Senator Paul G. Pinsky filed paperwork June 22, 2010 with the Board of Elections officially declaring his candidacy for reelection as senator for the 22nd District. He will run in the Democratic primary. Elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1994, after two terms in the House, he is a member of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee and Chair of both its Education Subcommittee and its Environment Subcommittee. He is also Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review.

Senator Pinsky, an advocate for environmental protection and health care reform, has focused on improving education, both across the state and in Prince George’s County. He has worked tirelessly to close corporate tax loopholes, promote the public financing of campaigns, remove private money and influence, and provide health care for all Marylanders.

Senator Pinsky worked for the Prince George’s County School system for 20 years, teaching high school history, and currently is a teachers' union organizer with an affiliate of the Maryland State Educators’ Association.

Progressive Maryland gave Senator Pinsky their highest score this year as well as the highest overall score for the past 4 years. The League of Conservation Voters noted in their endorsement that Senator Pinsky was the only senator to receive a top score of 100 percent. Besides endorsements from these two organizations, Senator Pinsky is proud of endorsements by the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association and the Service Employees International Union.