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- 47 ABC·Apr 16, 2026
47 ABC: Johnny delivered Kennedy Krieger, Ocean City, and UMES funding home
After the 2026 session, Senator Johnny came home to the Eastern Shore to do what Annapolis insiders rarely do — sit down with local chambers and talk about what actually got done.
Read more → - The Baltimore Sun·Mar 5, 2026
Baltimore Sun: Johnny fought Moore's cuts to disability self-directed care
When Governor Moore's budget cut the Developmental Disabilities Administration for a second year in a row, Senator Johnny didn't sit quietly — he stood at a Salisbury rally with Eastern Shore disability advocates and named exactly what…
Read more → - 47 ABC·Mar 4, 2026
47 ABC: Johnny defended watermen after Potomac wastewater spill into the Bay
When millions of gallons of wastewater spilled into the Chesapeake Bay, Senator Johnny stood up for the watermen who keep being asked to do less and produce more — finfish, oysters, crabs, year after year, hit with one more restriction.
Read more → - 47 ABC·Mar 3, 2026
47 ABC quotes Johnny exposing borrowed budget and lagging Maryland economy
Mid-session, Senator Johnny delivered the straight talk Eastern Shore constituents have come to expect — Maryland borrowed to balance the budget, the economy is lagging the region, and a volatile national outlook means the worst may…
Read more → - Coast TV·Feb 23, 2026
Coast TV: Johnny led bipartisan push for emergency relief for iced-out watermen
Senator Johnny led Maryland's Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland senators in pressing both Governor Moore and the federal government for emergency relief for watermen after weeks of dangerous ice locked oysters off the table during…
Read more → - The Baltimore Sun·Feb 8, 2026
Baltimore Sun: Johnny called for federal disaster aid after oyster season collapse
After one of the worst oyster seasons in Maryland history — driven by ice-locked bays, weak markets, and out-of-state competition — Senator Johnny stood up for Eastern Shore watermen.
Read more → - From Senator Mautz·Feb 5, 2026Featured
Maryland General Assembly Week Two — Budget, Redistricting, and Immigration
Spending is up again — nearly $3 billion more than last year. The Governor's budget relies on one-time fixes and shifts almost $700 million from the SEIF fund. Plus redistricting and Senate Bill 245 on 287(g).
Read more → - 47 ABC·Feb 3, 2026
47 ABC quotes Johnny exposing dark-of-night Democratic redistricting power grab
When Annapolis Democrats rammed through a mid-decade redistricting bill aimed at flipping Maryland's only Republican congressional seat, Senator Johnny called it out for what it was — a political process done in the dark of night, with…
Read more → - 47 ABC·Jan 14, 2026
47 ABC: Johnny called for affordability fight as 2026 session kicked off
Heading into the 2026 session, Senator Johnny named the issue that matters most to Eastern Shore families and to every state in the country: affordability.
Read more → - 47 ABC·Dec 4, 2025
47 ABC quotes Johnny urging oyster purchases to back Bay watermen
When oyster sales drop off after the holidays, Eastern Shore watermen feel it first.
Read more → - 47 ABC·Dec 3, 2025
47 ABC: Johnny met Dorchester business owners ahead of $1.4B deficit session
Senator Johnny joined the 37th District delegation in East New Market to meet face-to-face with Dorchester business owners ahead of the 2026 session.
Read more → - The Star Democrat·Nov 14, 2025
Star Democrat covers Johnny opening Easton's 54th Waterfowl Festival
Senator Johnny, a Talbot County native and longtime supporter of the Waterfowl Festival, ceremonially opened Easton's 54th Waterfowl Festival at the Tidewater Inn — a fitting honor for a senator who built his career on protecting the…
Read more → - 47 ABC·Apr 14, 2025
47 ABC quotes Johnny fighting solar projects taking Eastern Shore farmland
When Annapolis tried to push more solar development onto Eastern Shore farmland, Senator Johnny pushed back.
Read more → - The Star Democrat·Apr 12, 2025
Star Democrat: Johnny exposed largest tax hike in Maryland history
Writing in the Star Democrat after the 2025 session wrapped, Senator Johnny called the legislature's tax-and-spend package one of the largest tax increases in Maryland history.
Read more → - The Star Democrat·Feb 21, 2025
Star Democrat: Johnny rebutted Moore's State of the State for Shore families
In his own words in the Star Democrat, Senator Johnny answered Governor Moore's State of the State address by speaking directly to Eastern Shore families about where Maryland really stands — sky-high utility bills, a runaway budget, and…
Read more → - WBOC 16·Feb 4, 2025
WBOC: Johnny pressed Moore to appoint a single bird flu coordinator
When bird flu hit Maryland and constituents started calling his office confused about who in Annapolis was actually in charge, Senator Johnny didn't wait — he publicly called on Governor Moore to appoint a single coordinator.
