Maryland 6th District
April McClain Delaney (D) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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April McClain Delaney
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 18 of 46 votes and bills.
Raised $12,535,128 since January 2025: 88% the candidate’s own money, 8% from people, 4% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Robin Ficker
Republican · former state delegate, real estate broker, ballot-measure organiser
B+Liberty Score B+87 out of 100 across 5 principles. Graded on what Ficker has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Ficker.
Raised $1,284,599 since January 2025: 100% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Higher on Liberty Score: Robin Ficker. Robin Ficker: B+, 87 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. April McClain Delaney: F, 35 out of 100 from recorded votes.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Robin Ficker, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Ficker, so the grade above comes from this list: what Ficker has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Answered a voter questionnaire on whether the relationship with Israel matters by calling Israel the greatest ally.
“Yes, they are our greatest ally.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The quoted words do not name Israel themselves, so under the brief they cannot settle this measure.
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Said Israel is justified in defending itself after the Hamas attack of 7 October 2023.
“Israel suffered a barbaric and unprecedented attack by Hamas, on a scale of 9-11, and is justified in defending itself.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing Israel's right to defend itself is with liberty on free nations.
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Said he supports more help for Ukraine's military, paid for with frozen Russian assets.
“Yes, we should transfer all frozen and sanctioned Russian assets to Ukraine for our defense.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing aid to Ukraine against Russia is with liberty on free nations.
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Marked 'agree' on a questionnaire statement that people who can afford to pay more taxes should do so to relieve working families.
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Agreeing that people who can afford it should pay more tax is on the against side (higher taxes) of the free markets test.
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His campaign site says he will champion lower taxes, fewer regulations and pro-growth policies.
“He will champion lower taxes, fewer regulations, and pro-growth policies”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Fewer regulations is with liberty on free markets.
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Marked 'strongly agree' on a questionnaire statement that biological males should not take part in women's sports or use women's spaces.
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping women's sport female is with liberty on equal rights.
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Answered what separation of church and state means to him: government should not impose religious beliefs.
“Government should not impose religious beliefs.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
No religious law in government is with liberty on conscience.
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In a 2024 Senate questionnaire he called for the Remain in Mexico asylum policy and more immigration judges at the border.
“to reinstitute common sense asylum policies like "Remain in Mexico" and "first neutral country," and move 1,000 plus administrative law and immigration judges to the border to decide cases within two days, instead of eight years”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Ending catch and release style asylum handling and enforcing the border is on the with side of the measure.
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Said his first step in Congress would be to secure the border and support ICE in deporting criminal illegal immigrants.
“the first step is securing the border for good, supporting ICE to deport criminal illegal immigrants, and cracking down on fentanyl trafficking in our communities”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Securing the border and deporting those here illegally is with liberty on borders.
Also on the ballot
Moshe Landman (Green).
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