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House of Delegates Member · Legislative District 7B · Maryland · 2026 Primary
Members of the Maryland House of Delegates represent their local districts in the state legislature by proposing, debating, and voting on laws that impact public education, healthcare, and transportation. They work alongside the state Senate to pass Maryland’s annual budget and determine how tax dollars are allocated to community services and infrastructure projects. This office is vital because delegates shape the statewide policies and spending priorities that directly influence the daily lives of all residents.
View all candidates in this raceCandace Hart is a candidate for Maryland House of Delegates District 7B, seeking election on June 23, 2026. She grew up in the Abingdon area, attended Edgewood High School, and earned Political Science and Psychology degrees from Harford Community College. Hart has worked in the mortgage/title industry for over 20 years and is currently self-employed as a Licensed Title Producer helping homeowners navigate mortgage transactions. She resides in Joppa with two grown children and campaigns to represent South and Western Harford County at the state level. Her platform centers on affordability, safety, education, community, and government accountability that works for constituents. Hart emphasizes listening to residents without speeches or agendas through coffee conversations and town halls.
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"I am running for legislative office. I am campaigning to represent South and Western Harford County as your State Delegate representing Legislative District 7B"
"Delegates represent the voices of their constituents (that's YOU) on local issues at the State level and ensure those interests are included in policy, legislation and funding appropriations that make a direct impact on the community back home."
"Harford County families deserve leadership that listens, works hard, and delivers real results."
"Cost of Living and Economic Support Families and seniors are being squeezed. Reducing the cost of living is my top priority."
"Safety should never be political."
"Every child deserves a safe, well-funded school and a path to success."
Source: friendsofcandacehart.com
Cost of Living
Hart prioritizes reducing costs for families and seniors through property tax caps, energy assistance expansion, affordable housing support, senior property tax credits, rent increase protections, and prescription cost reductions.
“"Cap excessive property tax increases • Expand energy assistance and oversight of rate hikes • Support affordable housing for families and seniors • Expand property tax credits for seniors and long-time residents"”
Education
Hart advocates for fully funded safe modern schools, expanded vocational trade programs, civics and financial literacy requirements, reduced class sizes, fair teacher pay, and strengthened after-school programs.
“"Fully fund safe, modern schools • Expand vocational and trade programs • Require civics and financial literacy • Reduce class sizes • Ensure fair teacher pay and classroom resources"”
Public Safety
Hart proposes keeping law enforcement neutral and community-focused, enforcing accountability for repeat offenders, expanding community policing and youth mentorship, requiring affordable firearm safety courses, banning ghost guns, and universal background checks.
“"Keep law enforcement neutral and community-focused • Enforce accountability for repeat and serious offenders • Expand community policing and youth mentorship • Require affordable firearm safety courses • Ban ghost guns and require universal background checks"”
Infrastructure
Hart supports securing funding for roads, bridges, and transit; expanding transit routes and affordability; supporting responsible development and revitalization; and improving agricultural infrastructure.
“"Secure funding for roads, bridges, and transit • Expand transit routes and affordability • Support responsible development and revitalization"”
Environment
Hart aims to reduce pollution and stormwater runoff, support farmers with conservation tools, rebuild oyster reefs and aquatic habitat, protect wetlands streams and shorelines, and strengthen watermen and marine economies.
“"Reduce pollution and stormwater runoff • Support farmers with conservation tools • Rebuild oyster reefs and aquatic habitat • Protect wetlands, streams, and shorelines"”
Government Ethics
Hart promotes transparent accountable government including reducing waste and administrative overhead, rebalancing surplus special funds, refinancing state debt, increasing transparency around lobbying and political spending, and expanding civilian participation in government decisions.
“"Transparent, accountable government • Reduce government waste and inefficiency • Increase transparency around lobbying and political spending"”
Voting Rights
Hart supports protecting and expanding voting access, fighting for fair redistricting, promoting civic education, protecting Maryland's mail-in voting system including secure drop boxes and ballot tracking, and maintaining accurate transparent voter rolls.
