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Ashley Emerick

Democratic · Maryland · 2026

Running for Maryland Senate District 1, Maryland

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • bringing state tax dollars back to Western Maryland
  • support for Main Street small businesses
  • expanding affordable housing
Biography

Ashley Emerick is a small-business owner from Allegany County running for Maryland Senate District 1, per the campaign site. During the COVID-19 shutdown she began baking from home, which grew into AJ's Cookie Jar, a small business in downtown Cumberland, per the campaign site.

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