Ian Schlakman

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Ian Schlakman

Green Party

Elections and appointments

Last convention

July 11, 2020

Contact

Campaign website

Ian Schlakman (Green Party) ran for election for President of the United States. Schlakman lost in the Green Party convention on July 11, 2020.

Schlakman ran for Governor of Maryland in 2018. He ran on a joint ticket with the lieutenant gubernatorial nominee, Annie Chambers (G).

Campaign themes

2016

Schlakman's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:

“	Expand Social Services and Improve Public Safety We face increasingly unsafe streets as we see a spike in crimes and murders. This cannot be solved by simply adding more police and locking up more people. The underfunding of social services and the extent of inequality in such a wealthy city is unacceptable and is a contributor to the growth in anti-social behavior. We need to fully fund essential human services - including full access to mental health services - and end homelessness. We must implement an emergency plan to immediately offer decent shelter for the more than 3,000 homeless people on Baltimore’s streets. Fully fund social services, including full access to mental health services and services for the disabled, veterans, seniors, and families in crisis. Expand and lengthen light rail and bus service. The lack of late-night service is a public safety issue. People need safe and reliable transit after a night out or after working the night shift. Protect against hate crimes. Fund anti-hate crime community groups to organize night watches and empower our communities. Stop the gentrification and the destruction of our communities by for-profit developers. Fund social workers, youth, and community centers to strengthen the solidarity and social bonds in our neighborhoods. Environmental Leadership Baltimore should be a leader in addressing the climate crisis. Oil and coal trains passing through downtown every day are fueling global warming while creating a serious public safety risk from of oil train derailment and explosion and health hazards from coal dust. We must reject the false dichotomy of “jobs vs. the environment.” We need a major green jobs program and new living-wage union jobs for workers who face job losses from fossil-fuel-based industries. Slash CO2 emissions and create green jobs by massively expanding public transit. Oppose the passage of oil and coal trains through Baltimore! As an immediate measure, the City Council should enact regulatory fees on oil trains going through Baltimore to fund emergency preparation for oil train disasters. Worker's Rights Pass a city-wide $15 minimum wage immediately. Support workers and the labor movement in bringing $15 to other cities and counties throughout Maryland. Service-sector workers are increasingly facing back-to-back shifts, on-call schedules, and irregular work hours. We need “fair scheduling” legislation to end abusive practices that exploit workers. Support the efforts of all workers to unionize, including the low-paid service sector.	”
—Ian Schlakman (2016),

Elections

2018

See also: Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Maryland

Incumbent Larry Hogan defeated Ben Jealous, Shawn Quinn, and Ian Schlakman in the general election for Governor of Maryland on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Hogan (R)	55.4	1,275,644
		Ben Jealous (D)	43.5	1,002,639
		Shawn Quinn (L)	0.6	13,241
		Ian Schlakman (G)	0.5	11,175
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,813

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,304,512
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ben Jealous	40.9	231,895
		Rushern Baker III	30.3	171,697
	Submit photo	Jim Shea	8.6	48,647
		Krishanti Vignarajah	8.5	48,042
		Richard Madaleno	6.0	34,184
	Submit photo	Alec Ross	2.4	13,780
		Ralph Jaffe	1.7	9,405
	Submit photo	James Jones	1.6	9,188

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 566,838
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Maryland

Incumbent Larry Hogan advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Maryland on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Hogan	100.0	210,935

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2016

Robert Stokes, Sr. defeated Ian Schlakman, Dan Sparaco (write-in), and Frank Richardson in the Baltimore City Council election for District 12.

Baltimore City Council Election (2016), District 12, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert Stokes, Sr.	70.66%	9,916
	Green	Ian Schlakman	13.02%	1,827
	Unaffiliated	Dan Sparaco (write-in)	11.23%	1,576
	Unaffiliated	Frank Richardson	4.62%	648
		Write-in votes	0.48%	67
Total Votes				14,034
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2016 Presidential General Election results for Baltimore City," accessed December 11, 2016

2014

See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Schlakman ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 2nd District. Schlakman ran as a Green Party candidate. Ian Schlakman lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Maryland District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger Incumbent	61.3%	120,412
	Republican	David Banach	35.9%	70,411
	Green	Ian Schlakman	2.7%	5,326
	Write-in	Others	0.1%	205
Total Votes				196,354
Source: Maryland Secretary of State Official Results

Campaign finance summary

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Ian Schlakman campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2020	President of the United States	Lost convention	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

See also

• Governor of Maryland
• Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

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Footnotes

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Maryland's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Angela Alsobrooks (D)

Chris Hollen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Andrew Harris (R)

District 2

John Olszewski (D)

District 3

Sarah Elfreth (D)

District 4

Glenn Ivey (D)

District 5

Steny Hoyer (D)

District 6

April McClain-Delaney (D)

District 7

Kweisi Mfume (D)

District 8

Jamie Raskin (D)

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