
Matt Morgan
Advanced as the Republican Nominee unopposed from the June 2026 Primary Election (2,729 votes). Always verify official ballot status with the Maryland State Board of Elections.
Maryland State Delegate representing District 29A (Northern St. Mary's County) since 2015 and founding Chairman of the Maryland Freedom Caucus. Raised on a family tobacco farm in Southern Maryland, he has built a legislative career fighting for fiscal discipline, small business freedom, and constitutional integrity. Serves on the Health and Government Operations Committee and has authored landmark enacted legislation including the Right to Try Act (HB 676), anti-steering protections for independent pharmacies (HB 759), and property tax appeal fairness (HB 488) while leading the statewide legal challenge against partisan redistricting and misleading ballot language.
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Confronting Maryland's Cost of Living, Tax Burden & State Overspending
Emphasizes that relentless state tax hikes, fee increases, and reckless spending are pricing working families out of Maryland, leading the fight in Annapolis against tax increases, vehicle fee hikes, and assessment appeal delays (HB 488).
"For too many Maryland families, the cost of living has become impossible to ignore. Years of tax increases, reckless spending, and one-party Democratic rule have made our state less affordable, and staying home on Election Day will only give them more power... We refuse to let Annapolis treat St. Mary’s County like their personal piggy bank."
Delivering Highway Expansion & Traffic Safety in St. Mary's County
Secured major capital state highway funding for the Route 5 downtown Leonardtown corridor expansion, critical safety repairs and optimization for the Clements Roundabout, and authorized local golf cart access (HB 176).
"When our roads and bridges were falling apart, I didn’t just complain—I took action. With your support, I championed major highway projects that made daily life better for our community, fixing infrastructure that connects us to work, school, and home... Secured major funding to widen and improve the downtown corridor on Route 5 and secured critical repairs and safety optimization for the Clements Roundabout."
Patient Right to Try Legislation & Protecting Local Independent Pharmacies
Authored and passed landmark Right to Try legislation (HB 676) empowering patients and doctors to access personalized treatments without government interference, and passed HB 759 (Chapter 550) ending predatory PBM corporate steering to protect local community pharmacies.
"When I saw government and insurance companies standing between patients and life-saving treatments, I wrote and passed the Right to Try 2.0 legislation. This law empowers you and your doctor to make healthcare decisions without unnecessary government interference... Prescription costs continue to rise, and large pharmacy monopolies are driving smaller pharmacies out of business. That’s why I passed legislation to level the playing field, ensuring local pharmacies can thrive and you, the consumer, have a choice."
Protecting Family Farms & Permanent Farm Vehicle Radius Protections
Raised on a family-owned tobacco farm, co-sponsored HB 331 making the 25-mile 'Farm Vehicle' radius permanent—slashing registration costs and ensuring St. Mary's farmers can move equipment without state red tape.
"Much of my childhood was spent working with my Dad on our family-owned tobacco farm... Co-sponsored HB 331 making the 25-mile 'Farm Vehicle' radius permanent—slashing registration costs and ensuring St. Mary's farmers can move equipment and goods without government red tape."
Tax Credits for Volunteer EMTs, Constitutional Carry & Sex Offender Supervision
Co-sponsored HB 477 establishing local property tax credits for volunteer EMTs and first responders, authored HB 531 for lifetime supervision of high-risk sex offenders, and co-sponsored the Maryland Constitutional Carry Act (HB 1417).
"Expanding property tax credit eligibility to include volunteer EMTs—rewarding those who serve and helping St. Mary's recruit and retain life-saving first responders... Prioritizing victims over criminals by ensuring high-risk sex offenders stay under state watch for life."
Official Campaign Priorities
- Cost of Living & Tax Relief: Opposing state tax increases and fee hikes, ensuring property tax appeal fairness, and keeping St. Mary's affordable
- Election Integrity & Redistricting: Fighting in court to protect constitutional redistricting standards and opposing misleading ballot questions (Vote NO on Question 3)
- Healthcare Freedom & Transparency: Championing patient Right to Try treatments without government interference and protecting local pharmacies from corporate PBM monopolies
- Second Amendment & Rural Way of Life: Co-sponsoring Constitutional Carry (HB 1417), permanent farm vehicle mobility (HB 331), and defending parental authority in education
- Highway Infrastructure: Securing state funding for Route 5 Leonardtown corridor widening, Clements roundabout safety, and local transit access
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Strong conservative leadership has been absent in Maryland for far too long. Delegate Matt Morgan, Chairman of the Maryland Freedom Caucus, is here to change that.
Del. Matt Morgan (R-St. Mary's) (left) and other Republicans expressed optimism at the end of a day-long hearing challenging a proposed amendment to the Maryland Constitution setting standards on congressional redistricting. Morgan, chair of the Maryland Freedom Caucus, is a plaintiff in the lawsuit

