Maryland Election Law Section 13-406

      (a)      In this Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

      (b)      "Incumbent" means a member of the General Assembly.

      (c)      "Legislative newsletter" means an unsolicited document used by an incumbent, without supervision by, or coordination with, the General Assembly, to disseminate information to a constituent, voter, or potential voter about:

            (1)      the incumbent's performance in legislative office; or

            (2)      one or more issues of public interest chosen by the incumbent.

      (d)      "Publication expense" means an expenditure relating to writing, publishing, printing, issuing, mailing, or distributing a legislative newsletter.