Clarence Lam

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Clarence Lam
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Democratic Party

Maryland State Senate District 12
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Predecessor
Prior offices
Maryland House of Delegates District 12 (Historical)
Successor: Jessica Feldmark

Compensation

Base salary

$54,437/year

Per diem

$115/day for lodging. $63/day for meals

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Graduate

Johns Hopkins University

Medical

University of Maryland

Personal
Profession
Doctor
Contact

Official website

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

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Clarence Lam (Democratic Party) is a member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 12. He assumed office on January 9, 2019. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Lam (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 14, 2024.

Biography

Clarence Lam earned a master's degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University and a medical degree from the University of Maryland. Lam's career experience includes working as a physician in preventive medicine with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Lam was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Lam was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Lam was assigned to the following committees:

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2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Lam served on the following committees:

Maryland committee assignments, 2015
• Environment and Transportation

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

2024

See also: Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 3

Sarah Elfreth defeated Rob Steinberger and Miguel Barajas in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sarah Elfreth
Sarah Elfreth (D) Candidate Connection
 
58.9
 
174,739
Image of Rob Steinberger
Rob Steinberger (R) Candidate Connection
 
38.6
 
114,410
Image of Miguel Barajas
Miguel Barajas (L)
 
2.5
 
7,409

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 296,558
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sarah Elfreth
Sarah Elfreth Candidate Connection
 
36.2
 
29,459
Image of Harry Dunn
Harry Dunn
 
25.0
 
20,380
Image of Clarence Lam
Clarence Lam
 
11.7
 
9,548
Image of Terri L. Hill
Terri L. Hill Candidate Connection
 
6.5
 
5,318
Image of Mark S. Chang
Mark S. Chang
 
5.0
 
4,106
Image of Aisha Khan
Aisha Khan
 
2.7
 
2,199
Image of Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
2,147
Image of John Morse
John Morse Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
1,447
Image of Abigail Diehl
Abigail Diehl
 
1.7
 
1,379
Image of Lindsay Donahue
Lindsay Donahue Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
1,213
Image of Juan Dominguez
Juan Dominguez Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
1,025
Image of Michael Coburn
Michael Coburn
 
0.7
 
583
Image of Malcolm Colombo
Malcolm Colombo Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
527
Image of Don Quinn
Don Quinn Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
408
Image of Kristin Lyman Nabors
Kristin Lyman Nabors
 
0.5
 
397
Image of Jeffrey Woodard
Jeffrey Woodard
 
0.4
 
352
Image of Gary Schuman
Gary Schuman Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
286
Image of Mark Gosnell
Mark Gosnell
 
0.3
 
221
Image of Jake Pretot
Jake Pretot
 
0.2
 
162
Image of Matt Libber
Matt Libber
 
0.2
 
159
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Stewart Silver
 
0.1
 
78
Image of Dan Rupli
Dan Rupli
 
0.0
 
34

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 81,428
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 3 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rob Steinberger
Rob Steinberger Candidate Connection
 
25.1
 
8,766
Image of Arthur Baker Jr.
Arthur Baker Jr. Candidate Connection
 
19.9
 
6,931
Image of Bernard Flowers
Bernard Flowers
 
17.3
 
6,028
Image of Joshua Morales
Joshua Morales Candidate Connection
 
9.1
 
3,159
Image of Jordan Mayo
Jordan Mayo
 
8.4
 
2,918
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Thomas Harris
 
8.2
 
2,857
Image of Ray Bly
Ray Bly
 
5.8
 
2,015
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John Rea
 
3.2
 
1,120
Image of Naveed Mian
Naveed Mian Candidate Connection
 
3.1
 
1,085

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 34,879
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2022

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 12

Incumbent Clarence Lam defeated Bob Cockey in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 12 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Clarence Lam
Clarence Lam (D)
 
70.0
 
30,570
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Bob Cockey (R)
 
29.9
 
13,078
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
44

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 43,692
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 12

Incumbent Clarence Lam advanced from the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 12 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Clarence Lam
Clarence Lam
 
100.0
 
12,461

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,461
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 12

Bob Cockey defeated Mavourene Robinson in the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 12 on July 19, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Bob Cockey
 
75.5
 
2,917
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Mavourene Robinson
 
24.5
 
947

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,864
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2018

See also: Maryland State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maryland State Senate District 12

Clarence Lam defeated Joseph Hooe in the general election for Maryland State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Clarence Lam
Clarence Lam (D)
 
66.1
 
32,730
Image of Joseph Hooe
Joseph Hooe (R) Candidate Connection
 
33.8
 
16,747
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
46

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 49,523
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 12

Clarence Lam defeated Mary Kay Sigaty in the Democratic primary for Maryland State Senate District 12 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Clarence Lam
Clarence Lam
 
72.6
 
9,658
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Mary Kay Sigaty
 
27.4
 
3,651

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 13,309
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 12

Joseph Hooe advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland State Senate District 12 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joseph Hooe
Joseph Hooe Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,068

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,068
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2014

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 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. Eric Ebersole, Terri L. Hill and Clarence K. Lam defeated Brian S. Bailey, Jay Fred Cohen, Rebecca P. Dongarra, Michael Gisriel, Renee McGuirk-Spence, Adam Sachs and Nick Stewart in the Democratic primary, while Gordon Bull, Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe and Rick Martel were unopposed in the Republican primary. Ebersole, Hill and Lam defeated Bull, Hooe and Martel for three seats in the general election.[2][3]

Maryland House of Delegates District 12, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEric Ebersole 19% 19,274
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTerri L. Hill 18.9% 19,236
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngClarence K. Lam 18.3% 18,568
     Republican Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe 15.9% 16,171
     Republican Rick Martel 14.1% 14,290
     Republican Gordon Bull 13.9% 14,146
Total Votes 101,685


Maryland House of Delegates, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngClarence K. Lam 21.3% 6,307
Green check mark transparent.pngTerri L. Hill 20.5% 6,059
Green check mark transparent.pngEric Ebersole 14.9% 4,427
Rebecca P. Dongarra 12.8% 3,782
Nick Stewart 10.1% 2,991
Renee McGuirk-Spence 6.4% 1,908
Brian S. Bailey 5.3% 1,576
Michael Gisriel 4.2% 1,246
Adam Sachs 2.5% 747
Jay Fred Cohen 2% 580
Total Votes 29,623

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Clarence Lam did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Clarence Lam did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Clarence Lam campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Maryland District 3Lost primary$913,752 $902,645
2022Maryland State Senate District 12Won general$205,537 $107,883
2018Maryland State Senate District 12Won general$199,912 N/A**
2014Maryland House of Delegates, District 12Won $121,828 N/A**
Grand total$1,441,029 $1,010,528
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Clarence Lam for Senate - District 12, "Biography," accessed April 28, 2018
    2. ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
    3. ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Unofficial Results for the 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election," accessed June 25, 2014

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