Local 500’s political team works to advance the interests of working families across Maryland, Virginia, and the District. It’s not just about endorsing candidates and providing support during campaigns. In legislative sessions, we’re in state capitols, moving senators and delegates to vote in favor of legislation to improve the lives of working families. We’re also working at the local level with county councils to make fair school budgets for our teachers, paraprofessionals, and support staff a reality. And when need be, we head to the Hill to fight for our members and their families at the federal level.
Winning elections, pushing pro-worker legislation, and negotiating with county governments is an important ways that SEIU Local 500 is making life work for working people across our region.
Ready to chip in? Local 500 members can contribute to our political efforts by clicking here.
Maryland
Primary Election Day - June 23, 2026
Early Voting - June 11, 2026 - June 18, 2026
Office District Candidate
United States Congress 1 No Endorsement
United States Congress 2 John Olszewski Jr.
United States Congress 3 Sarah Elfreth
United States Congress 4 Glenn Ivey
United States Congress 5 Adrian Boafo
United States Congress 6 David Trone
United States Congress 7 No Endorsement
United States Congress 8 Jamie Raskin
Office Candidate
Governor Wes Moore
Lt. Governor Aruna Miller
Comptroller Brooke Lierman
Attorney General Anthony Brown
Maryland Senate District Candidate
Senator 3 Karen Lewis Young
Senator 8 Carl Jackson
Senator 9 Katie Fry Hester
Senator 10 Benjamin Brooks
Senator 11 Shelly Hettlemen
Senator 12 Clarence Lam
Senator 13 Guy Guzzone
Senator 14 Craig Zucker
Senator 15 Brian Feldman
Senator 16 Sara Love
Senator 17 Cheryl Kagan
Senator 18 Jeff Waldstreicher
Senator 19 Benjamin Kramer
Senator 20 William Smith
Senator 21 Jim Rosapepe
Senator 22 Alonzo Washington
Senator 26 C. Anthony Muse
Senator 30 Shaneka Henson
Senator 32 Mark Chang
Senator 33 Dawn Gile
Senator 39 Nancy King
Senator 40 Antonio Hayes
Senator 41 Malcolm Ruff
Senator 43 Mary Washington
Senator 44 Charles Sydnor
Senator 45 Corey McCray
Senator 46 Bill Ferguson
Senator 47 Malcolm Augustine
Maryland House of Delegates District Candidate
Delegate 3 Kris Fair
Delegate 3 Ken Kerr
Delegate 3 Karen Simpson
Delegate 7A Ly Xinzhen Brown
Delegate 8 Nick Allen
Delegate 8 Harry Bhandari
Delegate 8 Kim Ross
Delegate 9A Natalie Ziegler
Delegate 9A Chao Wu
Delegate 9B Courtney Watson
Delegate 10 N. Scott Phillips
Delegate 10 Jennifer White Holland
Delegate 11A Cheryl Pasteur
Delegate 11B John Cardin
Delegate 11B Dana Stein
Delegate 12A Jessica Feldmark
Delegate 12A Terri Hill
Delegate 12B Gary Simmons
Delegate 13 Pam Guzzone
Delegate 13 Gabriel Moreno
Delegate 14 Matt Post
Delegate 14 Bernice Mireku-North
Delegate 14 Anne Kaiser
Delegate 15 Linda Foley
Delegate 15 David Fraiser-Hildago
Delegate 15 Lily Qi
Delegate 16 Marc Korman
Delegate 16 Sarah Wolek
Delegate 16 Teresa Woorman
Delegate 17 Julie Palakovich Carr
Delegate 17 Ryan Spiegel
Delegate 17 Joe Vogel
Delegate 18 Aaron Kaufman
Delegate 18 Emily Shetty
Delegate 18 Jared Solomon
Delegate 19 Charlotte Crutchfield
Delegate 19 Vaugh Stewart
Delegate 19 Sebastian Johnson
Delegate 20 Lorig Charkoudian
Delegate 20 David Moon
Delegate 20 Jheanelle Wilkins
Delegate 21 Ben Barnes
Delegate 21 Mary Lehman
Delegate 21 Joseline Peña-Melnyk
Delegate 22 Ashanti Martinez
Delegate 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr
Delegate 23 Kim Taylor
Delegate 24 Derrick Coley
Delegate 24 Andrea Fletcher Harrison
Delegate 25 Kent Roberson
Delegate 25 Denise Roberts
Delegate 25 Karen Toles
Delegate 26 Veronica Turner
Delegate 26 Kriselda Valderrama
Delegate 26 Jamila Woods
Delegate 27A Darrell Odom
Delegate 27B Jefferie Long
Delegate 28 Debra Davis
Delegate 28 Edith Patterson
Delegate 30A Dylan Behler
Delegate 30A Dana Jones
Delegate 32 J. Sandy Bartlett
Delegate 32 Mike Rogers
Delegate 33A Andrew Pruski
Delegate 33B Chuck Cook
Delegate 33C Heather Bagnall
Delegate 34A Andre Johnson, Jr.
Delegate 34A Steve Johnson
Delegate 37A Sherre Sample-Hughes
Delegate 39 Lesley Lopez
Delegate 39 Gregory Wims
Delegate 39 Gabe Acevero
Delegate 40 Marlon Amprey
Delegate 40 Crystal Jackson Parker
Delegate 40 Melissa Wells
Delegate 41 S.I. "Sandy" Rosenberg
Delegate 41 Sean Stinnett
Delegate 42A Jyoti Mohan
Delegate 42B Michele Guyton
Delegate 43A Regina Boyce
Delegate 43A Elizabeth Embry
Delegate 43B Cathi Forbes
Delegate 44A Eric Ebersole
Delegate 44B Aletheia McCaskill
Delegate 44B Sheila Ruth
Delegate 45 Jackie Addison
Delegate 45 Stephanie Smith
Delegate 45 Caylin Young
Delegate 46 Luke Clippenger
Delegate 46 Mark Edelson
Delegate 46 Robbyn Lewis
Delegate 47A Diana Fennell
Delegate 47A Julian Ivey
Delegate 47B Deni Taveras
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Executive Will Jawando
Office District Candidate
Montgomery County Council 1 Julie Yang
Montgomery County Council 2 Marilyn Balcombe
Montgomery County Council 3 Izola Shaw
Montgomery County Council 4 Kate Stewart
Montgomery County Council 5 Kristin Mink
Montgomery County Council 6 Natali Fani-Gonzalez
Montgomery County Council 7 Dawn Leudtke
Montgomery County Council At-Large Fatmata Barrie
Montgomery County Council At-Large Marc Elrich
Montgomery County Council At-Large Laurie-Anne Sayles
Montgomery County Council At-Large Karla Silvestre
Office District Candidate
Montgomery County Board of Education 1 Grace Rivera-Oven
Montgomery County Board of Education 3 Brett DiResta
Montgomery County Board of Education 5 Elma-Lorraine Diggs
Montgomery County Board of Education At-Large Omar Lazo
Montgomery County Sheriff Will Milam
District of Columbia
Mayor of Washington, D.C. Janeese Lewis George
Washington, D.C. Council Ward 1 Aparna Raj
Washington, D.C. Council At-Large *First-Ranked Choice Oye Owolewa
Washington, D.C. Council At-Large *Second-Ranked Choice Dyana Forester
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, D.C. Robert White
Prince George’s County
Prince George's County Council, District 1 Martin Mitchell
Prince George's County State's Attorney Wanika Fisher
Anne Arundel County
Register of Wills - Anne Arundel County Courtney Buiniskis