Robin Ficker
Party: Republican
Age: 80
Residence: Boyds (Montgomery County)
Education: Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve University) (B.S.); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D.); American University (M.P.A.)
Current/Most Recent Position: Attorney (disbarred, 2022); real estate broker
Past Elected Office/Campaign Experience: Member, Maryland House of Delegates (1979-1982); Candidate for Republican nomination, Maryland governor (2022); Republican nominee for Montgomery County executive (2018); candidate for Republican nomination, U.S. House of Representatives/Maryland Dist. 6 (2016); Republican nominee for Maryland Senate/Dist. 15 (2014)
Campaign Website: https://robinfickerforussenate.com/
What experience (work, political or other) has best prepared you to be a U.S. senator?
I served in the Maryland House of Delegates, where I fought to reign in state spending, required fiscal notes for legislation to be present on the house floor, and published a lobbyist directory of those working behind the scenes to influence legislation. I’ve placed 25 charter amendments on the ballot in Maryland by collecting 18,000 signatures for each one. These amendments have amassed more than 2,537,000 votes, which imposed term limits, limited property tax increases, and forbade garbage dumps and sewage sludge trenching in residential zones.
What is the most important issue currently confronting our nation as a whole, and what specific plans do you have to address it legislatively if elected?
Whether we have a United States Senate that will advance President Donald Trump’s agenda to secure the border, slash inflation, and reduce crime, and not Larry Hogan’s personal quest for power. Larry Hogan has stated he will “do everything in his power to stop [President] Trump.” I think the next United States senator should be committed to promoting the people of Maryland. Maryland Republicans, should they nominate Larry Hogan, will just ensure Donald Trump’s agenda of securing the border will fail, as Hogan decided to run for Senate because Trump opposed a bad immigration bill.
What is one major issue the current Senate has handled poorly, and what would you have done differently?
Immigration. As opposed to my opponent, Larry Hogan, who announced he got into this Senate race to deny Donald Trump’s immigration policy, and pass the Democrats’ 5,000 illegal crossings per day bill, HR 815. Nearly 28,000 pounds of fentanyl has been seized at the border, killing more than 2,500 Marylanders under 25 annually. We need to enact President Trump’s immigration reforms, by actually securing the border, allowing border states to arrest illegal migrants, enforcing current laws, and increasing federal judges at the border to decide cases in a much shorter time than the current eight to 10 years.
What is the state of Maryland’s current greatest need in terms of assistance from the federal government, and what are your plans for obtaining increased aid in that area?
Maryland needs to improve I-270, the American Legion Bridge, I-495, I-695, I-81, MD Rt-5, the Bay Bridge, and the Purple Line. I will work to ensure Maryland is maximizing its relationship with the federal government, proposing legislation and amendments that would ensure Marylanders receive their share of federal infrastructures, and other federal allocations entitled to by law. I will support significant investment into the roadways of Montgomery County to improve the lives of existing residents and also make the area more attractive for a company looking to relocate to the area.
