U.S. House · Maryland's 4th District
Sam Husseini
CandidateG
- Race
- U.S. House · Maryland's 4th District
- Result
- Glenn Ivey, projected winner
- Opponents
- Glenn Ivey (D); George McDermott (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did4 statements · 0 votes
Stop genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, all funding to apartheid Israel
Continue U.S. military aid to Israel
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 4
2026-11-03
| Glenn Ivey D | incumbent |
| George McDermott R | challenger |
| Sam Husseini G | challenger |
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.
Stop genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, all funding to apartheid Israel
Campaign issues page calls for ending all U.S. funding to Israel.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Enhanced Medicare for All
Campaign issues page lists Medicare for All.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Dramatically increase it on the rich, closing manipulative loopholes -- including with corporate taxes and financial transaction tax.
Campaign issues page calls for raising taxes on the rich and closing loopholes, including on corporate taxes.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Ensure civil liberties. Stop and abolish ICE
Campaign issues page calls for abolishing ICE.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Sam Husseini, a Green Party candidate and self-described independent journalist who has spent about 25 years at the Institute for Public Accuracy, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Maryland's 4th Congressional District to Glenn Ivey.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Husseini attended the Bronx High School of Science and earned a bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1987.[1] According to his Ballotpedia survey response, he worked for a year at Moody's Investors Service after graduating, then as a computer programmer, helped manage a homeless shelter, and was a substitute teacher in public schools.[1] He describes working at the media watch group FAIR and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and for the last 25 years at the Institute for Public Accuracy, where he says he has drafted thousands of news releases.[1] He says he has lived in the 4th District for over 20 years.[1] He received 4.5% of the vote to Glenn Ivey's 89.4%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad
“unconstitutionally attacking Yemen, Iran and Venezuela”[3]
In his answer to a League of Women Voters question on the U.S. role in the world, posted on his campaign site
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/sam-husseini
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Sam Husseini · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.U.S. House · Maryland's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Sam Husseini for Congress: Issues · Sam Husseini for Congress Candidate's own words