2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage

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Abortion     Ashwani Jain: I believe in reproductive rights and reproductive justice.     Dan Cox: I am unashamedly 100% Pro-Life from conception to death.     Dan Cox: Sponsored bills to severely restrict abortion access.     Doug Gansler: I have always fought for reproductive rights.     Peter Franchot: A very important right that we need to defend for women.     Wes Moore: Enshrine the right to abortion into Maryland's Constitution.

Budget & Economy     Peter Franchot: $5.5B in delinquent taxes; $1B in unclaimed property.     Peter Franchot: Led record state investments to transportation projects.     Peter Franchot: Reformed procurement system increasing accountability.     Peter Franchot: Bring high quality public transportation throughout state.     Robin Ficker: Improve transportation in congested parts of the state.     Rushern Baker: A strong transit system with diverse options is crucial.     Wes Moore: Provide Minority Business Enterprises with support.

Civil Rights     Ashwani Jain: LGBTQ people welcome in Maryland: you make us stronger.     Dan Cox: Critical Race Theory is Marxist propaganda.     Dan Cox: Filed suit against high school transgender accommodation.     Doug Gansler: Received Equality Maryland award for support of LGBT rights.     John B. King: Great-grandfather enslaved; must grapple with racial equity.     John B. King: We undermine societal improvement by burying historic racism.     Peter Franchot: Appoint Secretary of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.     Rushern Baker: Our differences are to be celebrated, accepted, protected.     Thomas Perez: Civil rights is part of his DNA (and job history).     Wes Moore: Ensure Maryland schools adopt LGBTQ+ affirming policies.

Corporations     Peter Franchot: Less for corporate tax breaks, more help for small business.     Wes Moore: Increase diversity on Maryland corporate boards.

Crime     Ashwani Jain: Ban the use of chokeholds; end the money-bail system.     Ashwani Jain: Repeal prohibition of prosecution for marital sexual assault.     Dan Cox: Hold dangerous criminals accountable with stiff jail terms.     Dan Cox: End police vaccine mandate and increase police pay.     Doug Gansler: Bring every police shooting to the grand jury.     Peter Franchot: End all use of no-knock warrants.     Rushern Baker: Key to public safety is healing underlying root causes.     Wes Moore: Remove barriers to state aid for those with criminal records.     Larry Hogan: Losing faith in our justice system a really serious problem.

Drugs     Ashwani Jain: Legalize marijuana, expunge the records of those imprisoned.     Ashwani Jain: Treat drug use as a public health crisis, not a crime.     Dan Cox: Opposed to the legalization of marijuana.     Doug Gansler: Legalize cannabis and expunge convictions.     Doug Gansler: Drug use should be treated like a public health problem.     Peter Franchot: If legalized wants benefits to go to areas impacted in past.     Rushern Baker: Those hit by war on drugs owed windfall from legalization.     Wes Moore: Legalize cannabis, expunge possession convictions.     Robin Ficker: Supports legalizing cannabis; expunge past records.

Education     Ashwani Jain: Public dollars should be used to improve public schools.     Ashwani Jain: Ease student loan debt for those who teach public school.     Ashwani Jain: For comprehensive Sex Ed in public schools.     Dan Cox: Constitutional education mandate must include school choice.     Dan Cox: End Marxist type approach: CRT, gender indoctrination.     John B. King: Expand education access; seek universal preschool.     John B. King: Inspiring public school teachers saved my life.     Peter Franchot: Supports financial literacy & college capital projects.     Peter Franchot: Healthy classrooms yes; standardized testing no.     Peter Franchot: Fully debt-free paths to a vocational or college degree.     Robin Ficker: We need to teach kids to love libraries, not raise taxes.     Rushern Baker: For fully funding The Blueprint for Maryland's future.     Wes Moore: Fully fund Blueprint for Education, Child Care.

