US Congressional District 6

What’s the job: One of Maryland’s eight members in the 435-member U.S. House of Representatives. Responsible for introducing and voting on legislation, approving federal spending and providing oversight of federal government operations. Elected to a two-year term.

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Democratic

Name: April McClain Delaney

Age: 62

Personal: Married with four children and one grandchild.

Education: B.S. in communications, Northwestern University; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center.

Experience: Member, U.S. House of Representatives, Maryland’s 6th District (2025-present); deputy assistant secretary, Department of Commerce (2022-2023); founder of the Washington, D.C., division of Common Sense Media.

Questionnaire

Q: What would you do to restore predictability to the federal budgeting process and avoid shutdowns and threats of shutdowns?

Q: Do you support changes to existing immigration laws? Be specific on changes you would seek and how you would forge bipartisan support for them.

Q: Should members of Congress be allowed to trade individual stocks? What policies would you support to ensure that members are acting in the public interest rather than their own financial interest?

Q: Describe a moment when you stood up to someone in authority.

Q: What will you bring to Congress that is missing?

Name: George Gluck

Age: 79

Personal: Married, two children, five grandchildren.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, math, Brooklyn College; master’s degree, applied math, Johns Hopkins University; master’s degree, IT management, George Washington University; certificate in data processing.

Experience: Head of Statistical Support Branch, Social Security Administration; mathematician, Naval Ship R&D Center; computer analyst, Department of Defense; STEM class substitute teacher.

Questionnaire

Q: What would you do to restore predictability to the federal budgeting process and avoid shutdowns and threats of shutdowns?

Q: Do you support changes to existing immigration laws? Be specific on changes you would seek and how you would forge bipartisan support for them.

Q: Should members of Congress be allowed to trade individual stocks? What policies would you support to ensure that members are acting in the public interest rather than their own financial interest?

Q: Describe a moment when you stood up to someone in authority.

Q: What will you bring to Congress that is missing?

Name: Alexis Goldstein

Age: 45

Personal: Queer Jewish mom of two.

Education: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Columbia University.

Experience: Senior Technologist, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2022-2026); Director of Financial Policy, Open Markets Institute (2021-2022); Senior Business Analyst for Global Equity Derivatives Trading, Deutsche Bank (2009-2010); Merrill Lynch (2006-2009).

Questionnaire

Q: What would you do to restore predictability to the federal budgeting process and avoid shutdowns and threats of shutdowns?

Q: Do you support changes to existing immigration laws? Be specific on changes you would seek and how you would forge bipartisan support for them.

Q: Should members of Congress be allowed to trade individual stocks? What policies would you support to ensure that members are acting in the public interest rather than their own financial interest?

Q: Describe a moment when you stood up to someone in authority?

Q: What will you bring to Congress that is missing?

Name: Daniel M. Krakower

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

Name: David Trone

Age: 71

Personal: Four adult children, three grandchildren.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Furman University; MBA, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.

Experience: Member, U.S. House of Representatives, Md. 6th District (2019-2025); co-founder, Total Wine and More.

Questionnaire

Q: What would you do to restore predictability to the federal budgeting process and avoid shutdowns and threats of shutdowns?

Q: Do you support changes to existing immigration laws? Be specific on changes you would seek and how you would forge bipartisan support for them.

Q: Should members of Congress be allowed to trade individual stocks? What policies would you support to ensure that members are acting in the public interest rather than their own financial interest?

Q: Describe a moment when you stood up to someone in authority.

Q: What will you bring to Congress that is missing?

Name: Ethan P. Wechtaluk

Age: 38

Personal: Married, three daughters.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, political science & legal studies, Virginia Tech; MBA, Pennsylvania State University.

Experience: Senior lead technologist, Booz Allen Hamilton (2013-2025); IT business analyst, CNI A+ Government Solutions (2010-2013).

Questionnaire

Q: What would you do to restore predictability to the federal budgeting process and avoid shutdowns and threats of shutdowns?

Q: Do you support changes to existing immigration laws? Be specific on changes you would seek and how you would forge bipartisan support for them.

Q: Should members of Congress be allowed to trade individual stocks? What policies would you support to ensure that members are acting in the public interest rather than their own financial interest?

Q: Describe a moment when you stood up to someone in authority.

Q: What will you bring to Congress that is missing?

Name: Kiambo “Bo” White

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

Name: A. Mark Wilks

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

Republican

Name: Chris Burnett

Age: 52

Personal: Married, four children.

Education: Master’s degrees in national security and international affairs; juris doctor; master of laws.

Experience: Officer, U.S. Marine Corps, 22 years, including five deployments to the Middle East.

Questionnaire

Q: What would you do to restore predictability to the federal budgeting process and avoid shutdowns and threats of shutdowns?

Q: Do you support changes to existing immigration laws? Be specific on changes you would seek and how you would forge bipartisan support for them.

Q: Should members of Congress be allowed to trade individual stocks? What policies would you support to ensure that members are acting in the public interest rather than their own financial interest?

Q: Describe a moment when you stood up to someone in authority.

Q: What will you bring to Congress that is missing?

Name: Robin Ficker

Age: This candidate did not submit his age. According to online records he is 83.

Personal: Three adult children, three grandchildren.

Education: Attended United States Military Academy; bachelor’s degree, engineering, Case Institute of Technology; attended University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School; juris doctor, University of Baltimore School of Law; master’s degree, public administration, American University.

Experience: Member, Maryland House of Delegates (1979-1983).

Questionnaire

Q: What would you do to restore predictability to the federal budgeting process and avoid shutdowns and threats of shutdowns?

Q: Do you support changes to existing immigration laws? Be specific on changes you would seek and how you would forge bipartisan support for them.

Q: Should members of Congress be allowed to trade individual stocks? What policies would you support to ensure that members are acting in the public interest rather than their own financial interest?

Q: Describe a moment when you stood up to someone in authority.

Q: What will you bring to Congress that is missing?

Name: Mariela Roca

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

Green

Name: Moshe Landman

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