Endorsements In The Race For Maryland Governor

From the Staff, Maryland Matters

January 31, 2022

This list will be updated weekly. Most recently updated on Jan. 28.

Rushern L. Baker III (D). Campaign photo.

Rushern Baker (D)

Prince George’s County

• County Councilmember Derrick Leon Davis
• County Councilmember Mel Franklin
• County Councilmember Dannielle Glaros
• County Councilmember Sydney Harrison
• County Councilmember Jolene Ivey
• County Councilmember Calvin Hawkins
• County Councilmember Rodney Streeter
• County Councilmember Deni Taveras
• County Councilmember Todd Turner

Montgomery County

County Councilmember Nancy Navarro (running mate)

Peter Franchot (D)

Peter V.R. Franchot (D). Photo by Danielle E. Gaines

Maryland General Assembly

• Sen. Craig Zucker (Montgomery)
• Del. Heather Bagnall (Anne Arundel)
• Del. J. Sandy Bartlett (Anne Arundel)
• Del. Ned Carey (Anne Arundel)
• Del. Michele Guyton (Baltimore County)
• Del. Steve Johnson (Harford)
• Del. Pamela Queen (Montgomery)

Allegany County

• Cumberland Councilmember Rock Cioni
• Cumberland Councilmember Eugene Frazier

Anne Arundel County

• County Councilmember Sarah Lacey
• Circuit Court Clerk Scott Poyer
• Annapolis Alderwoman Rhonda Pindell Charles
• Annapolis Alderwoman Elly Tierney
• Highland Beach Mayor William Sanders

Baltimore City

Register of Wills Belinda Conway

Baltimore County

Sheriff Jay Fisher

Calvert County

Register of Wills Margaret Phipps

Caroline County

• Denton Mayor Abigail McNinch
• Henderson Mayor Sandy Cook

Carroll County

Westminster Councilmember Greg Pecoraro

Charles County

• County Commissioner Gilbert “BJ” Bowling
• County Commissioner Bobby Rucci
• Sheriff Troy Berry
• Register of Wills Loraine Hennessy

Dorchester County

• County Councilmember Jay Newcomb
• County Councilmember Ricky Travers
• Register of Wills Terry Wheatley

Garrett County

Grantsville Mayor Mark Diehl

Harford County

• County Councilmember Andre Johnson
• Havre de Grace Councilmember Jason Robertson

Howard County

• County Councilmember Deb Jung
• Register of Wills Byron MacFarlane

Kent County

• Chestertown Mayor David Foster
• Chestertown Councilmember Ellsworth Tolliver

Montgomery County

• Former County Executive Douglas Duncan
• County Councilmember Andrew Friedson
• Register of Wills Joseph Griffin
• Sheriff Darren Popkin
• Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman
• Gaithersburg Councilmember Ryan Spiegel
• Takoma Park Councilmember Terry Seamens
• Takoma Park Councilmember Jarrett Smith

Prince George’s County

• Register of Wills Cereta Lee
• County Board of Education Member Shayla Adams-Stafford
• County Board of Education Member Kenny Harris
• County Board of Education Member David Murray
• County Board of Education Member Belinda Queen
• County Board of Education Member Joshua Thomas
• Former County Board of Education Member Ed Burroughs
• Brentwood Mayor Rocio Treminio-Lopez
• Fairmount Heights Mayor Lillie Thompson Martin
• Glenarden Mayor Cashena Cross
• Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan
• New Carrollton Mayor Phelicia Nembhard
• North Brentwood Mayor Petrella Robinson
• Bladensburg Councilmember Carrol McBryde
• Forest Heights Councilmember Robert Barnes
• Forest Heights Councilmember Paula Noble
• Glenarden Councilmember Erika Fareed
• Glenarden Councilmember Kathleen Guillaume
• Greenbelt Councilmember Colin Byrd
• Morningside Councilmember Todd Mullins
• Seat Pleasant Councilmember Shireka McCarthy
• Seat Pleasant Councilmember Kelly Porter
• Seat Pleasant Councilmember Gerald Raynor

Somerset County

• County Commissioners President Craig Mathies
• County Commissioner Randy Laird

Talbot County

Register of Wills Patricia Campen

Washington County

• Register of Wills Jason Malott
• Boonsboro Mayor Howard Long

Wicomico County

• Former County Executive Rick Pollitt
• County Councilmember Joshua Hastings
• County Councilmember William McCain
• Register of Wills Karen Lemon
• Salisbury Mayor Jacob Day
• Salisbury City Councilmember April Jackson

Worcester County

• County Commissioner Joshua Nordstrom
• Berlin Councilmember Shaneka Nichols

Organizations

Laborers International Union of North America, Mid-Atlantic Region

Others

Former U.S. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (District 1)

The campaign lists several other endorsements of former elected officials online.

