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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:
John B. King on Corporations
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Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger:
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Rushern Baker on Corporations
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Democratic Challenger:
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Maya Cummings on Corporations
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Democratic candidate for Maryland governor:
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John Delaney on Corporations
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Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from MD-6:
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- Investors should pay as much tax as workers. (Jul 2019)
- Raise corporate taxes, but lower rates than 2017. (Jul 2019)
- Awarded for lending to 5,000 disadvantaged businesses. (Jun 2019)
- Capitalism with regulation, but not socialism. (Mar 2019)
- Raise corporate taxes to pay for infrastructure. (Feb 2019)
- Early adopter of healthcare "capitation" business model. (May 2018)
- Founded HealthPartners Financial; sold for $500M in 1999. (May 2018)
- Founded Leddel Health with fellow law school student. (May 2018)
- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth. (Mar 2018)
- Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
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Robin Ficker on Corporations
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Republican candidate for Governor:
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Peter Franchot on Corporations
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Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger :
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- Less for corporate tax breaks, more help for small business. (Feb 2021)
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Doug Gansler on Corporations
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Democratic Challenger:
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Larry Hogan on Corporations
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Republican Maryland Governor; possible presidential contender:
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- Reduce the burden on job creators. (Nov 2014)
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Ashwani Jain on Corporations
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Democratic Challenger:
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Ben Jealous on Corporations
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Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland:
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- New taxes on out-of-state retailers & hedge fund income. (Nov 2018)
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Kelly M. Schulz on Corporations
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Republican challenger for Governor:
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Richard Madaleno on Corporations
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Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland:
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- Support smaller businesses as job creators. (Aug 2017)
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Thomas Perez on Corporations
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Democratic Challenger for Governor:
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Shawn Quinn on Corporations
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Libertarian candidate for governor:
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Alec Ross on Corporations
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Democratic candidate for Governor:
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Senate:
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Tony Campbell on Corporations
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Republican candidate for Maryland U. S. Senator:
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Benjamin Cardin on Corporations
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Democratic Jr Senator (MD):
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- Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 37% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 86% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Restrict corporate use of consumer mandatory arbitration. (Aug 2016)
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Richard Douglas on Corporations
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Republican Senate candidate:
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Donna Edwards on Corporations
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Democratic Senate candidate:
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- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
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Sam Faddis on Corporations
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Republican Candidate for Maryland U.S. Senator:
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Margaret Flowers on Corporations
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Green Senate candidate:
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- Wealth divide makes capitalism dangerous to the 99%. (Feb 2016)
- Break up big banks & criminally prosecute their CEOs. (Feb 2016)
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Chelsea Manning on Corporations
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Democratic candidate for Maryland U.S. Senator:
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Michael Steele on Corporations
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Republican challenger, Lt. Gov.:
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- Expand minority-owned business opportunities. (May 2006)
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Kathy Szeliga on Corporations
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Republican Senate candidate:
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- Policy makers care more about Wall Street than Main Street. (Sep 2016)
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Chris Van Hollen on Corporations
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Democratic Representative (MD-8):
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- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Rated 33% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Screen imports & ban lead in children's products. (Feb 2008)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
- Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Dec 2017)
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Arvin Vohra on Corporations
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Libertarian candidate for President; Libertarian Party Vice-Chair:
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- End the Fed, to prevent irresponsible cash-negative business. (Feb 2018)
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House:
Anthony Brown on Corporations
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Democrat (District 4):
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- Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
- Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
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Elijah Cummings on Corporations
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Democratic Representative (MD-7):
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- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
- Require Code of Conduct for US corporations abroad. (Aug 2001)
- Rated 25% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Screen imports & ban lead in children's products. (Feb 2008)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
- Corporate political spending is not free speech. (Jul 2013)
- Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
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John Delaney on Corporations
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Democratic candidate for President; U.S. Rep from MD-6:
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- Investors should pay as much tax as workers. (Jul 2019)
- Raise corporate taxes, but lower rates than 2017. (Jul 2019)
- Awarded for lending to 5,000 disadvantaged businesses. (Jun 2019)
- Capitalism with regulation, but not socialism. (Mar 2019)
- Raise corporate taxes to pay for infrastructure. (Feb 2019)
- Early adopter of healthcare "capitation" business model. (May 2018)
- Founded HealthPartners Financial; sold for $500M in 1999. (May 2018)
- Founded Leddel Health with fellow law school student. (May 2018)
- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth. (Mar 2018)
- Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
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Andy Harris on Corporations
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Republican (District 1):
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- Voted YES on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)
- Rated 0% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
- Regulatory relief for smaller banks stimulates growth. (Mar 2018)
- Reduce corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% to create jobs. (Nov 2017)
- Rated Voted NO on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
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Steny Hoyer on Corporations
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Democratic Representative (MD-5):
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- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 40% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
- Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
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Jamie Raskin on Corporations
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Democrat (District 8):
