Maryland Sierra Club announces more than 50 General Assembly endorsements for 2018 elections

For Immediate Release:   Maryland Sierra Club announces more than 50 General Assembly endorsements for 2018 elections

Tuesday October 10, 2017
Contact:  Josh Tulkin
Cell: 650-722-3171

College Park.   This morning the Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club announced over 50 “early endorsements” of incumbent state senators and delegates who, in their service in the General Assembly, have helped lead the fight to protect and preserve Maryland’s environment.

“These Sierra Club endorsed candidates have demonstrated strong leadership in promoting clean air, clean water, and cleaner energy for a healthier Maryland,” said Josh Tulkin, Director of the Maryland Sierra Club.

“The Sierra Club supports incumbents who stand with us for the environment.  These legislators have voted consistently to provide Marylanders clean air and water, restore the Chesapeake Bay, and combat climate change,” said Betsy Johnson, Political Chair for the Maryland Sierra Club.

The Maryland Sierra Club has a rigorous process for endorsement.  The first step is to review the voting records, public statements, and public advocacy of incumbents seeking re-election to decide upon early endorsements.  Next, the Sierra Club will review questionnaire responses and conduct interviews of other incumbents, as well as additional candidates.  This includes legislators appointed to their seats, and incumbents seeking to move from the House of Delegates to the State Senate.  The Maryland Sierra Club’s Political Committee conducts thorough reviews of all candidates based on their environmental records and policy positions.

The Maryland Sierra Club has set a goal of raising $100,000 to support pro-environment candidates in the 2018 election.   It has already raised over $40,000.

ENDORSED CANDIDATES FOR STATE SENATE AND HOUSE OF DELEGATES

District

Chamber

First Name

Last Name

3

Senator

Ronald

Young

3A

Delegate

Karen

Young

3A

Delegate

Carol

Krimm

10

Delegate

Ben

Brooks

11

Senator

Bobby

Zirkin

11

Delegate

Shelly

Hettleman

11

Delegate

Dan

Morhaim

11

Delegate

Dana

Stein

12

Delegate

Clarence

Lam

12

Delegate

Eric

Ebersole

12

Delegate

Terri

Hill

13

Senator

Guy

Guzzone

13

Delegate

Frank

Turner

13

Delegate

Vanessa

Atterbeary

13

Delegate

Shane

Pendergrass

14

Delegate

Anne

Kaiser

14

Delegate

Eric

Luedtke

15

Senator

Brian

Feldman

15

Delegate

David

Fraser-Hidalgo

15

Delegate

Kathleen

Dumais

16

Delegate

Ariana

Kelly

16

Delegate

Marc

Korman

16

Senator

Susan

Lee

17

Delegate

Jim

Gilchrist

17

Delegate

Andrew

Platt

17

Senator

Cheryl

Kagan

17

Delegate

Kumar

Barve

18

Delegate

Al

Carr

19

Delegate

Bonnie

Cullison

19

Delegate

Marice

Morales

20

Delegate

David

Moon

21

Senator

Jim

Rosapepe

21

Delegate

Joseline

Pena-Melnyk

22

Senator

Paul

Pinsky

22

Delegate

Tawanna

Gaines

22

Delegate

Alonzo

Washington

22

Delegate

Anne

Healey

24

Delegate

Erek

Barron

25

Delegate

Dereck

Davis

26

Delegate

Kriselda

Valderrama

30A

Delegate

Michael

Busch

32

Delegate

Mark

Chang

34A

Delegate

Mary Ann

Lisanti

39

Delegate

Kirill

Reznik

39

Delegate

Shane

Robinson

42A

Delegate

Stephen

Lafferty

43

Delegate

Maggie

McIntosh

44

Senator

Shirley

Nathan-Pulliam

46

Senator

Bill

Ferguson

46

Delegate

Luke

Clippinger

46

Delegate

Brooke

Lierman

47A

Delegate

Jimmy

Tarlau


About the Sierra Club

The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 2.4 million members and supporters nationwide, and over 160,000 in Michigan. In addition to creating opportunities for people of all ages, levels and locations to have meaningful outdoor experiences, the Sierra Club works to safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and litigation. For more information, visit http://www.sierraclub.org.

Paid for by the Maryland Sierra Club PAC.  By authority of Sierra Club Maryland Chapter Political Action Committee, Michael A. Pretl, Treasurer.