Doug Gansler (D)

Douglas F. Gansler (D). Campaign photo.

Maryland General Assembly

• Sen. Ron Young (Frederick)
• Del. Jon Cardin (Baltimore County)

Anne Arundel County

State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess

Frederick County

• County Board of Education Member Brad Young
• Frederick City Alderwoman Donna Kuzemchak

John King (D)

John B. King Jr. (D). Campaign photo.

Congress

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (Connecticut)

Maryland General Assembly

Del. Lorig Charkoudian (Montgomery)

Anne Arundel County

• Annapolis Alderman Robert Savidge
• Annapolis Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier

Frederick County

County Councilmember Kai Hagen

Wes Moore (D)

Wes Moore. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.

Maryland General Assembly

• Sen. Antonio Hayes (Baltimore City)
• Sen. Cheryl Kagan (Montgomery)
• Sen. Delores Kelley (Baltimore County)
• Sen. Obie Patterson (Prince George’s)
• House of Delegates Environment and Transportation Committee Chair Kumar Barve (Montgomery)
• Del. Marlon Amprey (Baltimore City)
• Del. Lisa Belcastro (Baltimore County)
• Del. Frank Conaway Jr. (Baltimore City)
• Del. Anne Kaiser (Montgomery)
• Del. Stephanie Smith (Baltimore City)
• Del. Melissa Wells (Baltimore City)

Anne Arundel County

County Executive Steuart Pittman

Baltimore City

• Councilmember John Bullock
• Councilmember Zeke Cohen
• Councilmember Mark Conway
• Councilmember Eric Costello
• Councilmember Phylicia Porter
• Councilmember Odette Ramos
• Councilmember Robert Stokes
• Councilmember James Torrence

Baltimore County

County Council President Julian Jones

Montgomery County

• County Councilmember Will Jawando
• Somerset Mayor Jeffrey Slavin

Organizations

• Baltimore Fire Officers Union Local 964
• VoteVets

Others

Former Governor Parris Glendening

Tom Perez (D)

Tom Perez. Campaign photo.

Congress

• Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (New Mexico)
• Sen. Alex Padilla (California)
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (California)
• Rep. Salud Carbajal (California)
• Rep. Tony Cardenas (California)
• Rep. Ruben Gallego (Arizona)
• Rep. Jimmy Gomez (California)
• Rep. Raul Grijalva (Arizona)
• Rep. Linda Sanchez (California)
• Rep. Darren Soto (Florida)
• Rep. Filemon Vela (Texas)

Maryland General Assembly

• Sen. Joanne Benson (Prince George’s)
• Sen. Cory McCray (Baltimore City)
• House Of Delegates Judiciary Committee Chair Luke Clippinger (Baltimore City)
• Del. Carl Jackson (Baltimore County)
• Del. Robbyn Lewis (Baltimore City)
• Del. Kirill Reznik (Montgomery)
• Del. Dana Stein (Baltimore County)

Baltimore City

• City Councilmember Kristerfer Burnett
• City Councilmember Ryan Dorsey
• City Councilmember Danielle McCray

Charles County

• Board of Commissioners President Reuben Collins

Montgomery County

• Former County Executive Isiah “Ike” Leggett
• County Councilmember Gabe Albornoz

Organizations

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Councils 3, 67 and 2250
• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689 and 1300
• Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1
• CASA In Action
• Communications Workers of American (CWA) Maryland/D.C. Council and Locals 2100, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2108, 2236
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Locals 70 and 410
• United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 27, 400, 1994

Others

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison

Daniel L. Cox (R). Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.

Dan Cox (R)

Former President Donald Trump

Kelly M. Schulz. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.

Kelly Schulz (R)

Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.

Maryland General Assembly

• Sen. Jack Bailey (Calvert/St. Mary’s)
• Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (Lower Shore)
• Sen. Paul Corderman (Washington)
• Sen. Adelaide Eckardt (Middle Shore)
• Sen. George Edwards (Allegany/Garrett)
• Sen. Justin Ready (Carroll)
• Sen. Ed Reilly (Anne Arundel)
• Del. Chris Adams (Middle Shore)
• Del. Wendell Beitzel (Allegany/Garrett)
• Del. Mike Griffith (Cecil/Harford)
• Del. Wayne Hartman (Lower Shore)
• Del. Kevin Hornberger (Cecil)
• Del. Susan Krebs (Carroll)
• Del. Mike McKay (Allegany/Washington)
• Del. April Rose (Carroll)
• Del. Kathy Szeliga (Baltimore County/Harford)
• Del. Brenda Thiam (Washington)

Carroll County

County Commissioners President Ed Rothstein

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