Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Maryland's 6th District

3 candidates on the ballot.1,2,3

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

April McClain Delaney
Democratic · Incumbent
Currently represents Maryland's 6th District in the U.S. House.
Robin Ficker
Republican · Challenger
Moshe Y. Landman
Green · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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April McClain DelaneyRobin FickerMoshe Y. Landman
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2,3Republican1,2,3Green1,2,3
StatusIncumbent4ChallengerChallenger
Raised$12,535,128 through October 14, 20265$1,284,599 through October 14, 20266Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$121,8395$4,3286Not found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending$516,368 for · $42,387 against7Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity
Pass broad protections such as the Equality Act
Her campaign website says that on day one in Congress she would sign onto the Equality Act and champion its passage.8		Not found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website says the campaign will fight against any form of discrimination, including discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.9
Banking and investment rules
Strengthen rules and consumer protections, such as limits on overdraft fees and tougher oversight of large banks
Her campaign website lists limiting hidden credit card fees and junk fees among her priorities.10		Not found in the public sources we checked
Strengthen rules and consumer protections, such as limits on overdraft fees and tougher oversight of large banks
The Green New Deal page on his campaign website lists breaking up banks that are too big to fail, restoring the Glass-Steagall separation of commercial and investment banking, and regulating financial derivatives.11
Union organizing rulesHer campaign website describes her as a strong supporter of the labor movement and a pro-worker, pro-labor Democrat.12Not found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website says every working American should have representation to protect their rights and quality of work life, and that labor unions and other employee groups can provide it.9
Tuition-free college
Free tuition at community colleges
Her campaign website says she will support and advance legislation to make community college free and lower college tuition.13		Not found in the public sources we checked
Free tuition at public colleges and universities
The Green New Deal page on his campaign website lists a right to a tuition-free, federally funded public education from preschool through college.11
Campaign finance rulesHer campaign website says she backs measures such as the For the People Act to widen access to voting and change how campaigns are financed.14Not found in the public sources we checkedThe Green New Deal page on his campaign website says it would replace big-money control of campaigns with full public financing, and amend the Constitution to end corporate personhood and establish that money is not speech.11
Carbon taxes and cap-and-trade
A price on emissions from US companies, through a tax, fee or cap-and-trade
Her campaign website says Congress should price carbon, along with increasing basic climate science research, creating new incentives to decarbonize industries and addressing regulatory gaps.15		Not found in the public sources we checked
A price on emissions from US companies, through a tax, fee or cap-and-trade
His campaign website says the United States should impose a greenhouse gas fee or tax that makes polluters pay for the harm they have caused.9
Nuclear powerNot found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website lists not expanding the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant among its complaints about Maryland's political leaders in Washington, alongside preventing American energy independence and buying more energy from abroad.16
Build no new reactors and rely on other energy sources
His campaign website says that nuclear power is an unwise and unnecessary path because of its legal, environmental and economic liabilities.9
Air pollution limitsHer campaign website says she would work to protect the Clean Air Act.15Not found in the public sources we checked
Strengthen limits, such as tighter standards for soot and for pollution from trucks and factories
His campaign website says the Clean Air Act's protections must be kept and strengthened, and that state and local efforts should build on them, for example with stricter clean air standards.9
Foreign aidHer campaign website says she believes in a post-World War II model of global engagement that includes foreign aid, alliances such as NATO and a strong military.17Not found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website says the United States should become the world's humanitarian superpower and would significantly increase funding for the Peace Corps and the United States Institute of Peace.9,18
AR-15-style riflesHer campaign website says she supports limitations on assault weapons.19Not found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website calls for repealing the Second Amendment and removing all guns from society, and says even police should use only non-lethal weapons.9
Health insurance systemHer campaign website says health care coverage should be a right, that she will defend the Affordable Care Act, and that the eventual goal should be universal health care.20Not found in the public sources we checked
One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
His campaign website says the country must have a universal health care system that covers every citizen and resident, and describes a transition to a single-payer system.9,18
Highway and transit fundingHer campaign website says she will work to expand public transit and widen I-270.12Not found in the public sources we checked
Shift more money to public transit, walking and biking
His campaign website calls for major public investment in mass transportation so that systems are cheap or free to the public, and for increased federal funding for pedestrian, cycling and car-sharing infrastructure.9
Social Security benefit levelsHer campaign website says she opposes cuts to Social Security and efforts to privatize it.21Not found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website calls for stopping cuts to Social Security, tying benefits to actual increases in living costs as measured by consumer committees, and opposes privatizing the program.9
Federal income tax ratesHer campaign website says she opposes tax breaks for the wealthy and well-connected and will support tax relief for the middle class.12His campaign website says he will push for lower taxes, fewer regulations and policies that encourage businesses to invest in Maryland's workforce.22His campaign website says it would let the individual provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire in all brackets, returning the top rate to 39.6%, and that it favors progressive taxation.9
Federal spending levelsNot found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website says he would cut wasteful spending, shrink the federal deficit and bring order back to the budget process.22His campaign website says the federal government should turn its yearly deficits into surpluses of about $300 billion a year for 20 years, using spending cuts, tax changes and health care savings, to bring the national debt down to 60% of GDP.9,18
DC statehood and self-governmentNot found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website says he opposes a proposal to annex the District of Columbia into Maryland and will fight to keep D.C. and Maryland separate.22
Make most of DC a state, with two senators and a voting House member
The Green New Deal page on his campaign website lists enacting statehood for the District of Columbia.11

