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Thomas Hardman
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The Blog. Many of my position statements will be found as essays in the Blog.

Here's a helpful Table of Positions, for and against, on a variety of issues of concern in District 19. "Under Construction!"

Why I think better schools are required to make Maryland and the USA even better:

Any democracy, to be a success, is utterly dependent upon votes cast by a well-educated and thoughtful citizenry capable of critical thought resolving complex issues...

-- Thomas Hardman

Here are lots of photos from a recent press-conference with the governor and lots of law-enforcement and social services folks: SOCEM-CSAFE Meeting.

My Fellow Republican Candidates:

Re-elect the best Governor that Maryland has had in years and years! Governor Bob Ehrlich!

for Attorney General

• Scott Rolle

for Delegate

• John Joaquin
• Tom Masser

for State Senator

• Mike Ryman

For Comptroller

• Anne McCarthy

for the US Congress

• Jeff Stein
"Preserving America"
Great website!

Compare the responses of the Delegate for District 19 Candidates to the excellent questionnaire from The Montgomery County Gazette.

For now, please see the personal page on MySpace. (I am not responsible for their advertising content.)

I will be keeping local copies of the various questionnaires sent to me by various organizations and political-action committees. They will be found here.

My political opinions are best characterized as Radical Centrist. However, as there is no official Radical Center party, I will run as an independent-minded Republican. I am in favor of very slow growth and believe we need to upgrade our infrastructure to handle our existing population, before adding even more McMansions to what remains of our landscape.

I Stand On My Record of unpaid community activism and public service.

There are a lot of people named Thomas Hardman. I'm the one with no criminal record who has lived in Aspen Hill since 1963. I also used to pseudonymously write political commentary on the District of Columbia during the Federal takeover.

Statewide Maryland Issues

Here is a statement of my position on Immigration Reform.