electioninspection skywrnchsr509@aol.com These are the candidates that will represent the Democratic party in Maryland. public true 0.00 0 Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. false MD-01 kratovil 4800.00 24263.43 188 http://www.kratovil.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18463 0.00 0 This is the seat held by moderate Republican Wayne Gilchrest. Gilchrest was by far one of the best Republicans in office, he has however, been defeated by super conservative Andy Harris. Harris is a club for growther and must be defeated. Whie this district is decently Republican, many of Gilchrest's advisors have endorsed the Democratic candidate, Queen Anne's County State's Attorney Frank Kratovil Jr. He has a great shot in this race and this is easily a top tier race. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger false MD-02 dutch 4800.00 0.00 0 http://www.dutchforcongress.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/12757 0.00 0 C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger is the 3 term congressman from Maryland's second congressional district. He has the least progressive voting record of the Maryland delegation but is the mastermind behind operation Hero Miles, a program designed to help soldiers returning from Iraq on leave by getting frequent flyer miles. John Sarbanes false MD-03 sarbanes 4800.00 0.00 0 http://www.sarbanesforcongress.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/12758 0.00 0 John Sarbanes is the freshman congressman from Maryland's third congressinoal district. This seat was held by current Senator Ben Cardin before Sarbanes won the primary in 2006. Sarbanes won a heavily contested primary and has done well since then in office. Donna Edwards false MD-04 donna edwards 4800.00 512841.62 11838 http://www.donnaedwardsforcongress.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/17959 0.00 0 Albert Wynn is this current Democratic Congressman for Maryland's 4th congressional district. Wynn was much more conservative than the district and he lost the primary to netroots favorite Donna Edwards. Edwards is expected to win this seat easily making this a rather safe Democratic hold. Steny Hoyer false MD-05 hoyer 4800.00 26.00 2 http://www.hoyerforcongress.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/12760 0.00 0 Steny Hoyer is the 13+ term congressman from Maryland's fifth congressional district. He is a veteran Democrat, the current Majority Leader, and the longest serving congressman from Maryland ever. Hoyer has a relatively moderate voting record and is a safe bet for re-election come this fall. Jennifer P. Dougherty false MD-06 jennifer p. dougherty 4800.00 14341.86 145 http://www.jennifer08.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/19093 0.00 0 This seat is held by Republican congressman Roscoe Bartlett. Despite being a fairly Republican district, Bartlett was held to less than 60% by military veteran Andrew Duck in 2006 despite outspending the Democrat by more than 2-1. This year, Bartlett faces off against the former Mayor of Frederick, Jennifer Dougherty. Dougherty defeated Duck in the primary this year and has a better shot at upsetting Bartlett in 2008. This seat can be put in play if resources are sent here. Elijah Cummings false MD-07 cummings 4800.00 5729.06 2949 http://www.elijahcummings.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/12761 0.00 0 Elijah Cummings is the 6+ term congressman from Maryland's seventh district. Cummings won the district after Kwesi Mfume retired to become the President of the NAACP. Cummings has a progressive voting record with a pragmatic streak on economics voting against the Welfare act of 1996 and working often with Wayne Gilchrest to promote economic development in Maryland anmd with Mark Souder to renew the White House Drug Control Office. Cummings is a safe bet for re-election. Christopher Van Hollen, Jr false MD-08 van 4800.00 100.00 1 http://www.vanhollenforcongress.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/12762 0.00 0 Chris Van Hollen Jr. is the 3 term congressman from Maryland's eighth district. Van Hollen was the victor in one of the close races of 2002 unseating a Republican incumbent and has since become a major player in Democratic circles. Van Hollen is a safe bet for re-election.