2012 Presidential General Election Candidates & Questions

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 General Election – Frederick County, Maryland

President & Vice President of the United States

Name Political Party Contact Information
Barack Obama - President
Joe Biden - Vice President
Democratic Obama for America
P.O. Box 803638
Chicago, IL 60680
Mitt Romney - President
Paul Ryan - Vice President
Republican Romney for President, Inc.
P.O. Box 149756
Boston, MA 02114
Gary Johnson - President
James P. Gray - Vice President
Libertarian
Jill Stein - President
Cheri Honkala - Vice President
Green P.O. Box 260217
Madison, WI 53726

Write-in Candidates for President and Vice President (Not on Ballot)
Name Political Party Contact Information
Tiffany Renee Briscoe - President
James Orlando Ogle - Vice President
Democratic 8302 Widgeon Place
Laurel, MD 20724
Ph: 301-776-5626
Email

701 Glenwood St., # 216
Annapolis, MD 21401
Email
Dennis Knill - President Democratic P.O. Box 20282
Sedona, AZ 86341
Email
Matthew Lydick - President Republican 8382 K Montgomery Run Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Ph: 410-440-1193
Email
Barbara A. Prokopich - President Republican P.O. Box 1090
Mead, WA 99021
Ph: 509-292-9004
Email
Santa Claus - President Independent P.O. Box 5592
Incline Village, NV 89450
E-mail
Richard Duncan - President Independent 1100 East Blvd.
Aurora, OH 44202
James Clymer - President Constitution 301 Letort Road
Millersville, PA 17551
Email
Virgil Goode - President Constitution 90 East Church St.
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Ph: 540-483-5558
Email
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson - President
Luis J. Rodriguez - Vice President
Other Candidates P.O. Box 3868
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
Ph: 801-990-5300
Email

716 Orange Grove Avenue
San Fernando, CA 91340
Ph: 801-990-5300
Email
Merlin Miller - President
Harry V. Bertram - Vice President
Other Candidates 202 Golf Creek Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Ph: 865-323-3601
Email

P.O. Box 88
Maidsville, WV 26541
Ph: 304-598-7215
Email
Michael David Boyles - President Unaffiliated 21182 Marsh Creek Road Lot E11
Preston, MD 21655
Ph: 410-673-1613
E-mail
Theodis (Ted) Brown, Sr. - President Unaffiliated 9901 Lilac Drive
St. Louis, MO 63137
314-922-7277
Email
Paul Chehade - President
Steve McAllister - Vice President
Unaffiliated P.O. Box 45106
Miami, FL 33245-1506
Ph: 800-856-4850
Email
David M. Crosby - President Unaffiliated 273 East Kelso Road
Columbus, OH 43202
Ph: 614-307-8200
Fred Donald Dickson, Jr. - President Unaffiliated 516 Murgnec Road
Chestertown, MD 21620
Ph: 410-778-9002
Email
Robert William Dietz Unaffiliated 1975 South East Crystal Lake Drive
Unit 181
Corvallis, OR 97333
Email
Nelson Keyton Unaffiliated 1523 Compton St. NE
Apartment 6
Roanoke, VA 24012
Email
Cecil James Roth Unaffiliated 314 North College Ave.
Geneseo, IL 61254-1216
Ph: 309-944-3791
Email

U.S. Senator
Name Political Party Contact Information
Ben Cardin Democratic P.O. Box 21093
Catonsville, MD 21228
Ph: 443-865-7290
Email
Daniel John Bongino Republican Bongino for Senate
P.O. Box 827
Severna Park, MD 21146
Ph: 410-924-4577
Email
Dean Ahmad Libertarian 4323 Rosedale Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20814
Ph: 301-968-7169
Rob S. Sobhani Unaffiliated 9812 Falls Road
Suite 114-199
Potomac, MD 20859
Email

Write-in Candidates for U.S. Senator (Not on Ballot)
Name Political Party Contact Information
Lih Young Democratic P.O. Box 10286
Rockville, MD 20849
Email
Brandy Baker Unaffiliated 2508 Hamilton Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21214
Ph: 410-419-5033
Email
Ed Tinus Unaffiliated P.O. Box 0062
Whaleyville, MD 21872
Ph: 410-641-2919
Email

Representative in Congress - 6th Congressional District
Name Party Affiliation Contact Information
John Delaney Democratic P.O. Box 60320
Potomac, MD 20854
Email
Roscoe G. Bartlett Republican Bartlett for Congress
P.O. Box 245
Middletown, MD 21769
Ph: 240-446-0077
Email
Nickolaus Mueller Libertarian 5 E Franklin St. Apt 3
Baltimore, MD 21202
Email

