Maryland House of Delegates District 30B

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: Matt Johnston

Age: 40

Personal: Married, one son.

Education: Bachelor’s degrees, history and political history, University of Missouri; master’s degree, environmental policy and natural resource management, Indiana University.

Experience: Executive director, Arundel Rivers Federation (2022-present); environmental policy director for Anne Arundel County (2019-2022).

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: Blake Wintermute

Age: 27

Personal: I am a young man born and raised in 30B. I live here with my Dad, Uncle Aunt and Dog. I went to Deale Elementary, Southern Middle and Southern High. I spent my childhood paddling around on the West River.

Education: Master’s of Science in Computer Science from Johns HopkinsBachelor’s of Arts in Computer Science from Hamilton College

Experience: I’ve been working as a technical consultant and data systems engineer with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab for (including internships) about 10 years. My passion is economics and tax policy.

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? Be specific about which Blueprint programs you would cut or adjust.

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

Republican

Name: Seth Howard

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