The top tier candidates for MD-3 are Harry Dunn,Calvin Ball III, and Vanessa Atterbeary.
Atterbeary is a 2 and 1/2 term black female state delegate from Howard County who chairs the Ways and Means committee and Work Group to Address Police Reform and Accountability in MD, served as Vice Chair of the Judiciary Committee, Member of Joint Committee on Children,Youth,and Families, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee,
Atterbeary worked at a homeless shelter while in law school, worked at a law firm specializing in family law, introduced legislation raising the minimum age of marriage from 15 to 18 and introduced legislation allowing Judges in sexual assault trials to admit evidence of prior bad acts committed by the defendant. Atterbeary has introduced gun control legislation.
Ball III is a 1 and 1/2 term County Executive of Howard County and prior to that served 3 terms in the Howard County Council. Ball III is a black male.
Dunn is a Capitol Hill police officer who was present at the 1/6 riots. Dunn was arresting the rioters. Dunn is a black male.
MD gets 2 new female US House Members. Lesley Lopez for MD-6 and Vanessa Atterbeary for MD-3. 1 new female US Senator. Angela Alsobrooks.