Special Session Recap
In less than 48 hours, the legislature rammed through legislation to throw out the rules that protect the parameters of Maryland’s congressional maps. While the public only had a day to sign up to testify, over 85% of the 148 Marylanders who submitted testimony were opposed. Despite this, Democrats rushed the bill through the House and Senate — changing the rules as they went.
Legal Challenge Filed
Thanks to our relationship with the State Freedom Caucus Network, we were able to partner with the conservative watchdog group Oversight Project to prepare a legal challenge so quickly.
Four years ago, I was the lead plaintiff when Judge Lynne Battaglia struck down the Democrats’ extreme partisan gerrymander. Today, the Maryland Freedom Caucus is once again leading the fight to stop them from changing the rules midstream. The process matters. We will not let them rewrite the Constitution on a rushed, defective timeline and without due process.
The Maryland Freedom Caucus has led the opposition to this power grab from the moment it was announced. This lawsuit continues that fight in the courtroom.
Maryland Freedom Caucus Fighting For You
The Maryland Freedom Caucus is fighting for you and your family. Right now, Governor Wes Moore and the Democrat machine in Annapolis are trying to rewrite the Maryland Constitution itself — not to protect voters, but to lock in permanent power through extreme gerrymandering. They want to erase the last remaining opposition and turn our state into a permanent one-party socialist stronghold. This is not reform. This is raw power politics.
This is what authoritarianism looks like when it wears a suit and smiles for the cameras. This is what Democrat Socialists do when the rules stand in their way: they change the rules.
They lost in court in 2022 when a judge called their last map an “extreme partisan gerrymander.” So now they’re coming after the Constitution itself. Who loses when they succeed? Every Maryland family that values competition, accountability, and the right to be heard. Rural Maryland. The Eastern Shore. Working people who don’t want to be silenced. We refuse to surrender.
We will fight this power grab every step of the way — in Annapolis, in the courts, and at the ballot box. The choice is clear:
One-party dominance… or representative government.
Rigged maps… or free elections.
Their permanent power… or your voice. Join the Maryland Freedom Caucus. Stand with us. The fight for Maryland’s future starts now.
Maryland Tax Free Week Now Until August 15th
It’s Tax Free Week! Get your back-to-school shopping done before Saturday for some extra savings!
Until August 15th, there is no sales tax on clothing (shirts, pants, jackets, sweaters, etc.) and shoes under $100, and the first $40 of a book bag or backpack purchase is tax-exempt.
Office Contact
If you have a concern, legislative idea, or constituent issue you need assistance with, please call my office at (410) 841-3698 or email me at kathy.szeliga@house.maryland.gov. Please be sure to follow me on Facebook and X, or visit my website at MarylandKathy.com.
God Bless,
Delegate Kathy Szeliga
Maryland House of Delegates
Vice Chair, Maryland Freedom Caucus
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