Carl Anderton Jr.

• Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015–2018, 2019–present (local government & bi-county agencies subcommittee, 2015–2017; environment subcommittee, 2015–2018, 2020–present; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2017–2018, 2020–present)
• Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, 2015–present
• Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2019–present
• Appropriations Committee, 2019 (education & economic development subcommittee, 2019; oversight committee on pensions, 2019)

• House Chair, Wicomico County Delegation, 2015–present
• Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2015–present
• Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019–present

Anderton opposed legislation introduced in the 2016 legislative session that would big chicken companies to handle and dispose of excess poultry manure.[10]

Anderton introduced legislation during the 2015 legislative session, nicknamed "The Evo Bill" after the Evolution Craft Brewery in Salisbury, Maryland, that would allow Wicomico County to increase their beer production from 22,500 barrels to 45,000 barrels each year.[11] The bill passed and was signed by Governor Larry Hogan on April 29, 2015.[12]

Anderton introduced legislation during the 2020 legislative session that would allow the city of Salisbury to make its own alcohol licensing commission following controversy surrounding permits for the National Folk Festival.[13] After a compromise was found between the city of Salisbury and Wicomico County,[14] the legislation passed the Maryland General Assembly unanimously and became law on May 8, 2020.[15]

Anderton is a long-time supporter of a project to construct a 32 turbine wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, saying that it would bring jobs to the area.[16] While he supports renewable energy alternatives like solar power and offshore wind, he does not think those energy sources are fully sustainable on their own and supports the construction of a natural gas pipeline on Maryland's Eastern Shore.[17][18]

In September 2018, Anderton received a score of 83 percent from the Maryland League of Conservation Voters.[19]

During the 2019 legislative session, Anderton cosponsored a bill that would hold Exelon financially responsible for cleanup costs associated with pollution spilling over the Conowingo Dam.[20] He opposed legislation that banned oyster harvesting in sanctuaries.[21]

Anderton opposed legislation introduced in the 2016 legislative session that changed how transportation projects are prioritized in Maryland, arguing that it would put projects on the Eastern Shore on the backburner.[22]

Anderton introduced legislation during the 2017 legislative session that would have incrementally increased highway user revenue appropriations to Maryland towns. The bill did not receive a vote during the legislative session,[23] but was reintroduced in 2018.[24] The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Hogan on April 24, 2018.[25]

In 2015, Anderton voted alongside six other Republicans for a bill that would decriminalize the possession of marijuana paraphernalia.[26] During the 2018 legislative session, Anderton supported a bill that would legalize the production and sale of hemp in Maryland, saying that "passing the bill would be a win for lawmakers and farmers."[27] Anderton supports using a referendum to let voters decide on legalizing recreational marijuana in Maryland.[28]

Anderton opposed a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, instead promoting a compromise bill proposed by Governor Hogan that would raise the state's minimum wage to $12.10 by 2022.[29]

Anderton campaigned on repealing the "rain tax"[1] and broadening Wicomico County's enterprise zones.[30] Anderton supports legalizing sports betting in Maryland, saying that the state "needs additional sources of revenue in order to get more funding for things like education resources."[31]