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Thomas Mac Middleton is a Democratic member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 28. He was first elected to the chamber in 1994. Middleton is running for re-election in the primary on June 26, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.
Middleton earned his B.S. in Biology from Mount St. Mary's College. His professional experience includes owning and operating Cedar Hill Farm. He served in the United States Army.
Member, Rural Maryland Council, 2006-2009, 2015-present
Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission, 2010, 2016-present
Member, Maryland Water Quality Trading Advisory Committee, 2016-present
Chair, Workgroup on Rural Health Care Delivery, 2016-present
Member, Phosphorus Management Tool Transition Advisory Committee, 2015-present
Member, Maryland Agricultural Nonpoint Trading Advisory Committee, 2012-present
Member, Energy and Environment Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2008-present
Member, Chesapeake Bay Commission, 2007-present
Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2004-present
Member, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-present
Member, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 1986-present
Member, Agriculture and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2008-present
Former Member, Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Chair, Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland State Senate
Member, Long-Term Care Reform Work Group, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2010-present
Former Member, Management Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Former Chair, Oversight Committee on the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, Maryland State Senate
Chair, Public Participation and Education Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Former Member, Rules Committee, Maryland State Senate
Member, Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, 2000-present
Member, Southern States Energy Board, 2007-present
Former Member, Spending Affordability Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Unemployment Insurance Oversight Committee, Maryland State Senate
Member, Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, 2011-2015
Senate Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space/ Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland General Assembly, 1995-2015
Senate Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Methods to Reduce the Rate of Uninsured Drivers, Maryland General Assembly, 2014-2015
Vice Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission, 2009, 2014
Member, Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government, Maryland General Assembly, 2011-2014
Senate Co-Chair, Task Force to Study the Applicability of the Maryland Prevailing Wage Law, Maryland General Assembly, 2013-2014
Senate Chair, Task Force to Study Maryland Insurance of Last Report Programs, Maryland State Senate, 2012-2013
Member, Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, Maryland State Senate, 2011-2012
Co-Chair, Health Care Workforce Workgroup, Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, 2010-2011
Member, Joint Legislative Workgroup to Study State, County, and Municipal Fiscal Relationships, 2009-2010
Co-Chair, Task Force to Review Physician Shortages in Rural Areas, 2008-2009
Member, Agriculture, Environment and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007-2008
Member, Commission to Study Southern Maryland Transportation Needs, 2006-2008
Member, Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement, 2007-2008
Member, Workforce Creation and Adult Education Transition Council, 2008
Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2005-2007
Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State Senate, 2002-2007
Senate Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Small-Group Market Health Insurance, 2005-2007
Senate Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Universal Access to Quality and Affordable Health Care, 2005-2007
Senate Co-Chair, Agricultural Stewardship Commission, Maryland State Senate, 2005-2006
Chair, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2004-2006
Co-Chair, Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, 2005-2006
Member, Community Choice Advisory Group, 2004-2006
Senate Co-Chair, Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration, 2005-2006
Chair, Senate Special Commission on Electric Utility Deregulation Implementation, 2005-2006
Member, Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas, 2003-2006
Member, Task Force to Study the Dynamics of Elderly and Retiree Migration Into and Out of Maryland, 2004-2006
Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the State's Emergency Medical Response System, 2003-2005
Member, Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2002-2005
Member, Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State's Water Resources, 2002-2004
Vice Chair, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2002-2004
Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State Senate, 2002-2004
Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State Senate, 1997-2004
Member, Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2002-2004
Vice Chair, Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, 2004
Member, Task Force on the Marketing of Grain and Other Agricultural Products, 2003-2004
Member, Unemployment Insurance Funding Task Force, 2003-2004
Member, Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure, 2002-2003
Chair, Division of Labor and Industry Sunset Evaluation Workgroup, Finance Committee, 2003
Member, Forum for Rural Maryland, 1996-2003
Co-Chair, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State Senate, 2003
Member, Special Commission on Legislative Prayer, 2003
Member, Transportation Task Force, 2003
Member, Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation, 2000-2003
Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, Maryland State Senate, 1995-2002
Chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 1997-2002
Member, Public Safety, Transportation, Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 2001-2002
