Truth for Maryland's anti-Question 3 ads are being financed entirely by the Progressive Prosperity Caucus, after Friday campaign finance reports showed the nonprofit gave $325,000 to the group. The ads urge voters to back Wes Moore while opposing Question 3, the constitutional amendment that would change Maryland's rules for congressional redistricting.
The money disclosure landed in the middle of a ballot fight that has become one of the clearest tests of whether Maryland voters will rewrite the map-drawing rules before the next cycle. If Question 3 passes, the Maryland General Assembly could redraw the state's eight congressional districts, a change that could make it harder for Andy Harris to win in 2028.
That is why the ads are being watched so closely. Moore strongly backs Question 3, and Carter Elliott IV said the campaign sees the effort against it as part of the same playbook used elsewhere. He said, "The same dark money group responsible for disinformation campaigns across the country is trying the same tactics here in Maryland," and added that Moore has been steadfast in support of the measure so Marylanders can fight back against Donald Trump's push for redistricting.
Truth for Maryland has tried to wrap its message in the language of support for Moore while still attacking the ballot measure. Its mailer this week used pictures of top Democrats and said, "Team Maryland is with Governor Moore and We are fighting against Gerrymandering," even as the ads pushed a "yes for Wes" and "against Question 3" message. Moore's campaign has said the group ripped off Moore's campaign colors, branding and slogan to try to trick voters into thinking he opposes the amendment, and a lawyer for the campaign sent a cease-and-desist letter asking for the ads to be taken down.
Andrew Brightwell said his group was "proud of the progressive support we have received in this fight" and called gerrymandering "a cancer on our democracy." But the funder behind that effort remains opaque. The Progressive Prosperity Caucus appears to have formed this year, and as a nonprofit it does not have to disclose its donors, leaving unanswered who ultimately controls the money now flowing into this Maryland fight. Two anonymous complaints filed Friday with elections officials and the Office of the State Prosecutor alleged the source of Truth for Maryland's money should have been disclosed in earlier campaign materials, but there is no public indication yet that either complaint has led to action.
That leaves the most important question in the race still open: whether voters are seeing a homegrown campaign against Question 3 or a financed push from a donor class they cannot see. For now, the paper trail shows the ads' money comes from the Progressive Prosperity Caucus, and the fight over Maryland Ballot Questions 2026 is only getting sharper.
