Chris West (Maryland)
2019 - Present
2027
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Chris West (Republican Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 42. He assumed office on January 9, 2019. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.
West (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 42. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
West is a former Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 42B from 2015 to 2019.
Biography
Chris West earned his bachelor's degree from Williams College in 1972 and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1975. West's career experience includes working as a lawyer.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
West was assigned to the following committees:
- Judicial Proceedings Committee
- Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review Committee
- Unemployment Insurance Oversight Committee
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2021-2022
West was assigned to the following committees:
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2019-2020
West was assigned to the following committees:
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2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, West served on the following committees:
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| • Health & Government Operations |
| • Federal Relations |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maryland State Senate District 42
Incumbent Chris West won election in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 42 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris West (R) | 95.5 | 37,944 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.5 | 1,785 | ||
| Total votes: 39,729 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeff Bonner (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 42
Incumbent Chris West defeated Jimmy Mathis and Zach Tomlin in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 42 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris West | 63.4 | 7,319 |
 | Jimmy Mathis | 19.9 | 2,296 | |
 | Zach Tomlin | 16.7 | 1,932 | |
| Total votes: 11,547 | |||
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2018
- See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Maryland State Senate District 42
Chris West defeated Robbie Leonard in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 42 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris West (R) | 51.0 | 29,100 |
| Robbie Leonard (D) | 49.0 | 27,949 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 46 | ||
| Total votes: 57,095 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 42
Robbie Leonard defeated Gretchen Maneval in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 42 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robbie Leonard | 59.5 | 6,966 |
| Gretchen Maneval | 40.5 | 4,735 | |
| Total votes: 11,701 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 42
Chris West advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 42 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris West | 100.0 | 6,798 |
| Total votes: 6,798 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jimmy Mathis (R)
2014
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Robert Leonard and Craig J. Little were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Susan L. Aumann and Chris West defeated incumbent Joseph C. Boteler III and Jesse Filamor in the Republican primary. Aumann and West defeated Leonard and Little in the general election for two seats.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Susan Aumann Incumbent |
38.8% | 23,193 | |
| Republican | Chris West |
33.4% | 19,932 | |
| Democratic | Robert Leonard | 15% | 8,932 | |
| Democratic | Craig J. Little | 12.9% | 7,677 | |
| Total Votes | 59,734 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Susan L. Aumann Incumbent |
40.2% | 3,987 |
| Chris West |
35.2% | 3,499 |
| Joseph C. Boteler III Incumbent | 19.3% | 1,912 |
| Jesse Filamor | 5.3% | 531 |
| Total Votes | 9,929 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2014
West highlighted the following themes on his campaign website:[5]
- Maryland personal income taxes
- Excerpt: "If I am elected, I pledge to dig in my heels and fight to hold the line on further personal income tax increases."
- Maryland corporate income taxes
- Excerpt: "If I am elected, I will propose an immediate reduction of Maryland’s corporate income tax rate from 8-1/4% to 6% (the same rate as Virginia), with additional annual -1/2% reductions until Maryland’s rate is only 3%, half of the rate in Virginia."
- Maryland's death tax
- Excerpt: "If elected, I will introduce legislation to increase Maryland’s estate tax exemption so that it is identical to the federal exemption."
- Second amendment
- Excerpt: " If I am elected, I will respect a citizen’s Second Amendment right to own a firearm, and will oppose unreasonable restrictions on law-abiding citizens who wish to exercise that right. I will work to increase State funding for law enforcement which is targeted at the black market for guns. I will explore ways in which the State can discourage the usage of homicidal video games."
- Natural gas and Atlantic Ocean windmills
- Excerpt: "I will work to convert Maryland’s coal-burning electrical power plants to natural gas, and I will oppose the wasteful O’Malley windmill project."
- Education
- Excerpt: "I will fight to maintain the first place ranking of Maryland’s public schools and will endeavor to change the rules and regulations that currently place roadblocks in the way of using alternative certification standards for school teachers, particularly in the disciplines of science, math and technology, where the State has experienced continuing shortages of qualified teachers."
- Death penalty
- Excerpt: "I would have voted against repeal of the death penalty and will support a referendum on the issue. In the long run, however, if we keep electing Governors who are opposed to the death penalty, it makes little sense to spend huge amounts of money on capital punishment cases."
- State pensions
- Excerpt: "I plan to make as a top priority a thorough investigation of the management of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System and will work with Democrats to craft the best solution to this incipient crisis."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
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In 2023, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 10.
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2022
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In 2022, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 12.
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2020
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In 2020, the Maryland State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 18.
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2019
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In 2019, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 9 through April 8.
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2018
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In 2018, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 10 through April 9.
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2017
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In 2017, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 11 through April 10.
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2016
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In 2016, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 13 through April 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the Maryland General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 13.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on August 1, 2014
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Elect Chris West, "Issues," accessed August 4, 2014
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Maryland State Senate District 42 2019-Present |
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Maryland House of Delegates District 42B 2015-2019 |
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