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Steve Patten

Steve Patten

Republican · Maryland · 2026

Running for Maryland House of Delegates District 42C, Maryland

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Give local governments more autonomy from state interference
  • Ensure parents have the final say in their children's education
  • Support business growth in the district
Biography

Patten has owned and operated a beverage industry business in Carroll County for more than 30 years and has been a citizen activist since 2017, testifying at legislative hearings and organizing grassroots conservatives, per the campaign site.

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Maryland House of Delegates District 42CMaryland · 2026Carroll County sample ballot

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