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Justin Ready
Republican Party
Candidate, Maryland State Senate District 5
Maryland State Senate District 5
Tenure
2015 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
11
Predecessor: Joseph Getty (R)
Prior offices:
Maryland House of Delegates District 5
Years in office: 2011 - 2015
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
Associates
Carroll Community College
Bachelor's
Salisbury University
Personal
Profession
Owner, Strategic CFM
Contact
Official website
Personal Facebook
Personal LinkedIn

Justin Ready (Republican Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 5. He assumed office on February 2, 2015. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Ready (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 5. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]

Biography

Ready earned his B.A. in political science from Salisbury University in 2004. His professional experience includes owning Strategic CFM and working as a legislative aide to Delegate J.B. Jennings and Chief of Staff Janet Greenip.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Ready was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Ready was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Ready was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Ready was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

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

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
• Judicial Proceedings

2011-2012

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

Note: Ready also served on the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Subcommittee on Minority Health Disparities.

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 election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 5

Gary Foote is running in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 5 on June 23, 2026.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 5

Incumbent Justin Ready is running in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 5 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 5

Incumbent Justin Ready won election in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Justin Ready
Justin Ready (R)
 
96.1
 
39,484
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.9
 
1,598

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 41,082
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 5

Incumbent Justin Ready advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 5 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Justin Ready
Justin Ready
 
100.0
 
12,708

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,708
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2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 5

Incumbent Justin Ready defeated Jamie O'Marr in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Justin Ready (R)
 
71.5
 
39,568
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Jamie O'Marr (D)
 
28.4
 
15,739
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
63

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 55,370
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 5

Jamie O'Marr advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 5 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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100.0
 
4,622

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

Total votes: 4,622
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 5

Incumbent Justin Ready advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 5 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Justin Ready
 
100.0
 
10,745

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 10,745
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2014

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates 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. Zachary Hands and Dorothy G. Scanlan were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Haven Shoemaker and incumbents Susan Krebs and Justin Ready defeated incumbent Donald B. Elliott, Carmen Amedori, Joshua Stonko and Kevin R. Utz in the Republican primary. Shoemaker, Krebs and Ready defeated Hands and Scanlan for three seats in the general election.[1][2][3]

Maryland House of Delegates District 5, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Krebs Incumbent 28.7% 35,701
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Ready Incumbent 28% 34,789
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHaven Shoemaker 27.3% 33,985
     Democratic Dorothy G. Scanlan 9.4% 11,737
     Democratic Zachary Hands 6.6% 8,210
Total Votes 124,422


Maryland House of Delegates, District 5 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Ready Incumbent 25% 10,567
Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Krebs Incumbent 18.1% 7,665
Green check mark transparent.pngHaven Shoemaker 17.3% 7,308
Joshua Stonko 13.8% 5,813
Donald B. Elliott Incumbent 9.6% 4,064
Kevin R. Utz 9.5% 4,024
Carmen Amedori 6.7% 2,819
Total Votes 42,260

2010

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2010

Ready ran against William Niner, Nancy Stocksdale (incumbent) and Dave Wallace in the September 14 primary, coming in first. He went on to win election, coming in first in the November 2 general election.[4]

Maryland House of Delegates, District 5A General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Justin Ready (R) 21,226
Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Stocksdale (R) 19,046
Francis Walsh (D) 7,688
Sharon Baker (D) 7,250

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Justin Ready campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Maryland State Senate District 5Won general$325,471 $278,876
2018Maryland State Senate District 5Won general$244,712 N/A**
2014Maryland House of Delegates, District 5Won $144,812 N/A**
2010Maryland House of Delegates, District 5AWon $41,305 N/A**
Grand total$756,300 $278,876
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election 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.

Scorecards

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Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Justin Ready endorsed Rick Perry in the 2012 presidential election.[5]

Personal

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Ready is married to his wife, Ruth.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
    2. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
    3. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
    4. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed March 4, 2014
    5. ↑ Rick Perry for President, "40 Maryland GOP Legislators and Leaders Endorse Rick Perry for President," September 27, 2011. (Archived)

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    Preceded by
    Joseph Getty (R)     		Maryland State Senate District 5
    2015-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Maryland House of Delegates District 5
    2011-2015    		 Succeeded by
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