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House of Delegates, District 44A

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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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Chuck Linton

Republican

Retired legislative staff member · Catonsville

The gist

  • Supports minimizing government spending.
  • Supports charter schools and funding for homeschooling parents.
  • Proposes quarterly public grading of elected officials.
  • Supports reducing medical care and prescription drug costs.
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  1. Supports minimizing government spending.

    Maryland House of Delegates District 44A: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · May 18, 2026 · thebanner.com

    “Minimize government spending.”

  2. Supports charter schools and funding for homeschooling parents.

    Maryland House of Delegates District 44A: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · May 18, 2026 · thebanner.com

    “Charter schools, home-school funding for parents.”

  3. Proposes quarterly public grading of elected officials.

    Maryland House of Delegates District 44A: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · May 18, 2026 · thebanner.com

    “Elected officials should be graded quarterly for public review.”

  4. Supports reducing medical care and prescription drug costs.

    Maryland House of Delegates District 44A: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · May 18, 2026 · thebanner.com

    “reduce the costs of medical care and drugs”
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Eric EbersoleOfficial portrait — Maryland General Assembly

Eric Ebersole

DemocraticIncumbent

Delegate; retired math teacher

The gist

  • Opposes raising taxes or fees.
  • Supports making utilities pay for their own infrastructure.
  • Supports affordable mass transit.
  • Supports continuing the Blueprint, possibly delaying some parts.
  • Sponsored an anonymous school safety reporting system, enacted 2026.In office

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  1. Opposes raising taxes or fees.

    Maryland House of Delegates District 44A: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · May 18, 2026 · thebanner.com

    “I will not support raising taxes or fees.”

  2. Supports making utilities pay for their own infrastructure.

    Maryland House of Delegates District 44A: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · May 18, 2026 · thebanner.com

    “make them pay for their own infrastructure improvements”

  3. Supports affordable mass transit.

    Maryland House of Delegates District 44A: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · May 18, 2026 · thebanner.com

    “I will support affordable mass transit.”

  4. Supports continuing the Blueprint, possibly delaying some parts.

    Maryland House of Delegates District 44A: 2026 Maryland Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Banner · May 18, 2026 · thebanner.com

    “We cannot abandon this effort without seeing it through. … We may need to adjust or delay parts of the program.”

  5. Sponsored an anonymous school safety reporting system, enacted 2026.

    Delegate Eric Ebersole: Maryland General Assembly member page

    Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov

    “Education - Maryland Center for School Safety - Anonymous Reporting System”

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