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C. Anthony Muse

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C. Anthony Muse
Democratic Party
Candidate, Maryland State Senate District 26
Maryland State Senate District 26
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Obie Patterson (D)
Prior offices:
Maryland State Senate District 26
Years in office: 2007 - 2019
Successor: Obie Patterson (D)
Maryland House of Delegates District 26
Years in office: 1995 - 1998
Compensation
Base salary
$55,526/year
Per diem
$125/day for lodging. $63/day for meals.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
June 23, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
Morgan State University, 1981
Other
Howard University, 1991
Personal
Birthplace
Baltimore, MD
Profession
Pastor
Contact
Official website
Personal X
Personal LinkedIn

C. Anthony Muse (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 26. He assumed office on January 11, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Muse (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 26. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]

Biography

C. Anthony Muse was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Muse earned a bachelor's degree in history from Morgan State University in 1981, a master's degree in divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary in 1984, and a doctorate in ministry from Howard University in 1991. His career experience includes founding and working as the senior pastor of Ark of Safety Christian Church. Muse has served on the executive board of Southern Maryland Area Self Help.[1]

Committee assignments

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2025-2026

Muse was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Muse was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Muse served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
• Judicial Proceedings
• Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight, Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Muse served on these committees:

Note: Muse also served on the Subcommittee on Transportation.

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Muse served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Maryland State Senate 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.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 26

Incumbent C. Anthony Muse (D) and Antonio Driver (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 26 on June 23, 2026.

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2022

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 26

C. Anthony Muse defeated Ike Puzon in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 26 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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92.3
 
33,314
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Ike Puzon (R)
 
7.3
 
2,645
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
138

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 36,097
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 26

C. Anthony Muse defeated Tamara Davis Brown in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 26 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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50.8
 
10,627
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Tamara Davis Brown
 
49.2
 
10,282

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,909
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 26

Ike Puzon advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 26 on July 19, 2022.

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Ike Puzon
 
100.0
 
602

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Total votes: 602
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2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

C. Anthony Muse did not file to run for re-election.

2014

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Maryland State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Incumbent C. Anthony Muse defeated Jerry Mathis, Veronica Turner and Brian Woolfolk in the Democratic primary, while Kelley Howells was unopposed in the Republican primary. Muse defeated Howells in the general election.[2][3][4]

Maryland House of Delegates District 26, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngC. Anthony Muse Incumbent 89.8% 29,753
     Republican Kelley Howells 10.2% 3,370
Total Votes 33,123


Maryland State Senate, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngC. Anthony Muse Incumbent 50.7% 7,676
Veronica Turner 33% 5,002
Brian Woolfolk 8.9% 1,351
Jerry Mathis 7.4% 1,116
Total Votes 15,145

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Maryland, 2012

Muse ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Maryland. He was defeated by incumbent Ben Cardin in the Democratic primary on April 3, 2012.[5][6]

U.S. Senate-Maryland Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBen Cardin Incumbent 74.2% 240,704
Raymond Blagmon 1.8% 5,909
C. Anthony Muse 15.7% 50,807
J.P. Cusick 1.5% 4,778
Christopher Garner 2.9% 9,274
Ralph Jaffe 1% 3,313
Blaine Taylor 1.3% 4,376
Ed Tinus 0.3% 1,064
Lih Young 1.2% 3,993
Total Votes 324,218

2010

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2010

Muse won re-election to the 26th District seat in 2010. He received 30,492 votes.[7]

Muse defeated Albert Chatmon by a margin of 11,529 to 2,642 in the primary on September 14, 2010.[8]

Maryland State Senate, District 26 (2010) General Election
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png C. Anthony Muse (D) 30,492 100%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Muse ran unopposed for District 26 of the Maryland State Senate.[9]

Muse raised $170,846 for his campaign.[10]

Maryland Senate, District 26
Candidates Votes Percent
C. Anthony Muse (D) 26,361 98.8%
Write-Ins 310 1.2%

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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C. Anthony Muse campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Maryland State Senate District 26Won general$262,827 $247,763
2014Maryland State Senate, District 26Won $153,100 N/A**
2012U.S. Senate-MarylandLost $98,435 N/A**
2010Maryland State Senate, District 26Won $157,027 N/A**
2006Maryland State Senate, District 26Won $170,846 N/A**
1998Maryland State Senate, District 26Lost $23,438 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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At the time of his service in the state Senate, Muse was married and had two children.[11]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Maryland Manual On-Line, "C. Anthony Muse, Maryland State Senator," accessed March 22, 2023
    2. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
    3. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senate," accessed December 5, 2014
    4. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named primary
    6. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections "2012 Primary Results"
    7. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Official Results," accessed February 24, 2014
    8. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Official Results," accessed March 24, 2014
    9. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator," accessed February 24, 2014
    10. ↑ Follow the Money, "Muse's 2006 campaign contributions," accessed March 24, 2014
    11. ↑ C. Anthony Muse, Maryland State Senator

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Obie Patterson (D)     		Maryland State Senate District 26
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		Maryland State Senate District 26
    2007-2019    		 Succeeded by
    Obie Patterson (D)
    Preceded by
    -     		Maryland House of Delegates District 26
    1995-1998    		 Succeeded by
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