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House of Delegates Member · Legislative District 35A · 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 raceTeresa Reilly has represented Maryland's Legislative District 35A, covering Cecil and Harford Counties, in the House of Delegates since 2015. With a professional background in banking and as a former small business owner, she advocates for a business-friendly state through conservative principles such as lowering taxes and reducing regulation. She currently serves on the Health and Government Operations Committee and the Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use, having previously held the role of Deputy Minority Whip for the Ways and Means Committee. Reilly emphasizes fiscal responsibility, the protection of constitutional rights, and support for the agricultural community. Her legislative work is informed by her experience as a former Chief of Staff to Delegate Wayne Norman and decades of involvement in community outreach and local Republican leadership.
Sources: Campaign website
As a member of the Maryland General Assembly, I am devoted to making Maryland a business-friendly state to ensure a better future for you and your family by championing conservative values, like lowering taxes, controlling spending, less regulations, and protecting life and liberties.
I understood from an early age the daily pressures that a small business owner faces in order to support their family and the responsibility that they feel for their employees and their families. Throughout my entire childhood and into my adult years I learned very quickly the definition of sacrifice and hard work.
Defending the constitutional right to bear arms, which is a cornerstone to keeping our freedoms as Americans.
I will facilitate greater openness and responsiveness in State Government, citizen inclusion, and fiscal responsibility in fulfilling the duties of public office.
Directing public school resources to the classroom.
Source: teresareillyfordelegate.com
Fiscal Policy
Balancing the state budget through spending cuts rather than tax increases.
“Balancing the budget through less spending (not more taxes)”
Agriculture
Reducing regulatory burdens on farmers and providing tax incentives.
“Stopping overregulation on our farmers & small businesses; Creating tax incentives for farmers & local businesses to grow jobs”
Public Safety
Focusing on the enforcement of existing laws to reduce crime without adding new restrictions on liberties.
“Reducing crime by enforcing existing laws, not creating new laws that infringe on our liberties”
Second Amendment Rights
Protecting the constitutional right to bear arms.
“Defending the constitutional right to bear arms, which is a cornerstone to keeping our freedoms as Americans”
Healthcare
Managing public health, Medicaid, and long-term care through committee assignments.
“assigned to the Health and Government Operations Committee... deals with myriad subjects: health facilities, long-term care, public health (including Medicaid), health insurance, health occupations and professions”
External reports identify Reilly as a participant in high-profile legislative debates, including hearings regarding reproductive rights and abortion access bills in the House Health committee. As a member of the House Republican Caucus, she has pushed for government transparency, such as requesting data from the Hogan administration on nursing homes and the release of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Coverage also notes her long-standing leadership roles, including her service as Chair of the Harford County Delegation.
“I will facilitate greater openness and responsiveness in State Government, citizen inclusion, and fiscal responsibility in fulfilling the duties of public office.”
Source“Stopping overregulation on our farmers & small businesses”
Source“devoted to making Maryland a business-friendly state to ensure a better future for you and your family by championing conservative values, like lowering taxes, controlling spending, less regulations”
Source“I am currently assigned to the Health and Government Operations Committee. HGO... deals with myriad subjects: health facilities, long-term care, public health (including Medicaid), health insurance”
Source“Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2015-”
Source“Reducing crime by enforcing existing laws”
Source“House Republicans Press Hogan Administration for Data on Prisons, Nursing Homes”
Source“Directing public school resources to the classroom”
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