Governor
Dan Cox
Republican - Candidate
Has not responded to our questions about funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Andy Ellis
Green - Candidate (website)
Lieutenant Governor (Owen Silverman Andrews) is a long time activist for Palestinian Human Rights.
Campaign website has a page devoted to Israel/Palestine. It is titled “Maryland is complicit in Genocide.” It focuses on BDS, Israeli as an Apartheid State and the need to end funding to the Maryland Israel Development Center.
Wes Moore
Democrat - Incumbent (website)
Funds the Maryland Israel Development Center which brings weapons manufacturers to Maryland (see video).
Promised the Israeli lobby that he will keep the anti-BDS executive order: “I am affirmatively against the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. I will support the continuation of this executive order and I firmly believe that our laws should reflect our values.” Video (see image on the right is his response when activists asked him to rescind it).
His Lieutenant Governor has ties with the Hindu Fascist movement (link). Moore has himself accepted funds from well-known Hindu Fascist leaders. (see here)
Hosted 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.
Cathy White
Working Class Party - Candidate
Has not responded to our questions about funding for the Maryland Israel Development Center.