Six days before Election Day, come hear directly from the people asking to lead our state.

WE CAN and our partners are hosting a nonpartisan forum for Maryland gubernatorial candidates. All ballot-qualified candidates have been invited. Come with questions. Leave knowing where each of them stands.

Co-Sponsoring Organizations

The Women’s Equity Center and Action Network (WE CAN) and

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® ~ Upsilon Epsilon Omega Chapter

The following chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.^®

• Epsilon Omega
• Xi Omega
• Delta Sigma Omega
• Theta Omega Omega
• Iota Gamma Omega
• Iota Lambda Omega
• Nu Zeta Omega
• Xi Delta Omega
• Xi Sigma Omega
• Omicron Gamma Omega
• Kappa Theta Omega
• Rho Xi Omega
• Upsilon Tau Omega
• Chi Theta Omega
• Psi Epsilon Omega
• Psi Phi Omega
• Omega Eta Omega
• Omega Pi Omega
• Alpha Alpha Lambda Omega
• Alpha Beta Gamma Omega
• Alpha Gamma Chi Omega
• Alpha Gamma Omega Omega

Jack & Jill ~ Suburban Maryland Chapter

The Links ~ Baltimore

Why the governor's race matters more than most people realize.

The governor shapes decisions that reach into ordinary life in Maryland — what schools receive, how health care is delivered, what it costs to keep the lights on, how transportation and housing get built, who is appointed to boards and courts, and which bills become law and which are vetoed.

The governor also sits at the center of Maryland's relationship with the federal government. Billions in federal dollars flow to the state each year for health care, education, transportation, housing, and emergency response, and the governor's administration decides how to manage and distribute those resources. When federal policy or funding shifts, the governor determines how Maryland responds—what the state absorbs, what it replaces, and what it contests. For a state with as many federal workers and federal facilities as ours, that relationship is not abstract.

These are the powers we'll be asking about.

What we'll cover:

• State budget priorities and how federal funds are managed
• Education, health care, and the cost of living
• Public safety and criminal justice
• Jobs, wages, and Maryland's economy
• How each candidate would approach the state's relationship with the federal government

A note on where we stand: WE CAN and our partners are nonpartisan 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(7) organizations. We do not support or oppose any candidate for public office. We host this forum because voters make better decisions with more information, and because this office affects daily life in Maryland more than almost any other on the ballot.

Free and open to the public.