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Maxwell Bero
Maxwell Bero (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.
Bero completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Maxwell Bero earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 2012 and a master's degree from McDaniel College in 2018. Bero’s career experience includes working as a public school teacher.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 6
Incumbent David Trone defeated Neil Parrott, George Gluck, and Jason Herrick in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Trone (D) | 58.8 | 215,540 |
 | Neil Parrott (R) | 39.2 | 143,599 | |
 | George Gluck (G) | 1.9 | 6,893 | |
| Jason Herrick (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 46 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 356 | ||
| Total votes: 366,434 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Peter James (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6
Incumbent David Trone defeated Maxwell Bero in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Trone | 72.4 | 65,655 |
 | Maxwell Bero | 27.6 | 25,037 | |
| Total votes: 90,692 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6
Neil Parrott defeated Kevin Caldwell and Chris Meyyur in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Neil Parrott | 65.2 | 28,804 |
 | Kevin Caldwell | 25.5 | 11,258 | |
 | Chris Meyyur | 9.3 | 4,113 | |
| Total votes: 44,175 | |||
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Candidate profile
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "For the last 15 years of my life, I have lived and breathed Maryland District 6. My parents live in Point of Rocks, MD. My wife and I graduated high school here (St. Johns' Catholic Prep, Frederick, MD, class of '08). After graduating from college at the University of Maryland, we moved to Germantown. Following the birth of our daughter, we moved to Clarksburg. For the last 4 years, I have taught high school and coached football and lacrosse in Montgomery Village. The 6th District is my life. I learned the value of hard work and perseverance growing up on a family farm just north of Baltimore, in Harford County. As a teenager, I had to balance school and sports with tending the farm. Waking up before school to feed animals and hurrying home (after football practice in the fall) to work on my to-do list before the sunset was not easy, but it taught me the skill set and work ethic I needed to have to be successful in my life. I hope to bring the same work ethic, passion, and fight to the floor of Congress that I've brought to everything else in my life."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Maryland District 6 in 2020.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Maxwell Bero completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bero's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Healthcare is a human right and should be available to all who seek it. In Congress, I will fight for comprehensive health care for all American citizens.
- Climate change is real, and its effects are being felt now. I will fight for the Green New Deal, as well as other comprehensive climate change reforms.
- The internet is the single greatest invention ever by humanity. It's time to have someone in Congress who understands it, isn't afraid of it, and will protect consumers and small businesses from large technology coporations.
It is also important that elected officials are honest, effective communicators. Voters and colleagues should have a clear idea of what an elected official will do in a situation, and where they stand on issues. Otherwise, how can anyone be sure of how an elected official will vote or act in a situation? By effectively communicating their opinions and stances to all, and then sticking by their word and being consistent (and effectively communicating any change of mind), elected officials can become reliable, effective representatives.
Previous experience is clearly beneficial because then the candidate understands the processes of the job, but such processes are easily learned by someone new. What's much, much, much more important is the policies they have supported, or have not supported, while in office. If a candidate who has held office has not used their time to accomplish anything, then voters should consider a newcomer who may be willing to support different policies and who pledges to do the job differently.
Trump's election was a result of the growing white nationalist/far-right movement in the US, and his presidency solidified those viewpoints in American politics and society. This is dangerous for all Americans, and especially for most women and minorities. White nationalists and the far-right advocate for policies that are actively harmful to groups that do not yet have the political power and representation needed to protect themselves. It is imperative that those in power do all they can to push white nationalists and the far-right back to the shadows and protect the rights of ALL Americans.
I would also like to be a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, specifically the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. As a career teacher, I can bring a voice of experience and expertise to this committee, and help make policy that will bring a direct benefit to teachers, schools, and students nationwide.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ ’’Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 18, 2020’’
