Maryland House of Delegates District 24

What’s the job: One of 188 members of Maryland’s General Assembly, split between the House of Delegates and the Senate. Responsible for introducing and voting on legislation, approving state spending and providing oversight of Maryland government operations. Elected to a four-year term.

Democratic

Name: Crystal Carpenter

Candidate did not respond to The Banner’s voter guide questionnaire.

Name: Derrick L. Coley

Candidate did not respond to The Banner’s voter guide questionnaire.

Name: Andrea Fletcher Harrison

Candidate did not respond to The Banner’s voter guide questionnaire.

Name: Stanford Fraser

Age: 35

Personal: Married, wife Michele, one son, Stanford.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, history and community development, Howard University; Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School.

Experience: Public defender; clerked for Judge Robert McDonald on the Maryland State Supreme Court.

Questionnaire

Q: Maryland’s state government is facing a structural deficit in future years. Please describe how you would approach closing the gap. Be specific about any spending cuts or revenue increases you propose.

Q: What do you consider the three most pressing issues facing Maryland?

Q: What would you do to lower the cost of living for Maryland residents?

Q: The cost of implementing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education plan will exceed the money available in the Blueprint’s fund over the next few years. Should the state raise new revenue for the programs, or should the programs be rolled back or adjusted?

Q: Besides an election, how do you want constituents to review your job performance?

Name: Bobby Henry

Age: 68

Personal: Married, wife Debra, three sons, one granddaughter.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, business administration and marketing, North Carolina A&T State University; Juris Doctor, Howard University School of Law.

Experience: General Counsel, Jericho Baptist Church and the City of Praise Family Ministries; First Lieutenant at Fort Benning, Georgia; assignment to Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu; served in the litigation division in the Office of the Judge Advocate General at the Pentagon.

Questionnaire

Q: Maryland’s state government is facing a structural deficit in future years. Please describe how you would approach closing the gap. Be specific about any spending cuts or revenue increases you propose.

Q: What do you consider the three most pressing issues facing Maryland?

Q: What would you do to lower the cost of living for Maryland residents?

Q: The cost of implementing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education plan will exceed the money available in the Blueprint’s fund over the next few years. Should the state raise new revenue for the programs, or should the programs be rolled back or adjusted?

Q: Besides an election, how do you want constituents to review your job performance?

Name: Jordan McFarland

Candidate did not respond to The Banner’s voter guide questionnaire.

Name: LaTasha R. Ward

Age: 58

Personal: Mother, one daughter.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, business management and marketing management; master’s degree, counseling.

Experience: Minuteman Press franchise owner; executive director, Solid Foundation, Inc.; elected, 2014 Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee- 24th District;

Questionnaire

Q: Maryland’s state government is facing a structural deficit in future years. Please describe how you would approach closing the gap. Be specific about any spending cuts or revenue increases you propose.

Q: What do you consider the three most pressing issues facing Maryland?

Q: What would you do to lower the cost of living for Maryland residents?

Q: The cost of implementing the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education plan will exceed the money available in the Blueprint’s fund over the next few years. Should the state raise new revenue for the programs, or should the programs be rolled back or adjusted?

Q: Besides an election, how do you want constituents to review your job performance?

Correction: This article was updated to correct the law school that Stanford Fraser attended.