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April Rose
2015 - Present
2027
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April Rose (Republican Party) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 5. She assumed office on March 16, 2015. Her current term ends on January 13, 2027.
Rose (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 5. She declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Rose was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Rose was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Rose was assigned to the following committees:
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Rose served on the following committees:
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| • Health & Government Operations |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 (3 seats)
Incumbent April Rose, incumbent Chris Tomlinson, Sallie Taylor, and Steve Whisler are running in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on June 23, 2026.
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2022
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 (3 seats)
Incumbent April Rose, Christopher Eric Bouchat, and Chris Tomlinson won election in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | April Rose (R) | 33.1 | 33,971 |
| ✔ |  | Christopher Eric Bouchat (R) | 32.4 | 33,286 |
| ✔ |  | Chris Tomlinson (R) | 31.7 | 32,485 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 2,872 | ||
| Total votes: 102,614 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | April Rose | 22.6 | 8,636 |
| ✔ | | Chris Tomlinson | 17.9 | 6,847 |
| ✔ | | Christopher Eric Bouchat | 12.1 | 4,620 |
| Sallie Taylor | 11.7 | 4,470 | ||
| Stephen Wantz | 11.4 | 4,373 | ||
| Scott Willens | 9.8 | 3,765 | ||
| Dennis Frazier | 9.3 | 3,563 | ||
| Scott Jendrek | 5.2 | 1,993 | ||
| Total votes: 38,267 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Collins (R)
2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 (3 seats)
Incumbent Susan Krebs, incumbent April Rose, and incumbent Haven Shoemaker defeated Emily Shank in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan Krebs (R) | 30.9 | 39,236 |
| ✔ | | April Rose (R) | 26.8 | 33,991 |
| ✔ |  | Haven Shoemaker (R) | 26.5 | 33,658 |
 | Emily Shank (D) | 15.4 | 19,484 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 516 | ||
| Total votes: 126,885 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 (3 seats)
Emily Shank advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily Shank | 100.0 | 4,758 |
| Total votes: 4,758 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 (3 seats)
Incumbent Susan Krebs, incumbent Haven Shoemaker, and incumbent April Rose defeated David Ellin in the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 5 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Krebs | 31.0 | 9,566 |
| ✔ | | Haven Shoemaker | 28.5 | 8,811 |
| ✔ | | April Rose | 27.0 | 8,350 |
| David Ellin | 13.5 | 4,176 | ||
| Total votes: 30,903 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 10.
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2022
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In 2022, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 12.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 18.
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2019
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In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 9 through April 8.
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2018
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In 2018, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 10 through April 9.
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2017
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In 2017, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 11 through April 10.
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2016
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In 2016, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 13 through April 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 13.
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