Read more → - WBOC 16·Jan 7, 2025
WBOC quotes Johnny exposing Democrat policies behind Maryland's $3B deficit
Heading into the 2025 session with the state facing a $3 billion deficit, Senator Johnny called it like it is — Maryland's financial mess is the result of bad policies pushed through over the last five or six years, not the fault of…
Read more → - WBOC 16·Dec 13, 2024
WBOC: Johnny demanded federal accountability for mystery drones over Delmarva
When mysterious drones started showing up over Delmarva and the federal government refused to give Eastern Shore residents a straight answer, Senator Johnny demanded accountability.
Read more → - WBOC 16·Nov 25, 2024
WBOC quotes Johnny blocking new taxes on Maryland sports betting
While Annapolis Democrats eyed sports betting as another piggy bank to fill the budget deficit, Senator Johnny drew a clear line — Maryland already has plenty of taxes and plenty of fees.
Read more → - WBOC 16·Apr 30, 2024
WBOC: Johnny urged Moore to veto offshore wind bill hitting Shore ratepayers
When Annapolis tried to ram through House Bill 1296 — reopening offshore wind proceedings in a way that would have stuck Maryland ratepayers with the bill — Senator Johnny joined fellow Eastern Shore Republicans urging Governor Moore to…
Read more → - The Talbot Spy·Mar 12, 2024
Talbot Spy: Johnny pushed bill to let DNR redraw stalled oyster sanctuaries
Senator Johnny and Delegate Chris Adams co-sponsored legislation to give the state clear authority to update oyster sanctuary boundaries — cutting through the regulatory deadlock that has frozen practical oyster management for years.
Read more → - The Star Democrat·Mar 3, 2024
Star Democrat: Johnny introduced SB 922 to overhaul oyster fishery management
Senator Johnny introduced Senate Bill 922 to require the Department of Natural Resources to develop an updated oyster fishery management plan and let DNR adjust sanctuary boundaries to actually support the Bay's recovery.
Read more → - 47 ABC·Jan 3, 2024
47 ABC quotes Johnny championing wastewater fix to unlock Shore housing
Heading into the 2024 session, Senator Johnny put wastewater infrastructure on the table — naming it as a fundamental problem that feeds into the Eastern Shore's housing shortage.
Read more → - WBOC 16·Jul 19, 2023
WBOC quotes Johnny demanding tariffs on imported crab to protect Shore processors
When Venezuelan crab meat started flooding the market at $11 a pound and Eastern Shore processors were forced to cut prices from $48 down to $32, Senator Johnny didn't wait — he called on Governor Moore to push the federal government for…
Read more → - 47 ABC·Apr 20, 2023
47 ABC: Johnny reported wins protecting watermen, poultry, and gun owners
After his first session as a State Senator, Johnny reported back from Annapolis on what the Eastern Shore delegation actually accomplished — protecting watermen's seats on the aquaculture board, keeping bad legislation off poultry and…
Read more → - WBOC 16·Jul 13, 2022
WBOC covers Johnny challenging incumbent for District 37 Senate seat
After eight years in the House of Delegates voting consistently for Eastern Shore values, Delegate Johnny took on the incumbent and made the case that Annapolis needed new ideas and new energy if District 37 was going to stop playing…
Read more → - Maryland Matters·Mar 17, 2021
Maryland Matters: Johnny forced state to track sewage overflows into the Bay
Delegate Johnny didn't just talk about clean water — he amended a major environmental bill on the floor to force the state to track every sewage overflow incident into the Chesapeake Bay.
Read more → - WBOC 16·Mar 1, 2019
WBOC: Johnny opposed $15 minimum wage to protect Eastern Shore small businesses
When Annapolis rammed through a $15 minimum wage by 2025, Delegate Johnny stood with Eastern Shore small business owners and voted no — warning that what works in Bethesda or Baltimore is going to hit Federalsburg diners, Cambridge…
Read more → - WBOC 16·Feb 25, 2019
WBOC quotes Johnny pushing back on gun bill that punishes mental-health treatment
Delegate Johnny stood up in front of the House Judiciary Committee and said what Eastern Shore families already know — taking guns away from law-abiding owners with mental-health needs doesn't make anyone safer.
Read more → - Capital News Service·Nov 28, 2018
Baltimore Sun: Johnny delivered venison tax credit to feed hungry Marylanders
After Delegate Johnny heard that grant funding for Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry was drying up, he went straight to Governor Hogan and pushed for a $50-per-deer tax credit so Eastern Shore hunters could keep filling church…
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