April McClain-Delaney

Liberal

Democrat

House Representative

Maryland - District 6

Current Position: US House Representative MD-6

Running For: House Representative - District 6

Policy Positions

For deficit reduction through strategic budget cuts, waste elimination, and reforms to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
Against Medicaid and SNAP spending cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

For deregulation for small businesses and cutting regulations for affordable housing construction
For using antitrust laws to foster competition among grocery companies

For Medicare negotiating prescription drug prices and extending Inflation Reduction Act healthcare benefits; supports a federal universal healthcare coverage program but stopped short of endorsing Medicare for All

For universal pre-kindergarten, free community college, and expanding workforce skills training programs; supports federal-state college partnerships for workforce development and fighting predatory student loans

For increasing EPA funding, climate science research, tax incentives for decarbonization technologies, transitioning to a green economy, and expanding electric vehicles

For abortion rights; supports codifying Roe v. Wade, including through the Women's Health Protection Act
For LGBTQ+ rights; supports the Equality Act and opposes bans on gender-affirming care

Against DOGE-led federal spending cuts and mass federal worker layoffs, describing the actions as 'lawless'
For requiring states to use independent redistricting commissions to draw congressional districts; supports mid-decade redistricting in Maryland in response to Republican redistricting efforts in red states

For strengthening NATO and providing aid to Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War
For Israel's right to self-defense; opposes calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza war and opposes conditioning U.S. military aid to Israel; voted for sanctions on the ICC over arrest warrants against Israeli leaders
Against presidents conducting military strikes without congressional approval; expressed concern about use of the 2001 AUMF for strikes on Iran without congressional authorization; condemned U.S. military strikes in Venezuela as 'deeply troubling and illegal'
For the Bipartisan Border Security Bill; supports streamlining asylum processes, using technology to secure the Mexico-U.S. border, and supporting immigrants already living in the U.S.; voted for the Laken Riley Act requiring ICE detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft, but later expressed regret for that vote
Against new immigrant detention facilities in her district; opposes ICE detention conditions described as 'deeply disturbing'
For redirecting $20 billion from Trump administration plans to stabilize the Argentine peso toward U.S. farmers

For gun control measures including universal background checks, assault weapons bans, and red flag laws
For maintaining and increasing law enforcement funding; supports additional funding for 'effective and accountable policing policies,' officer training, and community policing