U.S. House · Maryland's 6th District

Western Maryland and part of Montgomery County, including Hagerstown, Frederick and Gaithersburg.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 22 claims re-checked against their sources · 2 corrected · 1 removed

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

  • Fixed garbled context sentence "defeated David Trone-aligned and other Democratic primary candidates" to "defeated David Trone and other Democratic primary candidates" (David Trone was a rival primary candidate, not a coalition).
  • Removed Robin Ficker's tax_wealthy position (opposes) because the cited source describes a local property-tax-cap ballot measure applying to all property owners, not a stance on taxing high earners or corporations as ISSUES defines that key.
  • Corrected the wording of Ficker's 2008 property-tax record item to match the source's language ("faster than the rate of inflation" rather than an uncited "charter limit" phrase) and pointed its source at the candidate-statement source (s5) where that account appears.

On the ballot · 3 candidates

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEApril McClain Delaney
D
Robin Ficker
R
Moshe Landman
G
Protect legal access to abortionSupports[3]——
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsMixed[8][9][10][11]votes——
Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports[9][10][11]votes——
Expand public health coverageSupports[9][10][11][12]votes—Supports[7]
Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports[9][10][11]votes—Supports[7]
Broad tariffs on imported goodsOpposes[13]votes——

The candidates, in full

April McClain Delaney

DINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2025)

April McClain Delaney is the Democratic incumbent in Maryland's 6th Congressional District. A communications lawyer, she served in the Commerce Department under President Biden before her election to Congress.[2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Key votes in Congress

  • YesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
  • YesResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
  • NoConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
  • YesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
  • YesWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
  • YesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
  • YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
  • NoContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
  • YesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
  • YesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
  • NoRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
  • NoSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
  • NoFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
  • YesLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.

On the record — official actions

  • actionServes on the House Committee on Agriculture and House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for the 2025-2026 term.[2]

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsProtect legal access to abortion

    Describes herself as an unwavering supporter of reproductive rights and the right to an abortion.[3]

  • MixedExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[8][9][10][11]

  • SupportsExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[9][10][11][12]

  • SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[9][10][11]

  • SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[9][10][11]

  • OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[13]

In their words — priorities

  • Increasing economic opportunity and job growth by building partnerships that bring good-paying jobs to the district.[3]
  • Leveraging technology to drive economic development across the 6th District.[3]
  • Rebuilding trust in democratic institutions.[3]

Background

  • Born in Buhl, Idaho, in 1964; earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Northwestern University in 1986 and a law degree from Georgetown Law Center in 1989.[2]
  • Worked in communications law, including as Washington director for a nonprofit organization focused on children and technology.[2]
  • Served as deputy assistant secretary for communications and information at the U.S. Department of Commerce beginning in 2022.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $12.3M · spent $12.0M · $308K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Robin Ficker

R

Robin Ficker is the Republican nominee for Maryland's 6th Congressional District. A longtime Maryland political figure, he is a former state legislator and real estate broker known for placing anti-tax ballot initiatives.[4][5]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

On the record — official actions

  • actionAs a private citizen, successfully placed a 2008 Montgomery County ballot measure requiring a unanimous County Council vote to raise property tax revenue faster than the rate of inflation.[5]

In their words — priorities

  • Limiting property taxes and government spending.[4][5]
  • Term limits for elected officials.[5]
  • Supporting small business and job growth.[5]

Background

  • Born in Takoma Park, Maryland; served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1966; earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a law degree from the University of Baltimore.[4]
  • Worked as a real estate broker and farmer, and served in the Maryland legislature.[4]
  • Placed 25 ballot measures before Maryland voters, including term limits for county officials and property tax revenue limits.[5]

Campaign money

Raised $404K · spent $404K · $401 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Moshe Landman

G

Moshe Landman is the Green Party nominee for Maryland's 6th Congressional District, an attorney who has previously run for the Maryland Senate and for this House seat.[6][7]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuels

    Wants to commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, clean up polluted mines and brownfields, and preserve 30% of lands and oceans.[7]

  • SupportsExpand public health coverage

    Advocates implementing a universal health care system, which he says would save over 100,000 lives and $500 billion annually.[7]

In their words — priorities

  • Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and preserving natural resources, including implementing regenerative agriculture and a Green New Deal.[7]
  • Implementing a universal health care system.[7]
  • Significantly cutting military spending and creating what he calls a fair tax system.[7]

Background

  • Born in Washington, D.C.; earned a B.A. from Yeshiva University, an M.B.A. from George Mason University, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.[6][7]
  • Founded Landman Law, Maryland Metal (a precious metal dealer), and Maryland Medicinals; ran for Maryland State Senate in 2022 and for this House seat in 2024.[6][7]

Sources · 13

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.April McClain Delaney · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.April McClain Delaney campaign website statements · April McClain Delaney campaign website, via Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Robin Ficker · Ballotpedia Reference
  5. 5.Robin Ficker Candidate Connection survey and campaign website statements · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey / Robin Ficker campaign website Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Moshe Landman · Ballotpedia Reference
  7. 7.Moshe Landman Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  9. 9.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  10. 10.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record