MD-07 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationMaryland
BackgroundBaltimore City Council member
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EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park — B.A. (Government, Politics & Philosophy)
Notable personal detailsMark Steven Conway Jr. is a Baltimore City Council member (Democrat) representing the 4th District (since 2020) and a candidate for the U.S. House in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District. He previously worked in Baltimore City government in the Mayor’s Office of CitiStat, including as a deputy director. He has also worked in environmental nonprofit leadership, including roles with the Baltimore Tree Trust and the Chesapeake Conservancy, and earned degrees from the University of Maryland.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports modernizing local revenue structures to make them fairer and more sustainable, emphasizes protecting affordability for residents, and has backed measures to ease property tax burdens (installment plans) while opposing budget actions he said would unduly burden vulnerable residents.
Healthcare
Mark Conway has promoted local public-health and harm-reduction measures (overdose response, naloxone distribution, access to medications for withdrawal and treatment) and has submitted testimony on public-health-related local legislation; there is no clear, sourced public position in the available materials on national healthcare policy reforms such as the ACA, public option, or Medicare for All.
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Immigration & Border
Supports limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and blocking ICE access to non-public city spaces without a judicial warrant; has called for prohibiting city participation in ICE staging and operations. Positions emphasize protecting immigrant communities from local collaboration with ICE while pursuing policy changes at the state level to remove local ICE agreements.
Climate & Energy
Supports state and city-level renewable energy standards, targets for net-zero or carbon-neutral municipal operations by 2050, and policies that prioritize real renewable generation (solar, wind, hydro) over polluting sources such as trash incineration; also backs consumer protections and transparency for clean-energy options. Positions emphasize public-health impacts of polluting energy sources and redirecting subsidies toward local renewable development.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports violence-prevention and public-health approaches to reduce gun violence, chairs the Baltimore City Council Public Safety and Government Operations Committee and has pushed for expansion and oversight of anti-violence programs while emphasizing accountability for police and holding gun offenders accountable.
News
Mark Conway is in the news because he is running as a Democratic U.S. House candidate in Maryland’s 7th District and is being discussed in the context of the 2026 race. A recent commentary focused on his criticism of Rep. Kweisi Mfume’s vote for a bill providing military aid to Israel and extending loan guarantees. The piece also raised questions about campaign donations tied to AIPAC, but it was opinion rather than a report of a new official development.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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