Ray Bly

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Ray Bly

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 14, 2024

Education

High school

GED, Job Corporation

Associate

Howard Community College, 1980

Contact

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Personal Facebook

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Ray Bly (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.

Bly also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maryland. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.

Biography

Bly's hometown is Jessup, Maryland. He received an A.A. from Howard Community College in 1980. His professional experience includes owning Ray’s Used Appliances.

Elections

2024

U.S. House

See also: Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 3

Sarah Elfreth defeated Rob Steinberger and Miguel Barajas in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Elfreth (D)	59.3	236,681
		Rob Steinberger (R)	37.9	151,186
		Miguel Barajas (L)	2.6	10,471
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	862

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 399,200
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Elfreth	36.2	29,459
		Harry Dunn	25.0	20,380
		Clarence Lam	11.7	9,548
		Terri L. Hill	6.5	5,318
		Mark S. Chang	5.0	4,106
		Aisha Khan	2.7	2,199
		Mike Rogers	2.6	2,147
		John Morse	1.8	1,447
		Abigail Diehl	1.7	1,379
		Lindsay Donahue	1.5	1,213
		Juan Dominguez	1.3	1,025
		Michael Coburn	0.7	583
		Malcolm Colombo	0.6	527
		Don Quinn	0.5	408
		Kristin Lyman Nabors	0.5	397
		Jeffrey Woodard	0.4	352
		Gary Schuman	0.4	286
		Mark Gosnell	0.3	221
		Jake Pretot	0.2	162
		Matt Libber	0.2	159
	Submit photo	Stewart Silver	0.1	78
		Dan Rupli	0.0	34

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,428
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Sarbanes (D)
• Vanessa Atterbeary (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rob Steinberger	25.1	8,766
		Arthur Baker Jr.	19.9	6,931
		Bernard Flowers	17.3	6,028
		Joshua Morales	9.1	3,159
		Jordan Mayo	8.4	2,918
	Submit photo	Thomas Harris	8.2	2,857
		Ray Bly	5.8	2,015
	Submit photo	John Rea	3.2	1,120
		Naveed Mian	3.1	1,085

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,879
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U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Maryland

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angela Alsobrooks (D)	54.6	1,650,912
		Larry Hogan (R)	42.8	1,294,344
		Mike Scott (L)	2.3	69,396
	Submit photo	Patrick Burke (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)	0.0	879
		Billy Bridges (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)	0.0	70
	Submit photo	Robin Rowe (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)	0.0	17
	Submit photo	Christy Helmondollar (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)	0.0	3
	Submit photo	Irwin Gibbs (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)	0.0	2
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	5,755

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,021,378
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Moshe Landman (G)
• Nancy Wallace (G)
• Shaunesi Deberry (Unaffiliated)
• Keith Packer (No Party Affiliation)
• Emmanuel Osuchukwu (Unaffiliated)
• Michael Sigmon (Progressive Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angela Alsobrooks	53.4	357,052
		David Trone	42.8	286,381
		Joseph Perez	0.7	4,688
		Michael Cobb Sr.	0.7	4,524
		Brian Frydenborg	0.5	3,635
		Scottie Griffin	0.5	3,579
		Marcellus Crews	0.5	3,379
		Andrew Wildman	0.3	2,198
		Robert Houton	0.3	1,946
		Steven Seuferer	0.2	1,664

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 669,046
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Juan Dominguez (D)
• William Jawando (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Hogan	64.2	183,661
		Robin Ficker	27.8	79,517
		Chris Chaffee	3.2	9,134
		Lorie Friend	2.1	5,867
		John Myrick	1.7	4,987
		Moe Barakat	0.8	2,203
		Laban Seyoum	0.3	782

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 286,151
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Teichert (R)
• Christopher Puleo (R)
• Ray Bly (R)
• John Thormann (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bly in this election.

