Endorse Ben Cardin for U.S. Senate

Ben has already received many endorsements from elected officials, community leaders and party activists from across the state. However, the most important endorsements in this race will come from you - the people of Maryland. Endorse Ben

Leaders Across Maryland Endorse Ben

Montgomery County

State Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp
Former Montgomery County Executive Sidney Kramer
Former Sen. Larry Levitan
Mont. Co. Sheriff Raymond M. Kight
Sen. Rona F. Kramer
Sen. Robert J. Garagiola
Sen. Brian E. Frosh
Sen. Jennie M. Forehand
Sen. Sharon M. Grosfeld
Sen. Leonard H. Teitelbaum
Sen. Ida G. Ruben
Sen. Patrick J. Hogan
Del. Karen S. Montgomery
Del. Anne R. Kaiser
Del. Brian J. Feldman
Del. Marilyn R. Goldwater
Del. Kumar Barve
Del. Michael R. Gordon
Del. Luiz Simmons
Del. Henry B. Heller
Del. Adrienne A. Mandel
Del. Carol S. Petzold
Del. Sheila Hixson
Del. Nancy J. King
Del. Joan F. Stern
Del. Kathleen Dumais
Del. William Bronrott
County Councilmember Nancy Floreen
County Councilmember Michael Knapp
County Councilmember Marilyn Praisner
County Councilmember Michael Subin

Prince George's County

Sen. Ulysses Currie
Sen. John Giannetti
Del. Barbara Frush
Del. Brian Moe
Del. Pauline Menes
Del. Tawanna Gaines
Del. Justin Ross
Del. Mary Conroy
Del. James Hubbard
Del. Joanne Benson
Del. James Proctor
Del. Joe Vallario
Del. Doyle Niemann
Prince George’s Councilman Will Campos
District Heights Mayor James Walls
Hyattsville Mayor Bill Gardner
North Brentwood Mayor Lilliane Beverly
Brentwood Mayor George Denny
Eagle Harbor Mayor Joseph Lomax Jr.
Riverside Mayor Vernon Archer
Bowie Councilman Michael Lyles
Bowie Councilman Kevin Conroy
Hyattsville Councilwoman Krista Attaberry
Lynn Anderson, community activist
Carl Brown, community activist
Rodney and Crystal Emery, community activists
Jim Estepp, former Prince George's County Councilman
Tom Hendershot, Prince Georges County Councilman
Les Holmes, CEO of Christian Financial Services and community activist
Jolene Ivey, wife of Prince George's County State's Attorney Glen Ivey and former member of Rep. Cardin's congressional staff
Tim Maloney, business leader and former Prince George's County State Delegate
John McDonough, business leader and community activist, lawyer
Gary Michael, business and community leader
Betty Richardson, community activist
Marshall Spurlock, health care consultant and community activist
Mike Turner, business leader and community activist
Greg Gill, leader in Prince George's business community

Baltimore City and County

Rep. Elijah Cummings
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger
Sen. James Brochin
Sen. Ralph Hughes
Sen. Verna Jones
Sen. Edward Kasemeyer
Sen. Delores Kelley
Sen. Kathy Klausemier
Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Sen. Norman Stone
Del. Curt Anderson
Del. Eric Bromwell
Del. Jon Cardin
Del. Steven DeBoy
Del. Hattie Harrison
Del. Carolyn Krysiak
Del. James E. Malone
Del. Joseph "Sonny" Minnick
Del. Dan Morhaim
Del. Catherine Pugh
Del. Sandy Rosenberg
Del. Veronica Turner
Del. Michael Weir
Del. Bobby Zirkin
Baltimore County Council President Joseph Bartenfelder
Baltimore County Councilman Sam Moxley
Baltimore County Councilman Kevin Kamenetz
Baltimore County Councilman Vince Gardina
Baltimore County Councilman John Olszewski
Baltimore County Sheriff Jay Fischer
Baltimore County Clerk of the Court Suzanne Mench
Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke
Baltimore City Councilwoman Belinda Conaway
Baltimore City Councilman Bob Curran
Baltimore City Councilman Ken Harris
Baltimore City Councilman Jim Kraft
Baltimore City Councilwoman Rikki Spector
Baltimore City Councilwoman Agnes Welch
Baltimore City Clerk of the Court Frank Conaway
Baltimore City Register of Wills Mary Conaway
Baltimore City Sheriff John Anderson
Rev. Marvis May, Macedonia Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Bowyer G. Freeman, St. Mark’s Baptist Church
Rev. Samuel Blow, Pleasant Hope Baptist Church
Wayne Frazier, President of the Maryland/Washington Minority Contractors Association

