Robin Ficker

Ficker was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, attended Takoma Park Elementary, and graduated from Montgomery Blair High School.[1][2] Ballotpedia lists service in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1966.[1] He earned a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law and a graduate degree from American University. Ballotpedia lists a West Point bachelor's degree, while Wikipedia reports he attended the academy for five semesters and earned a B.S. from Case Western Reserve University, so the undergraduate degree is not stated here.[1][2]

Ficker practiced law as a member of the Maryland Bar from 1973 until he was disbarred in 2022; The Daily Record reports he later lost a bid to be reinstated.[1][2][3] He has also been listed as a real estate broker and farmer.[1] He served one term in the Maryland House of Delegates (District 15B), from 1979 to 1983.[1][2]

Ficker has promoted ballot initiatives in Montgomery County and Maryland since the 1970s. In his own words he has placed 25 ballot measures, including term limits for county officials and property tax revenue limits, and a 2016 initiative he promoted imposed term limits on Montgomery County Council members.[5][2][3] He has run for office many times since 1978 without winning a general election, including a 2006 independent bid for Montgomery County Executive (28,063 votes), the 2012 Republican primary for this House seat, the 2018 Republican nomination for county executive, the 2022 Republican primary for governor, and the 2024 Republican primary for U.S. Senate (27.8%, second to Larry Hogan).[1][2][3] He received 38.9% of the vote to April McClain Delaney's 58.4%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4] The Daily Record identifies him as 83 years old and from Boyds in Montgomery County.[3]