2022

See also: Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Kweisi Mfume defeated Scott Collier in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kweisi Mfume (D)	82.1	151,640
		Scott Collier (R)	17.7	32,737
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	424

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 184,801
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Kweisi Mfume defeated Tashi Davis, Wayne McNeal, and Elihu Eli El in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kweisi Mfume	85.2	80,118
		Tashi Davis	7.6	7,141
		Wayne McNeal	5.2	4,890
	Submit photo	Elihu Eli El	2.0	1,885

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,034
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Scott Collier defeated Lorrie Sigley, Michael Pearson, and Ray Bly in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on July 19, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Collier	34.6	2,873
	Submit photo	Lorrie Sigley	27.1	2,245
	Submit photo	Michael Pearson	23.0	1,906
		Ray Bly	15.3	1,271

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,295
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2020

Regular election

See also: Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Kweisi Mfume defeated Kim Klacik, Charles Smith, and Ray Bly in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kweisi Mfume (D)	71.6	237,084
		Kim Klacik (R)	28.0	92,825
		Charles Smith (D) (Write-in)	0.0	21
		Ray Bly (R) (Write-in)	0.0	16
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1,052

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 330,998
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gary Schuman (Independent)
• Amber Ivey (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kweisi Mfume	74.3	113,061
		Maya Rockeymoore Cummings	10.0	15,208
		Jill Carter	8.7	13,237
	Submit photo	Alicia Brown	1.2	1,841
	Submit photo	Charles Stokes	0.9	1,356
		T. Dan Baker	0.7	1,141
		Jay Jalisi	0.7	1,056
		Harry Spikes	0.7	1,040
		Saafir Rabb	0.6	948
		Mark Gosnell	0.5	765
	Submit photo	Darryl Gonzalez	0.3	501
		Jeffrey Woodard	0.2	368
		Gary Schuman	0.2	344
	Submit photo	Michael Howard Jr.	0.2	327
	Submit photo	Jermyn Michael Davidson	0.2	298
	Submit photo	Dan Hiegel	0.1	211
		Charles Smith	0.1	189
	Submit photo	Matko Lee Chullin III	0.1	187
		Adrian Petrus	0.1	170

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 152,248
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Terri L. Hill (D)
• Brian Britcher (D)
• F. Michael Higginbotham (D)
• Talmadge Branch (D)
• Leslie Grant (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Klacik	68.8	16,465
		Elizabeth Matory	14.2	3,401
		William Newton	5.3	1,271
		Ray Bly	5.2	1,234
	Submit photo	Brian Brown	4.7	1,134
	Submit photo	M.J. Madwolf	1.8	442

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,947
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Anderson (R)
• Mekkah Mohammed (R)
• Reba Hawkins (R)

Special election

See also: Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election, 2020

Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election (February 4, 2020 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election (February 4, 2020 Republican primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Kweisi Mfume defeated Kim Klacik in the special general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kweisi Mfume (D)	73.8	111,955
		Kim Klacik (R)	25.1	38,102
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	1,661

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 151,718 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on February 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kweisi Mfume	43.0	31,415
		Maya Rockeymoore Cummings	17.1	12,524
		Jill Carter	16.0	11,708
		Terri L. Hill	7.4	5,439
		F. Michael Higginbotham	4.4	3,245
		Harry Spikes	3.5	2,572
		Saafir Rabb	1.8	1,327
		Jay Jalisi	1.7	1,257
		Talmadge Branch	1.1	810
		Mark Gosnell	0.8	579
		T. Dan Baker	0.5	377
	Submit photo	Charles Stokes	0.4	297
		Paul Konka	0.3	251
	Submit photo	Darryl Gonzalez	0.3	245
	Submit photo	Alicia Brown	0.2	180
	Submit photo	Leslie Grant	0.2	176
		Anthony Carter Sr.	0.2	155
	Submit photo	Jay Fred Cohen	0.2	150
	Submit photo	Matko Lee Chullin III	0.1	79
		Charles Smith	0.1	75
		Adrian Petrus	0.1	60
	Submit photo	Nathaniel Costley Sr.	0.1	49
	Submit photo	Dan Hiegel	0.0	31
	Submit photo	Jermyn Michael Davidson	0.0	31

