Candidate for Maryland State Senate - District 23 in 2018 Maryland 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedMembership in the U.S. Climate Alliance and the Paris Climate Accord. I supported legislation that requires approval from the Legislature to withdrawal from either of these important environmental initiatives, providing a check and balance on a potential executive decision to withdraw our state. Learn more
The Trump administration’s decision to open the Atlantic Coast to offshore oil and gas drilling has caused concern about the environmental repercussions of oil spills like those we have seen in other parts of the country. I voted for legislation this year that declares “offshore drilling activity” as ultrahazardous and an abnormally dangerous activity. Learn more
Last year I voted to ban fracking in our state and as the Trump administration moves towards dismantling all the protections put in by President Obama, I have worked with my colleagues to ensure that we leave our children in Maryland an environmentally safe state to call their home. Learn more
The plan that I supported in the State Senate this week will maintain personal exemptions for Marylanders, saving the average family of four approximately $1,000 a year. It also caps the estate tax exemption, allowing us to continue to protect our family farms, while preserving the fairness that Marylanders expect in our tax system. Learn more
The Trump administration’s decision to open the Atlantic Coast to offshore oil and gas drilling has caused concern about the environmental repercussions of oil spills like those we have seen in other parts of the country. I voted for legislation this year that declares “offshore drilling activity” as ultrahazardous and an abnormally dangerous activity. Learn more
Employees should not have to choose between being sick and losing pay. Towards that end, the Legislature crafted a compromise sick leave bill which will allow working citizens to receive adequate protection while affording businesses flexibility in administering paid leave. The resulting legislation requires businesses with 15 or more employees to provide 5 days of paid sick leave to employees in the state of Maryland. Learn more
Membership in the U.S. Climate Alliance and the Paris Climate Accord. I supported legislation that requires approval from the Legislature to withdrawal from either of these important environmental initiatives, providing a check and balance on a potential executive decision to withdraw our state. Learn more
Last year I voted to ban fracking in our state and as the Trump administration moves towards dismantling all the protections put in by President Obama, I have worked with my colleagues to ensure that we leave our children in Maryland an environmentally safe state to call their home. Learn more
The plan that I supported in the State Senate this week will maintain personal exemptions for Marylanders, saving the average family of four approximately $1,000 a year. It also caps the estate tax exemption, allowing us to continue to protect our family farms, while preserving the fairness that Marylanders expect in our tax system. Learn more
Employees should not have to choose between being sick and losing pay. Towards that end, the Legislature crafted a compromise sick leave bill which will allow working citizens to receive adequate protection while affording businesses flexibility in administering paid leave. The resulting legislation requires businesses with 15 or more employees to provide 5 days of paid sick leave to employees in the state of Maryland. Learn more
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