Howard County

County Executive Jim Robey
Reverend John L. Wright, former Chairman of Maryland NAACP
States Attorney Tim McCrone
Sen. Edward J. Kasemeyer
Del. Steve DeBoy
Del. Jim Malone
Del. Elizabeth Bobo
Del. Shane Pendergrass
Del. Neil F. Quinter
Del. Frank S. Turner
Howard County Councilman David A. Rakes
Howard County Councilman Guy Guzzone
Howard County Councilman Ken Ulman
Howard County Sheriff Chuck Cave

Anne Arundel County

Sen. Phil Jimeno
Sen. John Astle
Sen. John Gianetti
Sen. Ed DeGrange
Del. Mary Ann Love
Del. Ted Sophocleus
Del. Joan Cadden
Del. Virginia Clagget
Del. Barbara Frush
Del. Pauline Menes
Del. Brian Moe
Anne Arundel Sheriff George Johnson
Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer
Annapolis Alderwoman Sheila M. Tolliver
Annapolis Alderman Josh Cohen
County Councilwoman Barbara Samorajczyk
County Councilwoman Pam Beidle

Eastern Shore

Governor Harry Hughes
Anthony Sarbanes, President of the Wicomico County Council
Frank Kratovil, State’s Attorney for Queen Anne’s County
Del. Norman H. Conway, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee
William Manlove, Cecil County Commissioner
Nelson Bolender, President of the Cecil County Commissioners
William Brueckman, Clerk of the Court of Cecil County
Mark Guns, Cecil County
Nancy Howard, Councilwoman, Ocean City
Mark Mumford, Clerk of the Court of Kent County
Maureen Scott-Taylor, Councilwoman, Easton
Hillary Spence, President of Talbot County Commissioners

Western Maryland

Former Maryland House Speaker Cas Taylor
Del. Galen Clagett
Del. John Donoghue
Hagerstown Councilman Lewis Metzner
Mayor Carroll Jones, Brunswick City

Southern Maryland

Rep. Steny Hoyer
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller
Sen. Thomas “Mac” Middleton
Sen. Roy Dyson
Del. Sally Jameson
Del. Murray Levy
Del. John Bohanan
Del. Sue Kullen
Del. Johnny Wood
Charles Co. State’s Attorney Leonard Collins
Charles Co. Commissioner Wayne Cooper
Charles Co. Commissioner Edith Patterson
Charles Co. Commissioner Bob Fuller
Chesapeake Beach Mayor Gerald Donovan
North Beach Mayor Mark Frazer
Calvert Co. Commissioner Wilson Parran
St. Mary’s Co. Commissioner Danny Raley
St. Mary’s Co. Sheriff David Zylak
St. Mary’s Co. Commissioner Thomas Mattingly
Clerk of the Court, Evelyn Arnold
Diane McWilliams, Register of Wills
Karen Fennell, President of the Northern Charles County Democratic Club
Bill Grooms, Retired Labor Leader
Vince and Evie Hungerford, Hungerford Associates
Bob Johnston, Realtor, Baldus Real Estate
Frank Lancaster, President, Cobb Island Democratic Club
Dale Speake, Realtor, Baldus Real Estate
Olivia Campbell, President, Calvert Young Dems
Bernie Fowler, Former State Senator
Alton Kersey, Business Leader and Farmer
Mary Krug, Former County Commissioner
Hagner Mister, Former County Commissioner, Former Maryland Secretary of Agriculture
Norma Powers, Democratic Activist; Calvert County Progressive Club
Barbara Stinnett, Former County Commissioner
Allen Swann, Farmer, Board of Colonial Farm Credit
Bobby Swann, Former County Commissioner and Former Comptroller
Joe Anderson, Former County Commissioner, Dyncorp Employee
Jim and Dot Bannagan, Retired Business Owners
Jan Barnes, Past President of the Southern Maryland Association of Realtors and Housing Commissioner
Sonny Burch, Owner, Burch Oil
Robert Jarboe, Former County Commissioner, Farmer
Julie Randall, Former County Commissioner, Defense Contractor
Vinod Shah, Physician, Owner Shah Associates
Don Smolinski, Business Owner
Michael Whitson, Owner, Tri County Abstract