy.com
“Delegate Pippy has opposed all tax and fee increases”
Supports classifying human trafficking as a crime of violence.
Issues - Jesse Pippy for Delegate
Campaign website · Friends of Jesse Pippy · jessepippy.com
“making human trafficking a crime of violence”
Sponsored exceptions to the seven-day handgun waiting period.
Delegate Jesse T. Pippy: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Regulated Firearms - Seven-Day Waiting Period - Exceptions”
Sponsored income eligibility change for disabled veterans' property tax credit.
Delegate Jesse T. Pippy: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Income Eligibility”

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