Mark Conway
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Maryland
MD-07 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 24, 2026Primary Election
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$1.1KJUN 24, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationMaryland
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BackgroundBaltimore City Councilmember (District 4)
EducationUniversity of Maryland
Notable personal detailsMark Steven Conway Jr. is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle and a Baltimore City Councilmember representing the 4th District. He has described professional experience including work at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, roles in Baltimore City Hall focused on performance and accountability, and nonprofit leadership. He is married and has two daughters.
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Political 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.
Latest News
Mark Conway is in the news because he is running in Maryland’s 7th Congressional District Democratic primary against Rep. Kweisi Mfume. The race was still contested ahead of the June 23 primary, and the latest coverage focused on that matchup rather than a final result. Earlier commentary also highlighted Conway’s criticism of Mfume over his vote on military aid to Israel and related campaign donations.
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