Maryland House of Delegates District 26

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.

Republican

Name: Reginald Martin

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

Name: Dani E. Moore-King

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

Name: Ike Puzon

Age: 77

Personal: Married, four children, 11 grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Education: Master’s degree, naval national security, National War College; master’s degree, organizational management, Pepperdine University; bachelor’s degree, political science, East Carolina University.

Experience: Naval aviator for 30 years; president, Board of Directors - Bay Community Support Service; CEO, Puzon Associates, LLC; chief of staff, Ambassador for Middle East Transitions; chief of staff,Ambassador of Former Soviet Union; chief of staff, Dept. Secretary of Navy; commanding officer, Naval Air Station; commanding officer, Navy Patrol Squadron.

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.

A: Cut - all programs for Illegals. Review and reduce all grants to non-profits as appropriate. Reduce and eliminate all climate mandates FOR windmill, and solar panels.

Reduce taxes in all programs through cuts to those programs. Reduce grants and funding that pays more staff. Cut - all Medicaid programs for illegals. Cut - all NGO grants that provide support to illegals.

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

A: Education overspending, and graduating students for money. Hiring more administrators.

Hiring more staff for governments at all level - reduce the staffs. Making business pay more in all areas and making it hard for business to open.

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

A: Reduce the cost of electricity - and gas. Reopen power plants with clean coal and gas, and open new smaller nuclear units

Reduce all taxes in all the areas that recent Md Gen assembly increased.

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?

A: NO new taxes.

Reduce the administrators that are bought through increased money. MONEY Is NOT solving any issue in Maryland. Reduce administrators, and reduce pay to those that we need to keep! Send money to teachers and schools that are performing (very few public schools). Provide school money/grants for parents wanting to send their child to private schools. Let parents choose schools. Close failing schools.

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

A: By how I communicate issues to them and how I vote for them in the Maryland General assembly

Name: Veronica Turner

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

Name: Kriselda Valderrama

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

Name: Jamila J. Woods

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

Republican

Name: JoAnn Y. Fisher

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