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Steve Hershey

Republican · Maryland · 2026

Running for Maryland Senate District 36, Maryland

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Pushes for balanced budgets and reduced wasteful spending
  • Supports pro-growth policies that reduce regulations for small businesses and family farms
  • Focuses on lowering costs for families on taxes, utilities and groceries
Biography

Hershey is an engineer and business professional who has served more than 15 years in the Maryland Senate representing Caroline, Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's counties, per the campaign site. He is the Senate Minority Leader and previously served as Senate Republican Whip and ranking member of the Finance Committee, per the campaign site.

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Maryland Senate District 36Maryland · 2026Caroline County sample ballot

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