Bill Folden
State Senate, District 4 · Republican · Maryland
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Where they stand
Gun rights: Folden supports the rights of law-abiding citizens to own and carry firearms under the Second Amendment.
Gun control: Folden opposes gun-control legislation that he believes restricts lawful firearm carrying in sensitive places, citing constitutional concerns and the Supreme Court's Bruen decision.
Firearms penalties: Folden supports increasing penalties for illegal possession and use of firearms in violent crimes.
Where Bill stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Elections & Government · Supports: Maryland should increase public participation in state policymaking.
Elections & Government · Supports: Maryland should increase transparency and accountability in state government.
Economy & Taxes · Supports: Maryland should prioritize spending restraint over broad-based tax increases when closing budget gaps.
Economy & Taxes · Supports: Maryland should provide targeted property-tax relief for homeowners facing financial burdens.
Energy & Environment · Likely supports: Maryland should preserve farmland, forests, and rural areas from development.
Public Safety & Justice · Likely supports: Maryland should increase state support for local law enforcement staffing and technology.
Public Safety & Justice · Supports: Maryland should increase penalties and accountability for repeat and serious offenders.
Public Safety & Justice · Supports: Maryland should expand state support and legal protections for victims and survivors of crime.
Public Safety & Justice · Supports: Maryland should increase state support for local emergency services such as fire and EMS.
Public Safety & Justice · Likely supports: Maryland should improve roadway safety and reduce traffic violence.
Public Safety & Justice · Supports: Maryland should strengthen accountability for police misconduct and police-involved deaths.
Public Safety & Justice · Likely supports: Maryland should expand diversion programs as alternatives to incarceration.
Public Safety & Justice · Opposes: Maryland should add new state restrictions on buying, carrying, or storing guns.
Education · Supports: Maryland should expand school choice through education savings accounts or similar programs.
Health & Family · Supports: Maryland should expand access to mental health and addiction treatment services.
In the news
2026 voter guide: Maryland General Assembly District 4 (baltimoresun.com, May 20, 2026)
Delegate Folden calls for independent review of claims against FCC president (fredericknewspost.com, Oct 17, 2018)