Candidates for District 39
Senator (Vote for 1)
Amar Mukandar
Democrat - Candidate for Senate (website)
Has not responded to our questions about 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
Lesley Lopez
Democrat - Incumbent (Facebook)
Has not responded to our questions about 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 responded to our questions about 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.