Candidates for District 19

Senator Ben Kramer (Democrat) - Incumbent (website)

Sponsored anti-BDS legislation (didn’t pass). Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s open letter about anti-BDS legislation openly called out Kramer for his rhetoric (calling activists Nazis).

Wrote letter to CASA threatening to withhold funding because they spoke out against the genocide.

At the 2025 Joint Delegation Priorities Hearing called those who testified about ending the funding to the MIDC as members of a Jew Hatefest.

Made a supportive statement during the 2024 Joint Delegation Priorities Hearing about Maryland’s funding of the Maryland Israel Development Center.

Went to Israel paid for by the Israeli government.

Wrote a letter praising Sen. Kagan for going to Israel. Told Jewish activists that they criticism of Israel was the “luxury of the naive.”

Inferred that the Takoma Park was a Nazi for allowing the film “Occupation of the American MInd” to be shown at Montgomery College