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Special Interest Groups

Maryland Special Interest Groups

Project Vote Smart reports on performance evaluations from all special interest groups (SIGs) who provide them, regardless of issue or bias. If you know of a group that provides ratings not included here, please contact us at ratings@votesmart.org.

Descriptions of organizations are derived from the mission statement or description produced by each organization. Project Vote Smart does not evaluate or edit these descriptions.

State

Issue

Abortion

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A Christian Coalition of Maryland
2016 2018 Maryland Right to Life
2018 2014 NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland
2014 2014 Planned Parenthood Metropolitan Washington D.C Action Fund

Abortion and Reproductive

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2014 2014 Planned Parenthood Metropolitan Washington D.C Action Fund

Agriculture and Food

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2018 Maryland Farm Bureau

Animals and Wildlife

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2010 N/A Maryland Humane Society
2014 2014 Maryland Votes for Animals

Business and Consumers

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2018 N/A Maryland Business for Responsive Government
2014 N/A Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
2014 2014 Maryland National Federation of Independent Business
2009 N/A Restaurant Association of Maryland

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2009 2014 Equality Maryland

Conservative

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2016 N/A Maryland Catholic Conference

Education

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2002 N/A CeaseFire MD
2002 N/A Maryland PTA
2016 2018 Maryland State Education Association - NEA

Employment and Affirmative Action

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2018 Our Revolution Maryland
N/A 2018 Progressive Neighbors

Energy

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2018 Utility-Scale Solar Energy Coalition of Maryland (USSEC)

Environment

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2014 2008 Environment Maryland
2018 2018 Maryland League of Conservation Voters
N/A 2018 Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

Food Processing and Sales

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A N/A United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400

Government Operations

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2006 N/A Common Cause of Maryland
2006 N/A Maryland Accountability Project
2018 N/A Maryland Public Interest Research Group

Guns

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2002 N/A CeaseFire MD
2002 N/A Maryland Gun Owners of America
N/A N/A Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association
2014 2014 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund

Health and Health Care

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2014 2014 Planned Parenthood Metropolitan Washington D.C Action Fund
2002 N/A Smoke Free Maryland Coalition

Labor Unions

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2018 AFSCME Maryland (AFSCME 3)
N/A 2018 Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
N/A 2018 Maryland State and Washington, DC AFL-CIO
N/A N/A United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400

Legal

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 N/A Stop Big Brother Maryland

Liberal

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 2018 Progressive Maryland

Marriage

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A Christian Coalition of Maryland
2012 2016 Protect Marriage Maryland

Marriage, Family, and Children

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A Association of Maryland Families
2003 N/A Maryland Family Values Alliance
2002 N/A Maryland PTA
2011 2018 Progressive Maryland

Religion

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A Christian Coalition of Maryland
2016 N/A Maryland Catholic Conference

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A Christian Coalition of Maryland
2009 2014 Equality Maryland

Social

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 2018 Progressive Maryland

Socially Conservative

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A Association of Maryland Families
2003 N/A Maryland Family Values Alliance

Trade

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2018 Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689

Transportation

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 N/A National Motorist Association, Maryland Chapter
2011 N/A Stop Big Brother Maryland
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