Candidates for District 39
Senator (Vote for 1)
Destiny Drake West
Democrat - Candidate for Senate (website)
Has not made any statements regarding funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Nancy King
Democrat - Incumbent (website)
Has not made any statements regarding funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Wrote letter to CASA threatening to withhold funding because they spoke out against the genocide
Initiated a slate to oust Delegate Acevero (the only pro-Palestinian Delegate in the Montgomery County Delegation).
Attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Rada Technology (an Israeli weapons manufacturer) brought here by the MIDC. Rada technologies is on the UN list of companies complicit in genocide.
Amar Mukandar
Democrat - Candidate for Senate (website)
Has not made any statements regarding funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Delegates (Vote for up to 3)
Gabe Acevero
Democrat - Incumbent (Facebook)
Cosponsor for Break the Bonds divestment campaign for Israel bonds.
Cosponsor for legislation to end the BDS State Ban.
Sponsor of 2024 Ceasefire resolution.
Sponsor of Not on Our Dime legislation which would stop non—profits who give money to Israeli settlements.
Supports the Drop the Maryland Israel Development Center campaign to end funding.
Wrote a letter against the Montgomery County Senators who stated they were going to defund CASA because it spoke out against the genocide.
Uses the word “genocide” and Israeli Apartheid.
George Lluberes
Democrat - Candidate (Website)
Has not made any statements regarding funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Lesley Lopez
Democrat - Incumbent (Facebook)
Has not made any statements regarding funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Initiated a slate to oust Delegate Acevero (the only pro-Palestinian Delegate in the Montgomery County Delegation).
Gregory Wims
Democrat - Incumbent (website)
Has not made any statements regarding funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Initiated a slate to oust Delegate Acevero (the only pro-Palestinian Delegate in the Montgomery County Delegation).
Attended the Aerovironment ribbon-cutting where the State gave them $1 million. Aerovironment makes Kamikaze drones. Right after the ribbon-cutting, bought an Israeli weapons maker. Video is here.
Robert Wu
Democrat - Candidate for Delegate (website)
Has not made any statements regarding funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Initiated a slate to oust Delegate Acevero (the only pro-Palestinian Delegate in the Montgomery County Delegation).