Candidates for District 17
Senator (Vote for 1)
Philip Cook
Democrat - Candidate (website)
I 100% support ending taxpayer funding to the Maryland Israel Development Center and I will commit to refusing campaign donation or lobbying support from organizations or individuals tied to the Hindu nationalist movement.
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 about the trip, she doubled down and made a photo from her trip as her Facebook banner.
Delegates (Vote for up to 3)
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democrat - Incumbent (website)
Has not made any statements regarding funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Christopher Reed
Democrat - Candidate (website)
Has not made any statements regarding funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
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.
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.