Governor of Maryland
Andy Ellis
CandidateGreen
- Race
- Governor of Maryland
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Wes Moore (D); Dan Cox (R); Cathy White (Working Class Party)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
Tax the wealth of the wealthy, close the corporate tax loopholes, and end corporate tax breaks.
Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotGovernor
2026-11-03
| Wes Moore D | incumbent |
| Dan Cox R | challenger |
| Andy Ellis Green | challenger |
| Cathy White Working Class Party | challenger |
Running with Lt. Gov. candidate Owen Silverman Andrews, a teacher.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Tax the wealth of the wealthy, close the corporate tax loopholes, and end corporate tax breaks.
His economy plan says he would sponsor legislation in 2027 to tax the wealth of the wealthy and end corporate tax breaks.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Andy Ellis is a Baltimore resident, a volunteer leader of the Maryland Green Party for a decade, and a former House of Delegates candidate. His campaign lists priorities including climate and environment emergency declarations, public education funding and reparations.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Ellis is a Baltimore resident and a former member of the Baltimore City Charter Review Commission.[5] He was co-chair of the Maryland Green Party and was a candidate for the House of Delegates in 2018.[1][6]
In 2024 Ellis chaired Baltimore for Democracy, a ballot issue committee formed to oppose a charter amendment on Baltimore City Council size (Question H), which voters defeated.[5]
He became the Green Party's nominee for governor in the party's online nominating primary held July 8 to 22, 2026, with Owen Silverman Andrews, a teacher, as his running mate for lieutenant governor.[7][6]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Faster transition away from fossil fuels
“Declare climate, environment, energy, food, and water emergencies to ensure state and local government act with urgency.”[8]
On his campaign platform page
- Continue U.S. military aid to Israel
“make Maryland the first state in the nation to comprehensively end its institutional, economic, and political complicity with Israeli genocide and apartheid”[9]
On his campaign's plan page on Maryland and Israel; the page concerns state-level policy, not U.S. aid
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/andy-ellis
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Maryland's Green Party isn't in it to win it · The Baltimore Banner · 2026-10-19 News report
- 2.Platform · Andy Ellis campaign · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 3.Meet Andy Ellis · Andy Ellis campaign · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 4.Economy - Andy Ellis for Governor · Andy Ellis for Governor (campaign website) · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 5.Media Advisory: Maryland Green Party democracy activist seeks 2026 governor nomination · Andy Ellis for Governor campaign · 2024-12-20 Candidate's own words
- 6.2026 Maryland gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 7.Ellis, Andrews win Maryland Green Party nominations for Governor, Lieutenant Governor · FOX45 News (WBFF) · 2026-07-23 News report
- 8.Platform · Andy Ellis campaign · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 9.Our Plan to End Maryland's Complicity with Genocide · Andy Ellis for Governor (campaign website) · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words