Representative in Congress - 8th Congressional District
Name Political Party
Address
Chris Van Hollen Democratic
10605 Concord St.
Suite 202
Kensington, MD 20895
Ph: 301-942-3768
Email
Ken Timmerman Republican 11140 Rockville Pike
#100-298
Rockville, MD 20852
Ph: 301-946-2918
Email
Mark Grannis Libertarian P.O. Box 15741
Chevy Chase, MD 20825
Ph: 301-841-7530
Email
George Gluck Green 4848 Sweetbirch Drive
Rockville, MD 20853
Ph: 301-924-5065
Email

Judge of the Circuit Court - Judicial Circuit 06
Name
Address Phone / Email
William Rogers Nicklas Jr.
100 West Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701
Ph: 301-600-2943
Email

Judge of the Circuit Court - Appellate Circuit 03
Name Address Phone / Email
Lynne A. Battaglia Court of Appeals of Maryland
361 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401


Judge of the Court of Special Appeals - At Large
Name
Address
Phone/Email
Stuart R. Berger 111 North Calvert St.
Room 462M
Baltimore, MD 21202
Ph: 410-396-5008

Board of Education
Name Address Phone / Email
Zakir Bengali
5120 Doubs Road
Adamstown, MD 21710
Ph: 301-874-2519
Email

Tony Chmelik
2941 Green Valley Road
Ijamsville, MD 21754
Ph: 301-748-6146
Email

Colleen Cusimano P.O. Box 292
Monrovia, MD 21770
Ph: 301-799-8454
Email
Kathryn B. "Katie" Groth 7509 Oakmont Drive
Frederick, MD 21702
Ph: 301-473-8553
Joy Schaefer P.O. Box 231
New Market, MD 21774
Ph: 301-696-0948
Email
Tom Shade 8120 Broadview Drive
Frederick, MD 21701


Questions
Question Information
Question 1 - Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 394 of the 2011 Legislative Session)
Qualifications for Prince George's County Orphans' Court Judges
Requires judges of the Orphans' Court for Prince George's County to be admitted to practice law in this State and to be a member in good standing of the Maryland Bar.

(Amending Article IV, Section 40 of the Maryland Constitution)
Question 2 - Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 146 of the 2012 Legislative Session)
Qualifications for Baltimore County Orphans' Court Judges
Requires judges of the Orphans' Court for Baltimore County to be admitted to practice law in this State and to be a member in good standing of the Maryland Bar.

(Amending Article IV, Section 40 of the Maryland Constitution)
Question 3 - Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 147 of the 2012 Legislative Session)
Suspension and Removal of Elected Officials
Changes the point at which an elected official charged with certain crimes is automatically suspended or removed from office. Under existing law, an elected official who is convicted or pleads no contest is suspended and is removed only when the conviction becomes final. Under the amended law, an elected official is suspended when found guilty and is removed when the conviction becomes final or when the elected official pleads guilty or no contest.

(Amending Article XV, Section 2 of the Maryland Constitution)
Question 4 - Referendum Petition
(Ch. 191 of the 2011 Legislative Session)
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Tuition Rates
Establishes that individuals, including undocumented immigrants, are eligible to pay in-state tuition rates at community colleges in Maryland, provided the student meets certain conditions relating to attendance and graduation from a Maryland high school, filing of income taxes, intent to apply for permanent residency, and registration with the selective service system (if required); makes such students eligible to pay in-state tuition rates at a four-year public college or university if the student has first completed 60 credit hours or graduated from a community college in Maryland; provides that students qualifying for in-state tuition rates by this method will not be counted as in-state students for purposes of counting undergraduate enrollment; and extends the time in which honorably discharged veterans may qualify for in-state tuition rates.
Question 5 - Referendum Petition
(Ch. 1 of the 2011 Special Session)
Congressional Districting Plan
Establishes the boundaries for the State's 8 United States Congressional Districts based on recent census figures, as required by the United States Constitution.
Question 6 - Referendum Petition
(Ch. 2 of the 2012 Legislative Session)
Civil Marriage Protection Act
Establishes that Maryland's civil marriage laws allow gay and lesbian couples to obtain a civil marriage license, provided they are not otherwise prohibited from marrying; protects clergy from having to perform any particular marriage ceremony in violation of their religious beliefs; affirms that each religious faith has exclusive control over its own theological doctrine regarding who may marry within that faith; and provides that religious organizations and certain related entities are not required to provide goods, services, or benefits to an individual related to the celebration or promotion of marriage in violation of their religious beliefs.
Question 7 - Gaming Expansion Referendum
(Ch. 1 of the Second 2012 Special Session)
Gaming Expansion
Do you favor the expansion of commercial gaming in the State of Maryland for the primary purpose of raising revenue for education to authorize video lottery operation licensees to operate "table games" as defined by law; to increase from 15,000 to 16,500 the maximum number of video lottery terminals that may be operated in the State; and to increase from 5 to 6 the maximum number of video lottery operation licenses that may be awarded in the State and allow a video lottery facility to operate in Prince George's County?
Question A
Adoption of County Charter
Do you approve the adoption of the Charter of Frederick County proposed by the Frederick County Charter Board?