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- Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
- Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
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Dutch Ruppersberger on Corporations
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Democratic Representative (MD-2):
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- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Voted YES on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Rated 33% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
- Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
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John Sarbanes on Corporations
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Democrat:
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- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Screen imports & ban lead in children's products. (Feb 2008)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Corporate political spending is not free speech. (Mar 2013)
- Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
- Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
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David Trone on Corporations
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Democrat (District 6):
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- Repeal the GOP tax cut given to big corporations. (Oct 2018)
- PVS:Lower corporate taxes don't promote economic growth. (Aug 2018)
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Former candidates & officeholders:
Robert Ehrlich on Corporations
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Republican Governor and Senate Challenger:
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- Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
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Martin O`Malley on Corporations
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Democratic Presidential candidate:
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- It's crony capitalism to bail out banks for bad bets. (Nov 2015)
- Separate casino banks from good ones: support Glass-Steagall. (Oct 2015)
- Income gap growing due to concentration of corporate power. (May 2015)
- Break up too-big-to-fail banks before they break us. (Apr 2015)
- Change Maryland's anti-business attitude. (Feb 2015)
- Repeal personal property tax on small business. (Feb 2015)
- Maryland is #1 in businesses owned by women. (Jan 2014)
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Ian Schlakman on Corporations
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Green Party candidate for President 2010:
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Barbara Mikulski on Corporations
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Democratic Sr Senator (MD):
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- Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
- Rated 39% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 86% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Restrict corporate use of consumer mandatory arbitration. (Aug 2016)
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Donna Edwards on Corporations
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Democrat (retiring 2016) (District 4):
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- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
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Chris Van Hollen on Corporations
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Democratic Representative (MD-8):
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- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Rated 33% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Screen imports & ban lead in children's products. (Feb 2008)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
- Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Dec 2017)
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Parris Glendening on Corporations
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Former Democratic Governor (1995-2002):
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Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on Corporations
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Democratic Challenger 2002:
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E.J. Pipkin on Corporations
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2004 former Republican challenger; previously state Senator:
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William Capps on Corporations
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Former Republican Primary Challenger (2012):
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- Drop the corporate tax rate to 20%. (Sep 2011)
- Cap the tax rate to all industry at 20%, permanently. (Jul 2011)
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Robert Ehrlich on Corporations
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Republican (District 2):
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- Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
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Wayne Gilchrest on Corporations
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Republican Representative (MD-1):
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- Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Voted YES on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 82% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Frank Kratovil on Corporations
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Democrat (until 2010) (District 1):
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- Voted NO on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
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Kweisi Mfume on Corporations
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Democratic Senate Challenger (MD); previously U.S. Representative:
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- Encourage female and minority-owned proprietorships. (Mar 2006)
- Small businesses need advocates. (Mar 2006)
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Connie Morella on Corporations
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Republican (District 8):
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- Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
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Paul Sarbanes on Corporations
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Democratic Sr Senator (MD):
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- Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
- Rated 27% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Corrogan Vaughn on Corporations
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Republican Challenger:
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Daniel Vovak on Corporations
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Republican challenger:
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Eric Wargotz on Corporations
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Former Republican Primary Challenger (2012):
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Albert Wynn on Corporations
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Democratic Representative (MD-4):
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- Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 43% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Screen imports & ban lead in children's products. (Feb 2008)
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Kevin Zeese on Corporations
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Green/ Libertarian/ Populist Challenger:
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- Favors more employee owned businesses. (Jun 2006)
- Stop international corporate welfare and unfair competition. (Jan 2006)
- Restore right to sue and reduce eminent domain. (Jan 2006)
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Roscoe Bartlett on Corporations
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Republican Representative (MD-6):
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- Voted NO on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 90% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Member of House Small Business Committee. (Mar 2011)
- Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)
- Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
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Dan Bongino on Corporations
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Republican Challenger:
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- Lessen the tax burden on residents and businesses. (Oct 2012)
- Predictable tax code benefits economy more than revenue loss. (Jun 2012)
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Benjamin Cardin on Corporations
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Democratic Jr Senator (MD):
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- Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
- Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
- Rated 37% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Rated 86% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Restrict corporate use of consumer mandatory arbitration. (Aug 2016)
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Kweisi Mfume on Corporations
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Democratic Senate Challenger (MD); previously U.S. Representative:
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- Encourage female and minority-owned proprietorships. (Mar 2006)
- Small businesses need advocates. (Mar 2006)
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Rob Sobhani on Corporations
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Independent Challenger:
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- Cut Maryland state corporate tax to below 8.25%. (Aug 2012)
- Occupy Wall Street pushes for capitalism with a conscience. (Nov 2011)
- Rebuild as nation of makers not takers; with 15% tax rate. (Jul 2011)
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