MDBayNews Voter Guide: Maryland’s 8th Congressional District
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MDBayNews Voter Guide: Maryland State Senate, District 34
VOTER GUIDE | MARYLAND SENATE DISTRICT 34 | JUNE 23, 2026 PRIMARY District 34 covers south Harford County, including...
The Field Nobody’s Covering: Ten Candidates Running in MD-6 While Everyone Watches the Billionaires Fight
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Election 2026 · Maryland's 6th Congressional District Maryland's 6th Congressional...
Moore raised $7 million — but that may be the smallest number in the story
A line-by-line review of Maryland’s campaign finance database shows a sophisticated, nationally connected fundraising...
Trone Spending Machine: The Billionaire’s Bid to Buy His Way Back to Congress
Federal filings show David Trone has pumped more than $15 million of his own money into his 2026 House race — and is...
Before the Endorsement: Jawando’s Senate Committee Gave $115,000 to Working Families Party PAC
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Editor's Note: After publication, MDBayNews became aware that Montgomery Perspective...
Jawando Taps Public Financing — and a Parallel Big-Money Committee
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Editor's Note, April 8, 2026: This article has been updated to reflect federal campaign...
Blind Date at the Ballot Box: Inside the Money Network Behind Montgomery County’s Judicial Elections
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Most voters can name their governor. Some can name their state delegate. Fewer can name...
The Airpark Influence Network: Donations, Oversight, and the Questions Facing Montgomery County
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews GAITHERSBURG, Md. — What began as a local dispute over aircraft noise and safety at the...
The Davis Money Web: How Jim Davis’ Personal Checks, Business Entities, and Foundation Footprint Extend Political Power in Maryland and Beyond
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Jim Davis is not just another wealthy donor writing the occasional campaign check. He is...
Inside the Trone Donor Network: How Family, In-Laws, and Coordinated Giving Amplify Political Influence in Maryland
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Campaign finance reports are often treated like a bureaucratic afterthought. They are...
The Annapolis Money Machine in 2026: Who’s Spending, Who’s Benefiting, and What Should Raise Eyebrows
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews If you want to understand Maryland politics, stop listening to the speeches about...
Jamie Raskin’s Political Money Machine: Millions Raised, Millions Spent — and Questions About Where It All Goes
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Rep. Jamie Raskin has built a national profile as one of the Democratic Party’s most...
The Annapolis Money Machine: How Maryland Campaign Cash Circulates Among Political Insiders
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland politicians like to talk about transparency, accountability, and reform. But if...
Following the Money: A Closer Look at Attorney General Anthony Brown’s Political Network
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s Attorney General is supposed to be the state’s top legal watchdog — a...
The Ferguson Network: Money, Power, and the Architecture of Maryland’s Political Machine
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In Maryland politics, power rarely reveals itself through a single headline or a dramatic...
Follow the Money: A Look at Rep. Johnny Olszewski’s Donor Network
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Fresh campaign finance filings offer a revealing look at the financial ecosystem...
April McClain Delaney: The Establishment’s Technocratic Moderate—or Just Another Cog in the Democratic Machine?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s 6th Congressional District has long been one of the most politically...
Trone Money Flows Into Frederick County: Fitzwater’s Campaign Backed by Trone Family Donations
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Campaign finance records continue to reveal a familiar pattern in Maryland politics: when...
Follow the Trone Money
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews David Trone is running again. After spending more than $62 million trying to buy...
The Billionaire Who Thinks Maryland Owes Him Another Shot
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews David Trone is trying again. After blowing more than $62 million of his own fortune on a...
Silicon Valley in Annapolis: Waymo’s Push for Driverless Taxis Comes With Campaign Cash for Gov. Wes Moore
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland lawmakers debate whether to open the state’s roads to fully autonomous vehicles, a Silicon...
The Calm Before the PAC Storm
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland politics runs on money, and few political operations in the state currently...
Maryland Bill Targets Utility Donations—But Raises Broader Campaign Finance Questions
By MDBayNews Staff A new bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is reigniting debate over corporate influence in...
The Incumbent Advantage
By Michael R. Phillips | MDBayNews / Thunder Report Investigations As Maryland campaigns approach the March 5 campaign...
Baltimore Candidate Demands Utility Donations Be Returned — But the Bigger Question Is Annapolis’ Energy Politics
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A Baltimore candidate is demanding that Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson return...
The Top 100 Donors Who Control Maryland Politics
By Michael R. Phillips | MDBayNews / Thunder Report For years, Maryland politicians have insisted that policy decisions in...
FBI Questions Maryland GOP Comptroller Over $100K Campaign Finance Discrepancy — Party Silent as Questions Mount
By MDBayNews Staff As of mid-afternoon February 25, there are still no new public developments in the unfolding story...
Maryland’s Money Gap: How Democrats’ War Chests (and Out-of-State Networks) Shape a One-Party State
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s campaign-finance filings keep telling the same story: Democrats are building massive...
Maryland’s Campaign Finance System: Transparency on Paper, Loopholes in Practice
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s campaign finance laws are often described as some of the more structured and...
Money, Message, and Maryland: What Wes Moore’s Massive War Chest Really Says
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Gov. Wes Moore enters the 2026 election cycle with a campaign balance sheet most incumbents can...
Maryland’s Political Money Machine: Who’s Raising the Most Heading Into 2026—and Why It Matters
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland heads toward the 2026 election cycle, new campaign finance filings offer a revealing...