State

State Senator, 30th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Maryland laws and the state budget and confirms the Governor's appointments.

Candidates Compare by issue

Jessica Haire

Republican

Attorney; civil engineer · Edgewater

The gist

Pledges to address fees and energy bills to lower costs.
Proposes budgeting that prioritizes essential public services.
Sponsored county bills converting failing septic systems to sewer.
Supports exploring burying power lines in vulnerable areas.
Supports stronger penalties for repeat violent offenders.
Pledges to reduce regulation of farm stands and farmers markets.
Sponsored county property tax credits for disabled veterans.

More about Jessica

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Pledges to address fees and energy bills to lower costs.
Issue: Affordability
Campaign website · Friends of Jessica Haire · jessicahaire.com
“I'll work to find innovative, flexible mechanisms to address escalating fees and energy bills, putting more money back in your pockets.”
Proposes budgeting that prioritizes essential public services.
Issue: Affordability
Campaign website · Friends of Jessica Haire · jessicahaire.com
“I'll push for smarter budgeting, prioritizing essential public services and long term investments in quality of life improvements”
Sponsored county bills converting failing septic systems to sewer.
Jessica Haire - Senate District 30
Campaign website · Friends of Jessica Haire · jessicahaire.com
“I was the lead sponsor of bipartisan legislation establishing a program to help convert failing septic systems to public sewer.”
Supports exploring burying power lines in vulnerable areas.
Issue: Infrastructure & Environment
Campaign website · Friends of Jessica Haire · jessicahaire.com
“That includes exploring ways to bury power lines in vulnerable areas, helping prevent outages during storms”
Supports stronger penalties for repeat violent offenders.
Issue: Public Safety
Campaign website · Friends of Jessica Haire · jessicahaire.com
“That means strengthening penalties for repeat violent offenders while investing in victim services and support for survivors”
Pledges to reduce regulation of farm stands and farmers markets.
Issue: Agriculture and Farming
Campaign website · Friends of Jessica Haire · jessicahaire.com
“I will work to reduce overregulation on farm stands and farmers markets”
Sponsored county property tax credits for disabled veterans.
Jessica Haire - Senate District 30
Campaign website · Friends of Jessica Haire · jessicahaire.com
“I was the lead sponsor of bipartisan legislation to establish property tax credits for service-disabled veterans”

Shaneka T. Henson

DemocraticIncumbent

State senator; attorney · Annapolis

The gist

Supports abortion rights; voted for the constitutional amendment.
Voted for the Public Health Abortion Grant Program.
Sponsored a law expanding Maryland Capitol Police jurisdiction.
Sponsored firearm surrender for court-ordered outpatient treatment.
Sponsored an Annapolis ban on source-of-income housing discrimination.
Sponsored a bill bringing transfer-on-death deeds to Maryland.
Sponsored small-business property tax relief.

More about Shaneka

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Supports abortion rights; voted for the constitutional amendment.
Protecting Reproductive Freedom & Women's Health
Campaign website · Friends of Shaneka Henson · shanekahenson.com
“I voted twice to establish reproductive freedom as a fundamental right in Maryland—first in 2022 and again in 2023”
Voted for the Public Health Abortion Grant Program.
Protecting Reproductive Freedom & Women's Health
Campaign website · Friends of Shaneka Henson · shanekahenson.com
“In 2025, I voted for SB 848 , the Public Health Abortion Grant Program”
Sponsored a law expanding Maryland Capitol Police jurisdiction.
Public safety: Safer Communities, Stronger Maryland
Campaign website · Friends of Shaneka Henson · shanekahenson.com
“Senator Henson sponsored and passed legislation significantly expanding the jurisdiction of the Maryland Capitol Police”
Sponsored firearm surrender for court-ordered outpatient treatment.
Public safety: Safer Communities, Stronger Maryland
Campaign website · Friends of Shaneka Henson · shanekahenson.com
“to establish a process for the temporary surrender of firearms by certain individuals ordered by a court into assisted outpatient treatment”
Sponsored an Annapolis ban on source-of-income housing discrimination.
About Shaneka Henson
Campaign website · Friends of Shaneka Henson · shanekahenson.com
“to prohibit housing discrimination based on source of income”
Sponsored a bill bringing transfer-on-death deeds to Maryland.
About Shaneka Henson
Campaign website · Friends of Shaneka Henson · shanekahenson.com
“she also brought transfer-on-death deeds to Maryland, giving families a more accessible tool to pass homes and build generational wealth.”
Sponsored small-business property tax relief.
About Shaneka Henson
Campaign website · Friends of Shaneka Henson · shanekahenson.com
“She expanded small-business property tax relief through HB 268 (2022)”

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