Candidates for District 17
Voters are able to select one Senator and up to three Delegates
Senator Cheryl Kagan (Democrat) - Incumbent (website)
Wrote letter to CASA threatening to withhold funding because they spoke out against the genocide.
Made a public statement condemning Montgomery College showing the film Occupation of the American Mind
Has not made a statement about Maryland’s funding of the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Went to Israel on a trip paid for by the Israeli government. Events with the Jewish National Fund were included (see video). When activists approached her, she changed her Facebook banner to include a photo from that trip.
Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr (Democrat) - Incumbent (website)
Has not made any statements regarding funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Delegate Ryan Spiegel (Democrat) - Incumbent (website)
Has not made any statements regarding funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Made a public statement condemning Montgomery College showing the film Occupation of the American Mind.
Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat) - Incumbent (website)
Has called Jewish Voice for Peace and If Not Now “fringe organizations that are far, far outside of the mainstream views of American Jews.”
Has not made a statement about Maryland’s funding of the Maryland Israel Development Center.