Information About U.S. Congressional District 7 Candidates

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Leslie E. Grant – D – D Terri Hill – D

Dr. Leslie Grant is a health care and Delegate Dr. Jay Jalisi is a medical doctor Delegate Terri Hill, MD, represents community advocate, passionate about who was elected to the Maryland Assembly District 12, where her focus has been affordable health care and quality in 2014, and was re-elected in 2018 with on improving healthcare. She attended education for all. Leslie lives in Glen Arm one of the highest vote totals in the entire public schools in Howard County, has in North County, is graduate of state of Maryland. Due to the recent death an engineering degree from Harvard the University of Maryland School of of his longtime friend and mentor, and a medical degree from Columbia Dentistry and received a Master’s Degree Congressman , he is University. As a successful legislator, in Speech Pathology and Audiology from considered one of the leading contenders she believes success lies at the the University of Washington. for the open seat from Congressional intersection of education and District 7. opportunity.

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Mark Gosnell – D Talmadge Branch – D Adrian Petrus – D Since Baltimoreans first elected Delegate I grew up in a Baltimore row house. My Candidate did not provide content by Talmadge Branch to the Maryland General father worked at Eastern stainless steel the deadline. until he died when I was nine years old. I Assembly in 1994, he has earned a was raised by a single mother. I graduated reputation as an effective consensus with honors from the University of builder, skillful negotiator, and polished Delaware and am now Director of ICU and statesman. In his present role as Majority Chief of Pulmonary Medicine at Medstar Whip, Del. Branch’s balanced approach to Harbor hospital. My experience has policy issues has earned him praise on provided perspective to improve health both sides of the aisle. Del. Branch care and reduce drug abuse and crime in represents the 45th Legislative District for our district. the 23rd year.

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Liz Matory – R Nathaniel M. Costley Sr. – D Kweisi Mfume – D Liz Matory was the 2018 I am a graduate of Morgan State Republican Nominee for the Kweisi Mfume was born and adjacent district CD2. In 2015, University with a BS and a Master of educated in the city of Baltimore. she became an independent after Business Administration with He graduated from Morgan State working in the Democrat Party. concentration in Marketing and University and from the Johns Liz is a writer, and received a BA Strategic Planning. I have been a Hopkins University. He is a former from Columbia University, JD community leader for the past 20 years member of the Baltimore City from Howard University, and an working on current issues such as the Council and served five terms in MBA from Maryland's Robert H opioid crisis, housing crisis, crime, and the United States Congress. Smith School of Business. equality in schools and the workplace. Proven. Trusted. Ready to serve on day one.

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Jermyn Davidson – D Ray Bly – R Harry Spikes – D

Harry Spikes served as Congressman Candidate did not provide content by the Elijah Cummings District Director for 15 Candidate did not provide content by the deadline. years. He holds a Master of Public deadline. Policy from the University of Baltimore. He is the Vice President of the Board of the Community Assistance Network, a non-profit organization in Baltimore County that helps families and individuals, who are homeless, go from inefficiency to self-sufficiency.

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Reba A. Hawkins – R T. Daniel Baker – D Jill P. Carter – D

Reba Hawkins is a proud businesswoman who My name is T. Dan Baker. I am not a State Senator Jill P. Carter is the daughter resides in the Govan neighborhood of West politician but a regular District 7 voter, and of civil rights activist Walter Carter and has Baltimore. Reba felt that things in the 7th I am concerned. I am concerned with the built on his legacy with her legislative Congressional District needed to change, and she filed to run against Cummings in August of lack of leadership regarding race relations advocacy. She began serving in the 2019. Her platform aims to bring tangible and climate change AND with corruption in Maryland House of Delegates in 2003 and change to the 7CD by leveraging federal funds federal/local government. I believe that has passed bills to improve police training, to catalyze economic development and America’s diversity is her greatest guarantee healthcare coverage, and infrastructural renewal. strength. VoteTDanBaker.com increase funding for public schools.

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Kimberly Klacik – R Maya Rockeymoore Cummings – D Darryl Gonzalez – D

The son of a welder and a Mrs. Klacik grew up in Accokeek, Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings’ housewife, Darryl has spent 31 Maryland, once known as the home of the American story is rooted in the core years in education, and has Beretta Gun Manufacture. In 2010, she values of hard work, faith, giving back to earned the Ph.D. in Education moved to Baltimore once becoming her community, and never taking rights Leadership and Policy. He has engaged to her husband. In 2013, and opportunities for granted. In 2008, lived in Maryland for 28 years Kimberly founded Potential Me to assist Maya married the love of her life, the and wants to use his skills in underserved women with workforce late Congressman Elijah Cummings. relationship building and development. Assisting close to 200 Maya resides in Baltimore’s Madison advocating for others to women become gainfully employed. Park neighborhood. represent the people of the 7th District.

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Jay Fred Cohen – D Chris Anderson – R F. Michael Higginbotham – D

Christopher lives in the 7th district and Michael Higginbotham is a law professor, I believe I have more experience and is a community activist that has seen author and international political consultant. knowledge than any other candidate the negative effects in the district. He has taught and written on issues of racial running and will do a better job in During the Baltimore uprising he equality for over thirty years. Higginbotham office. marched with the 300 men, People's is author of the book Race Law: Cases, Power Assembly & the Clergy March Commentary, and Questions (Durham: which calmed the riots. He was part of Carolina Academic Press, 2001). His latest Scott Presler's clean ups in the district. book, Ghosts of Jim Crow: Ending Racism in Post-Racial America, was published in 2013

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Paul V. Konka – D Saafir Rabb – D William Newton – R

BA, MBA, and JD. Retired Navy Saafir Rabb is a son of District Now is the time to send Patriots and Captain, with two tours as a 7. Simultaneous to a career in education Constitutional Conservatives into our Commanding Officer. Adjunct finance and international development, he has halls of government. For you, Liberty professor with UMGC. Teacher in served this community his entire and the State of Maryland that person Baltimore County Public is WILLIAM T. NEWTON...who is life. Rabb served on President Obama’s Schools. Formerly, professor at the currently your Baltimore County University of Notre Dame, management Transition Team for public diplomacy and Republican Central Committee consultant with Booz Allen, Supervisory holds a BA from the University of District 3 Representative AND Accountant with CMS, and Contracting Maryland and an MBA from Johns Chairman of the Maryland Republican Officer with the Federal Government. Hopkins University. Election Integrity Committee.

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Candidates that did not respond.

Alice D. Brown – D Baltimore City Brian L. Brown – R Montgomery County James Arnold – R (Table Only) Anthony Carter, Sr. – D Baltimore City My name is Jim Arnold. I was born in Baltimore in 1966 and I was raised in Matko Lee Chullin, III – D Baltimore County Catonsville. I am a graduate of Mount Saint Joseph High School and Loyola University in Dan Hiegel – D Baltimore City Baltimore. I am the part owner of my family owned Plumbing & Heating Co. in Catonsville. Charles U. Smith – D Baltimore City All facets of my life (ie. Birth, Schooling, Marriage, Fatherhood, Home Ownership, Charles Strokes – D Baltimore County Business, Teaching, Coaching, Worship, etc.) have all taken place in Md. District 7.

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