U.S. 2012 Senatorial Campaign

Lisa Hall

Professor Alduino

PLS 111

April 3, 2012

U.S. 2012 Senatorial Campaign

The primaries are under way in Maryland to reduce the number of candidates for the U.S Senate seat. It's going to be a tough competition to beat Ben Cardin who is running for re-election. There are several candidates for the senate and a short biography of each candidate.

Raymond Blagmon Democratic holds a master's of science in Taxation. He has grown up on military bases and he himself was in the military. Blagmon "believes in economy that produces family wage paying jobs for the working families in America."

J.P. Cusick Democratic has been incarcerated several times for child support and some misdemeanors for painting the pillars of "Circuit Court, child support enforcement office, and the Maryland state house after his release for the third time his child support case is now closed." Cusick's , " top priority is to reform the Child Support and Custody laws, so to stop turning parents into criminals and stop turning parenting into a crime."

Chris Garner Democratic attended the United States military academy. He is a graduate of The University of Maryland of Engineering. Both his parents were in the military. Some issues that affect citizens are "Terrorists, and Illegal Aliens. In our state, the legislature has fired, furloughed and reduced the pay of Maryland citizens in order to fund illegal alien healthcare. I am a liberal Democratic not a Leftist, and I shall make the differences known during this campaign." http://www.garnerforsenate.com/

Ralph Jaffe Democratic he "pioneered a new teaching mythology which was signed into law while he was a teacher in Baltimore County by President Nixon." Some issues Garner seeks are to stop corruption in Maryland politics.

C. Anthony Muse Democratic holds office as State Senate District 26 he is founder and senior pastor for Ark of Safety Christian Church. The issues that face Maryland are Health care delivery. He has sponsored legislation to give tax breaks to seniors and to lower taxes for veterans. He has supported legislation to help those with physical and mental disabilities. He has also been tough on crime, supporting legislation to get illegal guns off the streets, to provide funding to improve public safety, and to toughen penalties against child predators. < http://muse-for-maryland.com/about-muse.aspx>

Blaine Bruce Taylor Democratic has a BA in History from Towson University. Taylor is an author, and was a press secretary for Bush-Quayle and many others. He was a candidate in 2006 and 2010 for Senate and President in 2008. He belongs to many organizations the American Legion." I'll work with all parties to pass needed federal job laws to achieve full employment without war." http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/2012/md/senate/2367/blaine-

Ed Tinus Democratic is an author, ex-congressional aide, Vietnam war veteran, and frequent candidate. There were not many resources on this candidate. < http://teapartycheer.com/bios/mid-atlantic/maryland/ed-tinus-md-bio/>

Joseph Alexander Republican attended District of Columbia school of law and is a practicing attorney for Joseph Alexander since 2009 and has been a temp for various law firms. Also, he worked for Werner law firm from 1997-2009 Alexander was a candidate for Senate in 2010.

Lih Young, Ph.D. Democratic she has been a candidate for public office since 1994. Young received her PhD in Economics in 1977 from the University of New York. ). Restore: principle, fairness, cost-effectiveness, accountability, reliability, capability; fair election, justice, peace, "check and balance"; based on merits, justification; NO: double standards, improper processing of complaints, procedures, proceedings; falsification, false records, tampering of evidence, data; harassment, intimidation ,

Daniel Bongino Republican graduated from University of New York with masters in psychology while working at the New York police department. In 1999 he became a special agent for U.S secret service. Bongino believes in "real answers and straight talk and plans to challenge the political establishment directly on the important issues of the day.

Robert Broadus Republican was in many clubs in high school and a MVP for his football team. He holds a BA degree in political science from the US Naval Academy. He continued his military career for an additional four years after graduating from the Naval Academy. His issue is on healthcare and seeing the economy return. , http://justiceandliberty.us/

William Capps Republican has lived the life of rough times. His political issues are on social security, he does not want to privatize social security. ,

Richard Douglas Republican attended school on a G.I. bill where he received a law degree and a master's degree. The issues are "when senators with conservative principles take a stand, others will join them. We need such resolve today."

John Kimble Republican is a Behavioral scientist. Kimble has been congressional nominee in 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002. "Aging: John proposes that the first $10,000.00 of an individual's income be tax free; at age sixty-five the amount will be $15,000.00; at age seventy (70) the amount will increase to $20,000. Individual Incomes over $100,000.00 will not have this deduction. This proposal should help the low and middle income elderly live more comfortably." http://teapartycheer.com/bios/mid-atlantic/maryland/john-kimble-md-bio/,http://kimbleforsenate.com/page2.html

Brian Vaeth Republican was a career firefighter for thirteen years with the Baltimore City Fire