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

April McClain Delaney — 18 issues
  • Abortion law
    Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
    Her campaign website says she supports codifying Roe v. Wade into law.23
  • Who sets abortion law
    A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
    Her campaign website says she supports codifying Roe v. Wade into law and would cosponsor the Women's Health Protection Act, which it says would protect and re-establish abortion rights.23
  • Voting Rights Act protections
    Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
    Her campaign website says she strongly supports the John Lewis Act, which it says would restore voting rights.14
  • Federal minimum wage
    Her campaign website says a minimum wage increase is long overdue and that she supports raising it with an added index for inflation.10,12
  • State K-12 school funding
    Increase state funding for public schools
    Her campaign website says she supports the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, which it says increases funding for public schools and expands access to pre-K, and that she will work with state leaders to ensure it is fully funded.13
  • Child tax credit
    Her campaign website says she supports tax relief for the middle class, including efforts to raise the Child Tax Credit for working families.10
  • Same-sex marriage
    Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
    Her campaign website says she would advocate against initiatives to end marriage equality.8
  • Aid to Ukraine
    Send more US-funded weapons and money to Ukraine
    Her campaign website says she supports the bipartisan Senate bill that would send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.17
  • Military aid to Israel
    Her campaign website says she firmly supports Israel's right to defend itself, and that she supported the bipartisan bill then before the Senate to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.17
  • US role in NATO
    Her campaign website says she believes in U.S. leadership of important alliances such as NATO.17
  • Background checks for gun sales
    Require checks for all gun sales, including private sales (with exceptions such as gifts between family members)
    Her campaign website says she supports universal background checks.19
  • Medical transition for minors
    Her campaign website says she would advocate against initiatives to ban gender-affirming care.8
  • Help for first-time homebuyers
    Her campaign website says the Biden administration's housing blueprint recommends a mortgage relief credit, down payment help for first-generation buyers, tax credits for building more housing and relief for renters, and that tackling housing costs is one of her plans.10
  • Border wall and barriers
    Her campaign website says she supports the bipartisan border agreement announced in the Senate, which it says secures the border with supplemental border security funding and new technology to detect fentanyl and other contraband.24
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    Her campaign website says President Biden lowered costs by capping insulin and allowing the government to negotiate drug prices, that she will build on that work, and that she will work to strengthen Medicare by lowering prescription drug costs.20,21
  • Children and social media
    Her campaign website says online protections for children must keep improving so their health and well-being are not harmed.25
  • Data privacy
    Her campaign website says privacy laws need to be strengthened.25
  • High-speed internet access
    Her campaign website says that at the Commerce Department she oversaw plans to widen broadband access nationwide and led the rollout of rural broadband grants.12,26
Robin Ficker — 2 issues
  • Police funding
    His campaign website says he will support the police and hold criminals accountable.22
  • Property taxes
    His campaign website says he passed ballot initiatives that included limits on property taxes.27
Moshe Y. Landman — 21 issues
  • Animal welfare laws
    His campaign website says the Humane Slaughter Act is not enforced and that the ethical treatment of animals must be enforced.9
  • Farm payments and crop insurance
    Cut payments, such as with tighter limits for the largest farms
    His campaign website says fossil fuel and large agribusiness subsidies should be eliminated as part of reducing the federal deficit.9
