Maryland House of Delegates District 11B

A: If we can improve our business environment and attract more businesses and high-wage earners to Maryland, this will soften our deficits. I also believe in zero-base budgeting and to review all spending to determine if the ROI is worth it and if the spending is valuable enough to justify the tax it requires.

A: Affordability of housing and utilities; the integrity of our environment, farming land and water; relationship with Washington, particularly the status of our federal employee workforce.

A: Create grant incentives to reduce unnecessary consumption.

A: I think that an annual evaluation of the blueprint’s ROI is appropriate. There are supposed to be internal audits and evaluations being done to ensure that the money spent is having the proper impact. If we can show that the blueprint is having the desired effect and positively and dramatically contributing to the success of Maryland’s students, then it will be worth further investment because the ROI and the future revenues can be assured. If, however, the audit is not as certain, then we need to discuss where the blueprint could be cut.

A: Read my somewhat regularly published “Annapolis Report,” and if my perspectives and information are not to one’s liking, then I would understand losing said support. My goal in elected office is to be trusted to tell the truth and weigh public policy through data-driven analysis, oftentimes against constituent preferences. My goal is not to always agree, but rather to work on improving our quality of life in a civil way and through thoughtful policy analysis. It is also to make sure that the most vulnerable among us have a voice and are looked after in spite of their inability to fend for themselves.

A: I would support combined reporting for companies in Maryland. Also, the legislature should do another review of tax breaks in the Maryland code to eliminate those that are outdated, inequitable, or have outlived their purpose.

A: Education, environment/climate, transportation

A: The work of the Maryland Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) will lead to lower costs for drugs purchased in Maryland. After PDAB has set upper payment limits for state and local government drug costs for two drugs, it will have the expanded authority to set upper payment limits on drugs purchased by all Marylanders. Construction of the Red Line will lead to lower transportation costs in the Central Maryland region. Expanded energy efficiency measures will lead to lower utility costs.

A: I would support allocating funding from combined reporting for the blueprint. If that funding is insufficient, we should consider pushing back some of the blueprint’s timeline.

A: Being an advocate for my district is my most important responsibility. That includes advocating for new public investments (schools, roads, etc.) and providing constituent service that helps residents with pressing issues.