Member, Rebuild La Plata Task Force, 2002
Member, Senate Committee on Redistricting, Maryland State Senate, 2001-2002
Co-Chair, Task Force on Resource-Based Industry in Maryland, 2000-2002
Member, Task Force on Upgrading Sewerage Systems, 2001-2002
Member, Special Committee on Gaming, Maryland State Senate, 2001
Member, Task Force to Study Adult Education Services in Maryland, 2001
Member, Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2000-2001
Member, Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence, 1999-2000
Member, Health and Human Services Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 2000
Member, Maryland Competitive Advantage Financing Fund Workgroup, 2000
Member, Maryland Competitive Advantage Financing Fund Work Group, 2000
Member, Transit Policy Panel, 2000
Member, Commission on Transportation Investment, 1999
Co-Chair, Study Panel to Review Economic Development Financing Programs, 1999
Chair, Task Force on Driver's Education Programs in Maryland, 1999
Member, Task Force on Tobacco Crop Conversion in Maryland, 1999
Member, Task Force to Study the Governance, Coordination, and Funding of the University System of Maryland, 1998-1999
Member, Health, Education and Human Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 1995-1998
Member, Maryland Historical Trust, 1997-1998
Member, Partnership Policy Council on Block Grants, 1997-1998
Senate Chair, Task Force to Study County Property-Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues, 1997
Co-Chair, Joint Task Force on Payment Schedule of Property Taxes, 1995-1996
Member, United States 301 South Corridor Transportation Study Task Force, 1994-1996
Member, Social Services Board, Charles County, 1986-1994
Vice Chair, Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 1992-1993
Chair, Planning Commission, Charles County, 1981-1985
1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-choice
2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- Yes
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No
6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No
7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- Yes
8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- No
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (higher)
- Greatly Increase
2. Education (K-12)
- Greatly Increase
3. Environment
- Slightly Increase
4. Health care
- Maintain Status
5. Law enforcement
- Slightly Increase
6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Greatly Increase
7. Welfare
- Maintain Status
8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status
2. Cigarette taxes
- Maintain Status
3. Corporate taxes
- Maintain Status
4. Gasoline taxes
- Slightly Increase
5. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease
6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status
7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Maintain Status
8. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Maintain Status
9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Maintain Status
10. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Tapping into Maryland's "rainy day" fund
- No
2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- Yes
3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- Yes
4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- Yes
5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- Yes
6. Privatizing certain government services
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Individual
- No
2. Political Action Committee
- No
3. Corporate
- No
4. Political Party
- No
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Do you support requiring first-time DUI offenders to install ignition interlock devices?
- Yes
4. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- Yes
5. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes
6. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No
7. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes
2. Do you support allowing wine to be shipped directly to Maryland residents?
- No
3. Do you support the legalization of table games in Maryland?
- Yes
4. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes
5. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No
6. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
7. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
8. Do you support construction of the Purple Line light rail project?
- Yes
9. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- Yes
10. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support national education standards?
- No
2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- Yes
3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes
6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Maryland high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No
3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for improvements to Maryland's energy infrastructure?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes
6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No
2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- Yes
3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes
4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- Yes
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes
3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes
4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- Yes
5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes
6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Maryland?
- No
7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes
2. Should Maryland allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- Yes
3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- Yes
5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- Yes
6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Maryland's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Maryland's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- 1) Job creation through tax credits for new businesses/streamlining regulatory process2) Fully fund Thornton, keep college tuition rate increases down, school construction funding of at least $1 billion over the next four years.3) Sensible implementation of Federal Healthcare Reform.
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