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Tom B. Smith (Maryland)
Tom B. Smith (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 14. He lost in the Democratic primary on July 19, 2022.
Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tom B. Smith was born in Fort Myers, Florida. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 2003 to 2014. He earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2007. His career experience includes working as the policy director of For Country Caucus, a combat medic team leader, a firefighter, a refugee aid worker, and a foster parent. Smith has been affiliated with Team Rubicon and Montgomery County Commissioner for Juvenile Justice.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 14 (3 seats)
Incumbent Anne Kaiser, incumbent Eric Luedtke, and incumbent Pamela Queen defeated Kathy Gugulis and Kate Walshe in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anne Kaiser (D) | 26.9 | 31,659 |
| ✔ |  | Eric Luedtke (D) | 25.9 | 30,547 |
| ✔ |  | Pamela Queen (D) | 25.7 | 30,304 |
| Kathy Gugulis (R) | 10.7 | 12,614 | ||
 | Kate Walshe (R)  | 10.4 | 12,282 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 351 | ||
| Total votes: 117,757 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 14 (3 seats)
Incumbent Anne Kaiser, incumbent Pamela Queen, and incumbent Eric Luedtke defeated Tom B. Smith and Joshua Dowling in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 14 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anne Kaiser | 29.0 | 12,843 |
| ✔ | | Pamela Queen | 27.2 | 12,038 |
| ✔ | | Eric Luedtke | 24.4 | 10,824 |
 | Tom B. Smith | 12.6 | 5,564 | |
 | Joshua Dowling | 6.9 | 3,050 | |
| Total votes: 44,319 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 14 (3 seats)
Kathy Gugulis and Kate Walshe advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 14 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathy Gugulis | 50.7 | 3,097 | |
| ✔ | | Kate Walshe | 49.3 | 3,013 |
| Total votes: 6,110 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tom B. Smith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Smith's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I’ve been a public servant for two decades, and I’ve gotten bipartisan legislation done. This isn’t new to me. But I have fresh energy to serve this district, 100% all in.
- I’ve talked to thousands of my neighbors and they keep telling me the same thing- why are we the forgotten District in MoCo? If you entrust me with your vote, I will work each and every day to better the lives of my neighbors and make sure our voice is heard loud and clear in the county and in Annapolis.
- Tom Smith led medics into combat in Iraq and Afghanistan—he’s seen what weapons of war like the AR-15 can do, and they have no place on our streets. He will pass legislation to end gun violence so that no parent has to worry about their child’s safety at school.
Tom is spending the month of February 2022 conducting a listening tour of D-14: knocking on doors and making phone calls to voters to hear the issues that matter most before issuing a more detailed policy platform. Tom knows that Democrats need to do more outreach in our immigrant, foster, and unhoused communities to make sure everyone has a voice at the table.
Servant Leadership on the front lines
Servant Leader: With over two decades of public service, including leading teams of combat medics in Iraq and Afghanistan, as a refugee aid worker, and as a fire fighter, I know what it means to serve on the front lines.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 3, 2022