  • Federal Reserve independence
    The Green New Deal page on his campaign website lists nationalizing the Federal Reserve Banks and placing them under a Monetary Authority within the Treasury Department.11
  • Ranked-choice voting
    Use ranked-choice voting in more elections
    His campaign website says every state should implement ranked-choice voting in local, county, state and federal elections.9
  • Senate 60-vote rule (filibuster)
    End it, so most bills can pass with a simple majority
    His campaign website says the Greens will advocate removing the Senate filibuster so that debate can be cut off by a simple majority vote.9
  • Voting by mail
    His campaign website says voting should be made easier and more accessible, including online and mail-in voting and shorter waits for in-person voting.9
  • Electric vehicles
    Phase out new gas-only car sales by a set year, such as 2035
    His campaign website says the United States should offer larger rebates on electric and energy-efficient vehicles and, within 10 years, bar sales of new cars with internal combustion engines.9
  • Greenhouse gas limits for power plants
    His campaign website says the United States should phase out all fossil fuel power plants and move to an energy system based 100% on clean renewable sources.9
  • Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore
    Stop or sharply limit new leases
    His campaign website says the United States should end destructive energy extraction, including fracking, tar sands, offshore drilling and natural gas pipelines, and halt any investment in fossil fuel infrastructure.9
  • Conservation and development on federal lands
    Protect more land, such as with new national monuments or wilderness areas
    His campaign website lists preserving 30% of lands and oceans for nature and wildlife among its top environmental priorities.18
  • Child care costs
    Make child care free, or cap what families pay at a set share of income (such as 7%), paid for with new public funding
    His campaign website calls for creating a universal child care program, paid for by the federal government, for preschoolers and young schoolchildren.9
  • Military spending
    Cut military spending
    His campaign website says the defense budget must be reduced to half of its current size or less, and lists drawing it down to $500 billion a year by 2030 among its proposals.9,18
  • Drug prices compared with other countries
    His campaign website proposes nationwide bulk pharmaceutical price negotiation matching international benchmarks, which it says would save $75 billion a year.9
  • Homelessness
    Provide permanent housing first, without requiring treatment or sobriety beforehand
    His campaign website says it would create a Housing First approach to provide immediate support for people experiencing chronic homelessness, and lists ending homelessness in America among its top priorities.9,18
  • Asylum rules
    His campaign website says the Title 42 program, which it describes as a policy that blocks refugees from seeking asylum on U.S. soil, must immediately cease.9
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    His campaign website says immigration raids are terrorizing immigrant communities and families are being broken up, and calls for a complete overhaul of immigration laws, procedures and programs.9
  • Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers
    His campaign website says undocumented immigrants strengthen the economy and cites economists' estimates that giving them legal status would raise their earnings and U.S. economic output.9
  • Passenger trains and Amtrak
    His campaign website lists reinvesting in the national rail network among its transportation proposals.9
  • Social Security payroll tax cap
    Apply the tax to all earnings
    His campaign website says it would secure Social Security by eliminating the payroll tax cap on high earners.9
  • Social Security retirement age
    Raise the full retirement age
    His campaign website says it would index the full retirement age to longevity as part of securing Social Security.9
  • Corporate tax rate
    Raise it, for example to 25% or 28%, or back to the 35% top rate in place before 2018
    His campaign website says it would raise the statutory corporate tax rate to 28%.9

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.