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 73,032
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on February 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Klacik	40.2	4,525
		Elizabeth Matory	24.3	2,740
	Submit photo	James Arnold	12.4	1,401
		Reba Hawkins	8.1	913
		Christopher Anderson	7.6	852
		William Newton	3.7	414
		Ray Bly	2.1	236
	Submit photo	Brian Brown	1.6	185

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 11,266
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2018

See also: Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Elijah Cummings defeated Richmond Davis and David Griggs in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elijah Cummings (D)	76.4	202,345
		Richmond Davis (R)	21.3	56,266
		David Griggs (L)	2.2	5,827
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	272

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 264,710 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Incumbent Elijah Cummings defeated John Moser, Anthony Carter Sr., Charles Stokes, and Charles Smith in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elijah Cummings	91.5	81,679
		John Moser	2.6	2,289
		Anthony Carter Sr.	2.5	2,267
	Submit photo	Charles Stokes	2.5	2,247
		Charles Smith	0.9	833

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 89,315
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7

Richmond Davis defeated Michael Pearson, William Newton, and Ray Bly in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richmond Davis	31.3	3,554
	Submit photo	Michael Pearson	29.9	3,392
		William Newton	22.3	2,536
		Ray Bly	16.5	1,877

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 11,359
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2016

See also: Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. In Maryland's 7th Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Elijah Cummings (D) defeated Corrogan Vaughn (R), Myles Hoenig (G) and William T. Newton (R write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cummings defeated Adrian Petrus in the Democratic primary. Vaughn defeated Ray Bly and William T. Newton in the Republican primary, which remained uncalled until the official primary canvass. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.

U.S. House, Maryland District 7 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Elijah Cummings Incumbent	74.9%	238,838
	Republican	Corrogan Vaughn	21.8%	69,556
	Green	Myles Hoenig	3%	9,715
	N/A	Write-in	0.3%	803
Total Votes				318,912
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Maryland District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Elijah Cummings Incumbent	92.1%	130,555
Adrian Petrus	7.9%	11,272
Total Votes		141,827
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Maryland District 7 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Corrogan Vaughn	41.6%	10,645
William Newton	41.4%	10,599
Ray Bly	17%	4,351
Total Votes		25,595
Source: Maryland Secretary of State

2014

See also: Maryland's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014

Bly ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 7th District. He was defeated by Corrogan Vaughn in the Republican primary on June 24, 2014.

2012

See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Bly ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 2nd District. Bly sought the nomination on the Republican ticket, but he was defeated by state senator Nancy Jacobs in the April 3, 2012, primary. He ran in the general election as a write-in candidate.

General election

U.S. House, Maryland District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dutch Ruppersberger Incumbent	65.6%	194,088
	Republican	Nancy Jacobs	31.1%	92,071
	Libertarian	Leo Dymowski	3.2%	9,344
	Republican	Ray Bly (Write-in)	0%	22
	N/A	Other Write-ins	0.1%	415
Total Votes				295,940
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "Representative in Congress"

Republican Primary

U.S. House, Maryland, District 2 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nancy Jacobs	58.9%	12,372
Ray Bly	2%	415
Vlad Degen	1.5%	324
Rick Impallaria	23.8%	4,998
Howard Orton	2.4%	500
Larry Smith	11.4%	2,392
Total Votes		21,001

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Ray Bly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Interview with The Baltimore Sun

Bly highlighted the following themes in an interview with The Baltimore Sun on March 11, 2024. The questions from The Baltimore Sun are bolded and Bly's responses follow below.

