Truth for Maryland is using money from the Progressive Prosperity Caucus to air ads and mail flyers on Maryland ballot questions 2026, including spots that tell voters to support Wes Moore but oppose Question 3. Campaign finance reports filed Friday show the caucus gave the group $325,000, raising fresh questions about who is behind the advertising now reaching Maryland voters.
The ads borrow Moore’s colors and slogan, then urge viewers to vote “yes for Wes” while voting against Question 3. The measure would change Maryland’s constitution on congressional redistricting, and approval could let the Maryland General Assembly redraw the state’s eight congressional districts before the 2028 election cycle.
Andrew Brightwell on Friday
Andrew Brightwell, who chairs Truth for Maryland, acknowledged the money source on Friday and said the group was “proud of the progressive support we have received in this fight.” He also called gerrymandering a “cancer on our democracy.”
Truth for Maryland expanded its messaging this week with a mailer that uses pictures of top Democrats and the lines “Team Maryland is with Governor Moore” and “We are fighting against Gerrymandering.” The group is pushing a message that pairs support for Moore with opposition to Question 3, while the Moore campaign says that design is meant to make voters think Moore opposes the measure.
Moore campaign response
Carter Elliott IV said “The same dark money group responsible for disinformation campaigns across the country is trying the same tactics here in Maryland” and added, “Governor Moore has been steadfast in his support for Question 3 so Marylanders have a chance to fight back against Trump's extreme power grab.” The campaign also said Truth for Maryland ripped off Moore’s colors, branding and slogan to mislead voters, and a lawyer sent a cease-and-desist letter asking for the ads to be taken down.
The complaints now filed with elections officials and the Office of the State Prosecutor focus on disclosure, saying the source of Truth for Maryland’s money should have been listed in earlier campaign filings. That puts the ad buy under scrutiny at the same time the ballot fight is active, and the open question is who ultimately controls the Progressive Prosperity Caucus, a nonprofit that says it is dedicated to “championing forward-thinking policies, expanding opportunity, and building a more just and equitable society for every American.”
Progressive Prosperity Caucus
Little is known about the Progressive Prosperity Caucus, which appears to have formed this year and does not have to disclose its donors as a nonprofit. Democratic officials in Wisconsin and Nebraska say they suspect it is funded by Republicans for use in Democratic politics, and Jane Kleeb called it one of the “right-wing front groups” that got involved in races to “try and trick Dem voters.”