Energy & Oil     Ashwani Jain: Ban fracking; deactivate all in-state coal power plants.     Ashwani Jain: We need to invest in solar and offshore wind farms.     Ashwani Jain: We must take deliberate steps to focus on climate justice.     Doug Gansler: Begin work on 4 Gigawatts offshore wind generation by 2026.     Doug Gansler: Use school funding/construction to promote renewable energy.     John B. King: It's past time to act on climate change, shift to renewables.     Peter Franchot: Our target goal for moving fully to renewable energy is 2030.     Rushern Baker: Move up goal of 100% renewable energy to 2030.     Thomas Perez: Offshore wind a win for workers, businesses, & environment.     Wes Moore: Reduce 60% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Environment     Ashwani Jain: Ban single-use plastic bags; achieve 100% composting.     Ashwani Jain: Help farmers afford water conservation requirements.     Doug Gansler: Won largest environmental settlement in American history.     Peter Franchot: Voted for over $1.4 billion in environmental protection.     Peter Franchot: Work with EPA to help clean up Chesapeake Bay.     Wes Moore: Will push back against Supreme Court ruling against EPA.

Families & Children     Ashwani Jain: Create a Paid Family Leave Insurance Fund.     Ashwani Jain: Require free menstrual products in public school bathrooms.     Doug Gansler: Universal pre-kindergarten and universal child care.     Wes Moore: Paid sick, family, and medical leave for every Marylander.

Government Reform     Ashwani Jain: Committed to imposing anti-corruption measures.     Dan Cox: Require citizen voter ID, end unverified mail-in ballots.     Dan Cox: One of the big issues is less burdensome regulations.     Dan Cox: We need more transparency; all meetings will be open.     Doug Gansler: Judicial retention elections promote diversity on the bench.     Larry Hogan: Just like Trump he refuses to release his tax returns.     Michael Steele: Biden showed moral courage in criticizing voter suppression.     Michael Steele: We know this is all about a fear of black voters.     Peter Franchot: Deliver on specific goals to rebuild trust in government.     Peter Franchot: Create a universal, transparent vote by mail system.     Robin Ficker: 2016: Helped pass ballot measure for county term limits.     Rushern Baker: Require dark money groups to disclose their donors.     Wes Moore: Opposed GOP voter ID bill as voter suppression.

Gun Control     Ashwani Jain: For universal background checks, universal licensing.     Dan Cox: Will work to bring Constitutional Carry to Maryland.     Dan Cox: Need more gun freedom to combat growing evil of far left.     Dan Cox: Opposed state bill banning ghost guns.     Doug Gansler: Supported Maryland's handgun permitting law.     Jeff Colyer: Pro-Second Amendment, authentic conservative.     Peter Franchot: Sponsored strict gun control legislation.     Wes Moore: Combat gun violence, ban ghost guns.

Health Care     Ashwani Jain: Healthcare is a human right, supports a public option.     Dan Cox: On day one I will end the vaccine and health mandates.     Doug Gansler: Operate 10 new regional behavioral centers across the state.     Peter Franchot: Expand Medicaid; control cost of insurance premiums.     Rushern Baker: Implement a single-payer Medicare for All program.     Thomas Perez: Implement and strengthen state health equity program.     Wes Moore: Ensure access to quality, affordable health care coverage.

Homeland Security     Dan Cox: I strongly believe that veterans need to be supported.     Doug Gansler: Expand programs and housing for homeless veterans.     Wes Moore: Expand and improve quality of care for veterans.

Immigration     Ashwani Jain: Police shouldn't ask individuals about immigration status.     Ashwani Jain: Advocate for Sanctuary counties & refugee right to counsel.     Dan Cox: Remove criminal illegal aliens from our communities.     Peter Franchot: Praised tax credit that includes undocumented people.

