Michael Anthony Peroutka
Michael Anthony Peroutka (Republican Party) ran for election forAttorney General of Maryland. Peroutka lost in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.
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Elections
2022
See also: Maryland Attorney General election, 2022
General election
General election for Attorney General of Maryland
Anthony G. Brown defeatedMichael Anthony Peroutka in the general election for Attorney General of Maryland on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anthony G. Brown (D) | 64.9 | 1,287,418 |
 | Michael Anthony Peroutka (R)  | 34.9 | 691,910 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,962 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,982,290 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Maryland
Anthony G. Brown defeatedCatherine C. O'Malley in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Maryland on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anthony G. Brown | 55.1 | 362,882 |
 | Catherine C. O'Malley | 44.9 | 296,183 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 659,065 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Maryland
Michael Anthony Peroutka defeatedJim Shalleck in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Maryland on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Anthony Peroutka | 55.0 | 135,915 |
 | Jim Shalleck | 45.0 | 111,276 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 247,191 | ||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michael Anthony Peroutka completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Peroutka's responses.
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In 2004, I was the Constitution Party’s candidate for President of the United States of America. I ran on the platform that sought to Honor God, Protect the Family, and Restore the Republic. I was elected as Anne Arundel County Councilman in 2014 and was elected Council Chairman in 2018. I graduated from Loyola College and University of Baltimore School of Law. I briefly served in a legal capacity for the Department of Health and Human Services before partnering with my brother in the law firm of Peroutka & Peroutka. I have three grown children and live with my wife Natalie in Millersville, MD.
- Prosecute public officials who have exceeded their lawful authority & have violated God-given, constitutionally protected liberties; Secure right of people to keep & bear arms
- Defend the lives of the pre-born & elderly; protect Marylanders from those who have entered our state unlawfully
- Restore Election Integrity by investigating anomalies, reviewing election methods, and prosecuting those who falsified results
The Right to Life - Protection of Life from Conception to Natural Death
The Right to Self Defense
The Critical Importance of Fair and Transparent Election Processes
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Campaign website
Peroutka's campaign website stated the following:
| “ | Prosecute Prosecute public officials who have exceeded their lawful authority and have violated the God-given, constitutionally protected, liberties of Marylanders.
Secure the God-given and Constitutionally protected right of the people to act in self-defense and defense of family, community, and country by ensuring that the right of individuals to keep and bear arms is not infringed.
Defend the dignity of all human life by acting to protect the lives of all persons including the pre-born and the elderly.
Restore election integrity: ✔ Investigate discrepancies and anomalies in recent elections in Maryland. ✔ Conduct a comprehensive review of election methods and processes to ensure fairness, openness, and transparency. ✔ Prosecute those who have falsified election processes or results.
Protect Marylanders from those who have entered the United States and Maryland unlawfully or under false pretenses, as well as those who have unlawfully colluded with them to do so.[1] | ” |
| —Michael Anthony Peroutka's campaign website (2022)[2] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑Peroutka for AG MD, “5 Key Issues,” accessed October 28, 2022
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