Key: *incumbent Democrat, highlighted name links to the candidate’s website, where available.
Welcome to the Howard County 2022 Candidate page! Candidates running as Democrats for the 2022 Primary Election who have filed with the Maryland State Board of Elections are listed below. This page will be regularly updated as additional candidates file to run for elected office. Please email howardcountydems@gmail.com if you have questions.
Federal Offices
U.S. Senate
Chris Van Hollen (www.vanhollen.org)—e-mail: info@vanhollen.org
Michelle L. Smith (https://www.michellesmithforsenate.org)—e-mail: info@michellesmithforsenate.org
U.S. House of Representatives
—District 2—
Jake Pretot (www.jakepretot.vote)—e-mail: jake@jakepretot.vote
Marques Dent (https://marquesdent.com/)—email: Thefriendsofmarquesdent@gmail.com
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger* (https://www.dutchforcongress.com/)—email: info@DutchForCongress.com
Liri Fusha (facebook.com/FriendsofLiriFusha)—e-mail: albaneza2002@yahoo.com
George Croom (www.croomforcongress.com)—e-mail: info@croomforcongress.com
—District 3—
Eselebor E. Okojie (facebook.com/Okojieformaryland)—e-mail: okojieformaryland@gmail.com
John Sarbanes* (https://www.johnsarbanes.com/)—e-mail: john@johnsarbanes.com
Wayne McNeal
Ben R. Beardsley—e-mail: ben4congress26@gmail.com
—District 7—
Tashi Kimandus Davis (www.tashidavisforcongress.org)—e-mail: tashidavisforcongress@gmail.com
Kweisi Fume* (http://mfumeforcongress.com/)—e-mail: mfumeforcongress@gmail.com
Elihu Eli El—e-mail: eli@peaceandproblemsolving.com
State Offices
Governor/Lt. Governor
Rushern L. Baker, III (https://www.rushernbaker.com/)—e-mail: teambaker@rushernbaker.com
Peter Franchot (https://www.franchot.com/)—e-mail: info@franchot.com
Ashwani Jain (https://www.jainforgovernor.com/)—e-mail: jainforgov@gmail.com
John B. King (https://www.johnkingforgovernor.com/)e-mail: info@johnkingforgovernor.com
Jerome M. Segal (https://www.segalforgovernor.org/)—e-mail: Jsegal@BreadandRoses.US
Douglass Gansler (www.ganslerformaryland.com)—e-mail: info@ganslerformaryland.com
Ralph Jaffe (www.fedupwithcrookedpolitics.com)—e-mail: rjaffe4@verizon.net
Tom Perez (www.tomperez.com)—e-mail: info@tomperez.com
Wes Moore (wesmoore.com)—e-mail: info@wesmoore.com
John Baron (www.jonbaron.com)—e-mail: info@jonbaron.com
Comptroller
Brooke Elizabeth Lierman (https://www.brookelierman.com/)—e-mail: info@BrookeLierman.com
Attorney General
Anthony G. Brown (https://www.anthonybrown.com/)—e-mail: info@anthonybrown.com
Katie Curran O’Malley (katieformd.com) —e-mail: katie@katieformd.com
State Senate
—District 9—
Katie Fry Hester* (www.katiefryhester.com) —e-mail: info@katiefryhester.com
—District 12—
Clarence Lam* (www.clarencelam.com) —e-mail: info@clarencelam.com
Ilyas Chohan (https://www.chohan4mdsenate.org/)—e-mail: support@chohan4mdsenate.org
—District 13—
Guy Guzzone* (www.guyguzzone.com) —e-mail: guy@guyguzzone.com
House of Delegates
—District 9A—
Steven M. Bolen (https://bolenformd.com/)—e-mail: info@bolenformd.com
Natalie Ziegler (www.nataliefor9A.com)—e-mail: Natalie@Nataliefordelegate.com
—District 9B—
Courtney Watson* (www.courtneywatson9b.com)—e-mail: info@courtneywatson9b.com
—District 12—
Eric Ebersole* (ericebersole.org)—e-mail: eric@ericebersole.org
Jessica Feldmark* (www.jessicafeldmark.com) —e-mail: jessica@jessicafeldmark.com
Christopher John Feldwick—e-mail: chrisfeldwick@outlook.com
Terri Hill* (www.FriendsofTerriHill.org)—e-mail: terrihill.district12@gmail.com
Patrick Cusack—e-mail: cusackp@gmail.com
—District 13—
Amy R. Brooks (www.brooksformaryland.org)—e-mail: amy@brooksformaryland.org
Vanessa Atterbeary* (www.vanessaatterbeary.org)—e-mail: vanessa@vanessaatterbeary.org
Pamela Lanman Guzzone (www.peopleforpam.com)—e-mail: pamguzzone@comcast.net
Becca Niburg (https://www.beccaniburg.com/)—e-mail: info@beccaniburg.com
Jen Terrasa* (www.teamterrasa.com)—e-mail: jen@teamterrasa.com
Chao Wu (https://chaowu.org/)—e-mail: chaowu2016@gmail.com
Local Offices
County Executive
Calvin Ball* (https://votecalvinball.com/)—e-mail: Calvin@VoteCalvinBall.com
Harry Dunbar—e-mail: SlowGrowthDunbar@gmail.com
County Council
—Councilmanic District 001—
Neveen Kurtom (www.neveenkurtom.com)—e-mail: neveen@neveenkurtom.com
Elizabeth “Liz” Walsh*—e-mail: lizwalshforhoco@gmail.com
—Councilmanic District 002—
Opel Jones* (opeljones.com)—e-mail: info@opeljones.com
—Councilmanic District 003—
Christiana Rigby* (https://christianarigby.com/)—e-mail: christiana@christianarigby.com
—Councilmanic District 004—
Deb Jung* (http://votedebjung.com/)—e-mail: debjung@verizon.com
Janssen Evelyn (https://janssenevelyn.com/)—e-mail: connect@janssenevelyn.com
Hank Boyd (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hank-boyd-phd-jd-mba-9180315)—e-mail: hboyd31911@yahoo.com
State’s Attorney
Rich Gibson* (www.richgibson.net)—e-mail: richgibson2014@gmail.com
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Wayne A. Robey* (robeyforclerk.org)—e-mail: waynerobey@att.net
Register of Wills
Byron Macfarlane* (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/byron2022) —e-mail: info@byronmacfarlane.com
Sheriff
Marcus Harris* (marcusharrisforsheriff.com)—e-mail: marcusharrisforsheriff@gmail.com
Judge of the Orphans’ Court
Christina J. Bostick (www.christinabostick.com)—e-mail: christinabostickesq@gmail.com
Ajile F. Brown—e-mail: afbrownlaw@gmail.com
Elizabeth Ann Fitch—e-mail: efitch@silvermanthompson.com
Nicole Bormel Miller (facebook.com/nicolebormelmiller)—e-mail: efitch@silvermanthompson.com
Party Office (Howard County Democratic Central Committee)
McNeal Brown, Jr.
Harry Dunbar
Sanjay G. George
Sean Ford*
Moe Imran
Adriane Jemmott
Joan U. Pontius
Meagan Braganca
Claudia Koenig
Rick Kohn
Kathleen Uy