Jobs     Ashwani Jain: Expand access to collective bargaining & union rights.     Ashwani Jain: Create the nation's first Guaranteed Jobs Program.     Doug Gansler: Raising the minimum wage is a racial justice issue.     Peter Franchot: Create 100,000 family supporting jobs in 100 weeks.     Rushern Baker: Make Maryland the nation's Black Business Startup Capital.     Wes Moore: Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023.     Wes Moore: Protect and expand the right of workers to join unions.     Wes Moore: Ensure equal pay for women, remove salary history in hiring.

Principles & Values     Ashwani Jain: Remove religious exemptions in state non-discrimination laws.     Ashwani Jain: Every event I host will be free, open to the press.     Dan Cox: Trump: Dan Cox is an America First Patriot.     Dan Cox: Can't back down from reliance upon God, law and order.     Dan Cox: Tweeted "Pence is a Traitor" during Capitol attack.     Doug Gansler: Helps run a non-profit lacrosse league for inner-city youth.     John B. King: Teacher, administrator, Obama's Secretary of Education.     John B. King: A progressive problem solver; work to expand opportunity.     John B. King: Crises can be catalysts for change: it's up to us.     Kelly M. Schulz: Served in House of Delegates and as Labor Secretary.     Larry Hogan: Return GOP to its roots, become a bigger tent.     Michael Steele: If you're not ready to listen, you will never learn.     Michael Steele: Religion set how I come to view and experience the world.     Michael Steele: Trump turned GOP from honorable party to personality cult.     Peter Franchot: Measure commitment not by money spent, but results we demand.     Peter Franchot: Would melt down Confederate statue, make door knobs.     Robin Ficker: Was noted NBA heckler; they responded with "Ficker rule".     Rushern Baker: Withdrew from gubernatorial race before primary.     Wes Moore: Everyone deserves an equal opportunity to succeed.     Dan Cox: Organized buses to StopTheSteal January 6 rally .

Social Security     Peter Franchot: Tax incentives for seniors for mentorship program.

Tax Reform     Ashwani Jain: Eliminate the state income tax for 95% of Maryland workers.     Ashwani Jain: Ensure richest pay their fair share of taxes.     Dan Cox: Oppose any tax increase, support tax cuts on every level.     Doug Gansler: Employer tax credits for businesses hiring military spouses.     John B. King: If we have to pay a little more in taxes, we should.     John B. King: Ask wealthiest to pay fair share, end corporate giveaways.     Peter Franchot: Supported online retailers collecting state sales tax.     Peter Franchot: Ease filing for those with simple tax obligations.     Robin Ficker: Cut sales tax by two cents; give everyone a tax cut.     Robin Ficker: Fought to limit property tax hikes to rate of inflation.     Wes Moore: Supported making child tax credit fully refundable.

Technology     Peter Franchot: Access to the internet will become a right for each citizen.

Welfare & Poverty     Ashwani Jain: Offer grants, incentives to grocers to serve food deserts.     Doug Gansler: Provide economic incentives to address housing affordability.     Rushern Baker: Affordable housing is a right.     Wes Moore: Prioritize environmental justice for low-income communities.

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Next election in 2022; Gov. Hogan term-limited in 2022; contenders: MD 2022 Gubernatorial debate: Incumbent Larry Hogan(R,term-limited) vs.State Rep. Daniel Cox(R nominee) vs.Wes Moore(D nominee) vs.State Rep. Robin Ficker(R) vs.State Del.Kelly M. Schulz(R) vs.State Rep. Peter Franchot(D) vs.Former DNC chair Tom Perez(D) vs.Education Secretary John B. King(D) vs.Obama administration Ashwani Jain(D) vs.State attorney-general Doug Gansler(D) vs.County executive Rushern Baker(D) Past gubernatorial races: 2018 Maryland gubernatorial debate, Hogan vs.Jealous(D) vs.Ross (D) vs.Cummings(D) vs.Madaleno(D) vs.Quinn(L) vs.Schlakman(G) Former contenders: Steele (R,2006); Vaughn (R,2010).

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