“

Why are you running for office? Too many things since my young life where God, country, and family were important beliefs are now gone. Crime is running rampant, broken families are running rampant, and scientists are promoting agendas that aren’t scientific. It’s time to bring back the old values that this country was built on. Do you believe, as President Joe Biden has said, that “democracy is on the ballot” and, if so, in what way? Yes, democracy is on the ballet. Joe Biden is still president and he’s destroying our freedoms and the poor and the middle class are getting are poorer. The world is at war. Will you accept the presidential election result once the totals have been certified by the states and any legal challenges adjudicated? Yes, but only in states that have one day voting and count the votes immediately. Do you support additional assistance for Ukraine’s military forces two years into Russia’s invasion? Not without an accounting of what has already been given to them. Should the United States be speaking out more clearly, as Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has suggested, about civilian casualties in Gaza? Remember 911. We went after the terrorists and there were some civilian casualties. Shouldn’t Israel have the same right to go after the terrorists even though there will be some civilian casualties? I don’t agree that the Palestinians are innocent bystanders when they support Hamas and terrorist activities. We’re aiding and abetting the terrorists right now by sending in supplies. We’ve been giving the Palestinians tens of millions a year in humanitarian aid which helps to fund their attacks on Israel. Should Congress act to protect abortion rights following the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision? No tax payer money should be used to fund abortions or sex changes. Abortion should be limited to the first trimester. Constituents are increasingly expressing concern about suburban crime. What more can the federal government do to help? Stop putting all these ideas into the minds of minorities that they can’t make anything of themselves because of racism, etc., so they live for today and not tomorrow. We have to give them the dream that they can do something with their lives. During his time in Congress, John Sarbanes was widely seen as a leader in political reform including reducing the influence of big-monied interests. Do you see an obligation to carry on that legacy? John Sarbanes is the only Democrat I ever voted for. He had good morals and ethics. I would carry on this message. I’ve never received financial contributions from anyone. I pay for my signs and anything else I need when running for office.

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ray Bly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Ray Bly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Ray Bly did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys

Ray Bly participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 29, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Ray Bly's responses follow below.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

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Stop immunity of all open most files that the government is hiding from us pay the bills

”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

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paying off our bills

”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Ray Bly answered the following:

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?

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Marshall and KING

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Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?

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The US ARMY to stand up for our rights

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What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

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GOD fearing

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What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?

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Ran 2 business for over 40 years and fighting for our rights

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What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

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The truth

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What legacy would you like to leave?

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That I was a fighter for rights

”

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at that time?

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Buy a 200 year old home

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What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

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newspapers and cutting lawn 6 years old to 12

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What happened on your most awkward date?

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My wife was killed by the state 7-3-17

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What is your favorite holiday? Why?

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none nowlook for good not bad

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What is your favorite book? Why?

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look for good not bad

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If you could be any fictional character, who would you be?

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superman

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What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?

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pictures of my wife. she is gone now

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What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

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the old wooden cross

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What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

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staying in my home when the county wants it gone

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What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

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making laws

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Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

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no

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What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

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paying off what the government owes

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If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

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one that over sees judges

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Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

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yes but no more then 6

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What are your thoughts on term limits?

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for

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What process do you favor for redistricting?

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fair for all

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If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

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no

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Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

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no help

”

2012

Ray Bly outlines the four primary issues of his candidacy on his campaign website.

• "I would bring back fair trade which means everybody selling stuff in America could buy it wholesale for exactly the same price whether it was trainloads or small quantities. This would bring back all the mom and pop lumber yards, hardware stores, computer and clothing stores, etc."

• "I would ban community associations and site development plans in every City, County and State in America. I would also ban all these prefix fixes that go after the zoning of the property that limits the useage of the property. If it's commercial, let it be used for commercial. If it's residential, let it be used for residential. Let them build what they want without every busy body getting into their life history."

• "I would toughen the EPA laws so the County, City and States could control the buildings and projects so they do not damage our environment."

• "I would bring about national healthcare. That would be leased out to the Blue Cross Blue Shields of America or some other insurance provider. Not Obama-care."

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Ray Bly campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Maryland District 3	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. House Maryland District 7	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. House Maryland District 7	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2018	U.S. House Maryland District 7	Lost primary	$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 from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Bly is married to his wife, Tieng. They have three children together.

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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)

Democratic Party (9)

Republican Party (1)