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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Legislative voting records for Maryland House and Senate
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Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from MD legislative records (number of quotes indicated):
- Anthony Brown (3) Democrat U.S. Rep Maryland-4
- Dan Cox (3) Maryland Republican Gubernatorial Challenger
- Jamie Raskin (4) Democrat U.S. Rep Maryland-8
- Kathy Szeliga (15) Republican Senate candidate Maryland
- Kelly M. Schulz (9) Maryland Republican challenger for Governor
- Larry Hogan (9) Maryland Republican Maryland Governor
- Martin O`Malley (1) Maryland Democratic Presidential candidate
- Peter Franchot (3) Maryland Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
- Richard Madaleno (9) Maryland Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland
- Robert Ehrlich (2) Maryland Republican Governor and Senate Challenger
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Maryland state legislative voting records, including these candidates:
- MD-R Daniel Cox, 2022 candidate for governor
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 4th district, since 2019
- MD-R Kelly M. Schulz - Candidate for Governor 2022
State Delegate, district 4A, 2011-2015
State Labor Secretary 2015-2019
- MD-D Robin Ficker - Candidate for Governor 2022
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 15B district, 1979–1983
- MD-D Peter Franchot - Candidate for Governor 2022
Maryland Comptroller, 2007-2020
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 20th district, 1987–2007
- MD-D Jamie Raskin - Elected 2016 to U.S. House MD-8
Member of the Maryland State Senate, District 20, 2007-2016
Majority Whip, Maryland State Senate, 2012-2016
- MD-D Anthony Brown - Elected 2016 to U.S. House
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2007-2015
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999-2007
- MD-R Kathy Szeliga - 2016 candidate for U.S. Senate
State Delegate from the 7th district since 2011
- MD-R Larry Hogan - Governor since 2015
- MD-D Richard Madaleno - 2018 Democratic candidate for Maryland Governor
Member of the Maryland State Senate, 18th district, 2007-2018
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 18th district, 2003-2007
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Dan Cox: Don't allow non-physicians to perform abortions.
Larry Hogan: Vetoed allowing non-physicians to perform abortions.
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Civil Rights
Kathy Szeliga: Voted NO on state authorization of same-sex marriage.
Kelly M. Schulz: Voted NO on state authorization of same-sex marriage.
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Crime
Kathy Szeliga: Voted NO on repealing the death penalty.
Kathy Szeliga: Voted YES on tougher sentences for gun crimes.
Larry Hogan: Vetoed expansion of voting rights to 40,000 ex-offenders.
Richard Madaleno: Voted NO on tougher sentences for gun crimes.
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Drugs
Kathy Szeliga: Keep mandatory sentencing for drug offenses.
Kathy Szeliga: Voted NO on reducing penalties for possession of marijuana.
Kathy Szeliga: Tougher prosecution of high-level heroin traffickers.
Kelly M. Schulz: Voted NO on reducing penalties for possession of marijuana.
Larry Hogan: Tougher prosecution of high-level heroin traffickers.
Richard Madaleno: Tougher prosecution of high-level heroin traffickers.
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Energy & Oil
Dan Cox: Don't consider climate change in regulating utilities.
Kathy Szeliga: Voted NO on offshore wind renewable energy credits.
Kelly M. Schulz: Voted NO on offshore wind renewable energy credits.
Larry Hogan: Require considering climate change in regulating utilities.
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Environment
Anthony Brown: Support joining Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Jamie Raskin: Voted YES on 25 new state wildlands areas.
Kathy Szeliga: Voted NO on new state wildlands areas.
Kelly M. Schulz: Voted NO on new state wildlands areas.
Martin O`Malley: Supported 25 new state wildlands areas.
Peter Franchot: Support joining Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Richard Madaleno: Co-sponsored 25 new state wildlands areas.
Richard Madaleno: Support joining Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Robert Ehrlich: Support joining Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Families & Children
Dan Cox: Opposed family leave bill as hurting small business.
Kathy Szeliga: Voted against new birth certificates for sex changes.
Larry Hogan: Require paid leave, but for large businesses only.
Larry Hogan: Opposed family leave bill as hurting small business.
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Government Reform
Anthony Brown: Prohibit Board of Regents from campaign fundraising.
Kathy Szeliga: Voted NO to online voter registration & online voting.
Kelly M. Schulz: Voted NO to online voter registration & online voting.
Peter Franchot: Prohibit Board of Regents from campaign fundraising.
Richard Madaleno: Prohibit Board of Regents from campaign fundraising.
Robert Ehrlich: Let Board of Regents engage in campaign fundraising.
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Gun Control
Larry Hogan: Tougher sentences for people who commit crimes with a gun.
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Health Care
Kathy Szeliga: Voted NO on establishing an ObamaCare healthcare exchange.
Kelly M. Schulz: Voted NO on establishing an ObamaCare healthcare exchange.
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Homeland Security
Jamie Raskin: No county or city restrictions on drones; study state use.
Kathy Szeliga: No county or city restrictions on drones; study state use.
Larry Hogan: No county or city restrictions on drones; study state use.
Richard Madaleno: No county or city restrictions on drones; study state use.
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Immigration
Kathy Szeliga: Voted NO on in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant.
Kelly M. Schulz: Voted NO on in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant.
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Jobs
Anthony Brown: Executives without insurance responsible for worker's comp.
Jamie Raskin: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2018.
Kathy Szeliga: Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2018.
Kelly M. Schulz: Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2018.
Larry Hogan: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2018.
Peter Franchot: Executives without insurance responsible for worker's comp.
Richard Madaleno: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2018.
Richard Madaleno: Executives without insurance responsible for worker's comp.
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Tax Reform
Jamie Raskin: Voted YES to increase state income tax rates.
Kathy Szeliga: Voted NO on increasing state income tax rates.
Kelly M. Schulz: Kelly Schulz Voted NO on increasing state income tax rates.
Richard Madaleno: Voted YES to increase state income tax rates.
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The above quotations are from Legislative voting records for Maryland House and Senate.
Legislation citations (from news media or state archives):
- On HB937 and SB275: Maryland Matters, "With Legislative Overrides, Paid Leave and Abortion Access Bills Become Law in Maryland," by Danielle E. Gaines, Hannah Gaskill, Bennett Leckrone, and Elizabeth Shwe, April 9, 2022
- On HB298: Earth Justice, "Maryland Passes Suite of Encouraging Climate and Energy Legislation," by Susan Stevens Miller, May 4, 2021
- Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, "Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative", for regulation of July 31, 2020
- Gov. Hogan's press release on Maryland SB.101, on gun crimes, (Kathy Szeliga & Richard Madaleno), 4/3/2018
- Gov. Hogan's press release on Maryland SB.1137, on heroin traffickers, (Szeliga & Madaleno), 3/22/2018
- Press release on Maryland HB1 veto, on paid leave, (Larry Hogan), 11/28/2017
- Maryland SB 336, on wildlands areas, 5/15/2014
- Maryland HB 295, on minimum wage, 4/5/2014
- Maryland SB 523, on state income tax rates, 3/15/2012
- The Chronicle of Higher Education, "Maryland Legislation Restricts Regents, 'by Karin Fischer, April 21, 2006
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