State

House of Delegates, District 9A

Vote for: 2
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 5
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

Fitzgerald Mofor

Republican

Small business owner · Brookeville

The gist

Proposes cutting the corporate tax rate from 8.25% to 6%.
Proposes cutting the gas tax from 46 to 31 cents.
Proposes eliminating the two income tax brackets added in 2025.
Supports repealing the Climate Solutions Act.
Supports faster permitting for power plants.
Proposes converting closed juvenile facilities into vocational boarding schools.

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Proposes cutting the corporate tax rate from 8.25% to 6%.
Mofor For Maryland I House of Delegates 9A
Campaign website · Friends and Family of Fitzgerald Mofor · mofor4md.com
“Lower the corporate tax rate from 8.25% to 6% to boost job creation and economic growth.”
Proposes cutting the gas tax from 46 to 31 cents.
Mofor For Maryland I House of Delegates 9A
Campaign website · Friends and Family of Fitzgerald Mofor · mofor4md.com
“Cut the gas tax from 46…per gallon to make daily commutes more affordable”
Proposes eliminating the two income tax brackets added in 2025.
Mofor For Maryland I House of Delegates 9A
Campaign website · Friends and Family of Fitzgerald Mofor · mofor4md.com
“Eliminate the two new income tax brackets implemented in the 2025 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act.”
Supports repealing the Climate Solutions Act.
Mofor For Maryland I House of Delegates 9A
Campaign website · Friends and Family of Fitzgerald Mofor · mofor4md.com
“Repeal the Climate Solutions Act to ease unnecessary burdens on consumers and energy producers.”
Supports faster permitting for power plants.
Mofor For Maryland I House of Delegates 9A
Campaign website · Friends and Family of Fitzgerald Mofor · mofor4md.com
“Streamline permitting for power plant companies to encourage innovation and reliability.”
Proposes converting closed juvenile facilities into vocational boarding schools.
Mofor For Maryland I House of Delegates 9A
Campaign website · Friends and Family of Fitzgerald Mofor · mofor4md.com
“Repurpose four closed juvenile justice facilities into vocational boarding schools”

Spencer Rhoda

Republican

Montgomery County

The gist

No documented position found.

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Saif Rehman

Unaffiliated

Howard County

The gist

No documented position found.

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Chao Wu

DemocraticIncumbent

Data scientist · Howard County

The gist

Supports revising state school funding formulas for enrollment growth.
Sponsored bill requiring school student technology use policies.In office
Sponsored bill creating a data broker registry.In office
Sponsored rules on insurers' use of artificial intelligence.In office
Sponsored automatic credits for telecommunications service outages.In office

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

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Supports revising state school funding formulas for enrollment growth.
Dr. Chao Wu | Maryland State Delegate, D9A
Campaign website · Friends to Elect Chao Wu · chaowu.org
“Improve education system and revise the state funding formulas to reflect the population growth”
Sponsored bill requiring school student technology use policies.
Delegate Chao Wu: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements”
Sponsored bill creating a data broker registry.
Delegate Chao Wu: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Consumer Protection - Data Broker Registry - Establishment”
Sponsored rules on insurers' use of artificial intelligence.
Delegate Chao Wu: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Health Insurance - Artificial Intelligence - Grievance Process and Reporting (AI Health Insurance Accountability Act of 2026)”
Sponsored automatic credits for telecommunications service outages.
Delegate Chao Wu: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Consumer Protection - Telecommunications Service Outage - Automatic Credit (Automatic Telecommunications Service Outage Credit Act)”

Natalie Ziegler

DemocraticIncumbent

Farmer; former broadcast journalist · Howard County

The gist

Pledges to work across party lines on practical solutions.
Sponsored rural readiness program and capacity building fund.In office
Sponsored bill on noneconomic damages for injury, wrongful death.In office
Sponsored corporate tax change for drug advertising deductions.In office
Sponsored bill on fully autonomous vehicles.In office

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

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Pledges to work across party lines on practical solutions.
About | Natalie For Delegate
Campaign website · Friends of Natalie Ziegler · nataliefordelegate.com
“She is committed to bridging the partisan divide, working together with everyone in our community to develop practical solutions”
Sponsored rural readiness program and capacity building fund.
Delegate Natalie Ziegler: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment”
Sponsored bill on noneconomic damages for injury, wrongful death.
Delegate Natalie Ziegler: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death”
Sponsored corporate tax change for drug advertising deductions.
Delegate Natalie Ziegler: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising”
Sponsored bill on fully autonomous vehicles.
Delegate Natalie Ziegler: member page (biography and 2026 legislation)
Government record · Maryland General Assembly · mgaleg.maryland.gov
“Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles”

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