“"Protect and expand voting access • Fight for fair redistricting • Protect Maryland's mail-in voting system, including secure drop boxes, ballot tracking, and timely ballot counting"”
Healthcare
Hart advocates expanding healthcare access and affordability, addressing provider shortages, strengthening mental health and addiction treatment, prioritizing dementia care caregiving and autism support, and advocating for a full DDA facility in Harford County.
“"Expand healthcare access and affordability • Address provider shortages • Strengthen mental health and addiction treatment • Prioritize dementia care, caregiving, and autism support"”
Economic Development
Hart supports affordable transit, job fairs workforce development and small businesses, supporting local farmers and agricultural markets, promoting cost-saving programs for households, and supporting livable wages and economic mobility.
“"Support affordable transit and improved routes • Support job fairs, workforce development, and small businesses • Support local farmers and agricultural markets"”
Community Development
Hart proposes hosting regular forums and town halls, creating youth senior and family advisory boards, launching volunteer and service initiatives, supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion and workplace fairness, and expanding homelessness assistance.
“"Host regular forums and town halls • Create youth, senior, and family advisory boards • Launch volunteer and service initiatives"”
Land Use
Hart emphasizes land preservation to protect open space maintain rural character and ensure farming remains viable for future generations while supporting responsible development.
“"Land preservation helps protect open space, maintain rural character, and ensure that farming remains viable for future generations."”
Agriculture
Hart supports farmers facing rising costs for fuel fertilizer equipment and feed while addressing unpredictable weather market fluctuations and development pressures.
“"Farmers often deal with rising costs for fuel, fertilizer, equipment, and feed. They also face unpredictable weather, market fluctuations, and the pressures of development."”
Youth
Hart advocates keeping juveniles in rehabilitative courts when appropriate while maintaining accountability for serious offenses, expanding prevention programs mentorship and education, reducing recidivism through balanced rehabilitation, and strengthening family support wraparound programs.
“"Keep juveniles in rehabilitative courts when appropriate • Maintain accountability for serious offenses • Expand prevention programs, mentorship, and education"”
Seniors
Hart focuses on protecting seniors from rising taxes and utility costs while expanding property tax credits for seniors and long-time residents.
“"Protect seniors from rising taxes and utility costs • Expand property tax credits for seniors and long-time residents"”
Small Business
Hart supports small businesses through job fairs workforce development programs and cost-saving initiatives.
“"Support job fairs, workforce development, and small businesses"”
“"Fully fund safe, modern schools • Expand vocational and trade programs • Require civics and financial literacy"”
Source“"Support affordable housing for families and seniors • Strengthen protections against predatory rent increases"”
Source“"Keep law enforcement neutral and community-focused • Expand community policing and youth mentorship"”
Source“"Support affordable transit and improved routes • Expand transit routes and affordability"”
Source“"Reduce pollution and stormwater runoff • Rebuild oyster reefs and aquatic habitat"”
Source“"Cap excessive property tax increases • Expand energy assistance and oversight of rate hikes"”
Source“"Support job fairs, workforce development, and small businesses • Support local farmers and agricultural markets"”
Source“"Expand healthcare access and affordability • Strengthen mental health and addiction treatment"”
Source“"Secure funding for roads, bridges, and transit • Improve agricultural infrastructure and market access"”
Source“"Protect U.S.-citizen children in mixed-status families • Ensure victims and witnesses can safely report incidents"”
Source“"Land preservation helps protect open space, maintain rural character, and ensure that farming remains viable for future generations."”
Source“"Farmers often deal with rising costs for fuel, fertilizer, equipment, and feed. They also face unpredictable weather, market fluctuations, and the pressures of development."”
Source“"Keep juveniles in rehabilitative courts when appropriate • Maintain accountability for serious offenses"”
Source“"Protect seniors from rising taxes and utility costs • Expand property tax credits for seniors and long-time residents"”
Source“"Expand prevention programs, mentorship, and education • Strengthen family support and wraparound programs"”
Source“"Support job fairs, workforce development, and small businesses"”
Source“"Cap excessive property tax increases • Expand tax credits for working families and caregivers"”
Source“"Transparent, accountable government • Increase transparency around lobbying and political spending"”
Source“"Host regular forums and town halls • Create youth, senior, and family advisory boards"”
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