I'm currently finishing my second term in office representing Greater Silver Spring & Takoma Park in the Maryland House of Delegates. The past few years, I've had the honor of co-sponsoring & voting for numerous bills to advance justice, including impactful bills to:

• Provide Paid Family Leave, Sick Days & $15 Minimum Wage
• Protect Reproductive Choice & Expand Access to Services
• Strengthen Maryland's Assault Weapons Ban, End Sales of Untraceable Guns & Remove Firearms from Residents at Risk of Suicide or Violence
• Restrain Health Costs & Expand Care for Underinsured Residents
• Distribute Millions in Aid & Protect Renters During COVID-19
• Ban Fracking, Curb Carbon Emissions & Promote Clean Energy
• Shore Up Our Child Care, School & Health Care Workforces
• Reduce Incarceration, Legalize Marijuana & Expand Expungements
• Lockbox Casino Funds for Education & Expand Pre-K
• Advance Alternatives to Police Violence & Promote Accountability
• Implement Election Day & Automatic Voter Registration
• Ban Toxic Pesticides & Styrofoam Products
• Provide Community College Tuition Assistance

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MY LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES: I'm proud to serve on the House Judiciary Committee, where I chair the Criminal Law Subcommittee. But I've got a wide variety of legislative interests, and I've served as lead sponsor on dozens of bills. I'm very excited that forty-four of my legislative proposals have been passed by the Maryland General Assembly, thus far. Here are my policy wins:

• Fight Trump's Efforts to Repeal Obamacare in Maryland (HJ 9)
   
• Ban Bump Stocks & Tools To Mimic Assault Weapons (HB 888)
   
• Substantially Fairer Compensation for Those Harmed by Police (HB 721 added to HB 670)
   
• Stop Landlords From Seizing Homes of Small Business Owners for Late Rent During COVID-19 (HB 719) - VETOED BY GOV. HOGAN BUT WE WERE ABLE TO OVERRIDE THE VETO
  


• Allow Expungement of Petty Marijuana Possession & Automatic Shielding on Case Search (HB 379 & HB 83)
   
• Stop Convicted Animal Abusers from Owning Animals (HB 212)
   
• Eliminate the Crime of Attempted Suicide (HB 77)
   
• Repeal Sodomy Laws Used to Harass LGBT Residents (HB 81)
   
• Rein In Property Tax Breaks Given to Country Clubs (2020 BRFA)
   
• Enact Special Elections & Vacancy Reforms for US Senate, Attorney General & Comptroller (HB 260)
   
• Stop Jailing for Suspended Drivers Licenses (HB 76 & HB 115)
   
• Resist Government Obstruction to Public Records (HB 383)
   
• Provide Foster Youths Savings Accounts & Protect Services for Foster Youths w/ Developmental Disabilities (HB 524 & HB 279)
   
• Lower Cost of Building Child Care in Montgomery County (HB 335)
   
• Warn MoCo Homebuyers About School Boundaries (HB 541)
   
• Require Bodycams to Save More Footage Leading Up to Incidents (HB 727 added to SB 178)
   
• Speed Limit Options for Montgomery County & Cities (HB 562)
   
• Prevent Child Abuse By Parents With Terminated Rights (HB 454)

• Decriminalize Petty Gambling Offenses (HB 113)
   
• Require Police to Disclose Their Military Equipment (HB 138)
   
• Help Homeless Residents Get IDs (HB 280)
   
• Push Counties to Stop Charging Pretrial Fees (HB 126)
   
• Syringe Exchange Harm Reduction - w/ Sen. Jill Carter's SB 420 - VETOED BY GOV. HOGAN
  


• Mandate Warrants for Police "Stingray" Surveillance (HB 499)
   
• Respect Medical Privacy for Transgender Residents (HB 862)
   
• Create Standards for Police SWAT Teams (HB 739)
   
• Curb Defacto "Debtors Prisons" in Maryland (HB 844)
   
• End Counterproductive Penalties on the Poor (HB 1047)
   
• Push Courts to Charge Animal Abusers for Cost of Care (HB 135)
   
• Modernize How Businesses File Tax Returns (HB 648)
   
• Expand Jury Duty for Ex-Offenders - w/ Sen. Jill Carter's SB 236
   
• Reduce Immigrant Deportations Over Minor Offenses (HB 891) - VETOED BY GOV. HOGAN  


• Allow Expungement of Minor Boating Offenses (HB 259)
   
• Clarify Montgomery County Arson Investigation Process (HB 460)

NOTE: For further detail, you can read coverage of my bills [HERE].
 

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MY BROAD PRIORITIES: Here are a few issues areas where I'd like to continue making progress:

• Tackle Historic Economic Inequality & Build a Fairer Tax Code
   
• Boost Clean Energy Production Within Maryland & End Subsidies for Unsustainable Choices
   
• Ensure Access To Affordable, Quality, Nearby Child Care


• Promote Housing Affordability & Renters' Protections
  

• Reduce Student-Teacher Ratios & Make College Affordable
   
• Achieve Universal, Affordable Health Care (Including Dental, Vision, Mental Health & Drugs)
   
• Expand Metro/RideOn/MARC Service & Walking/Biking Options
  

• Defend Reproductive Rights & Access to Local Services

• Rein In Mass Incarceration & The Failed "Drug War" in Maryland


• Reduce Special Interest Influence On Policy


• Implement Common-Sense Gun Safety Measures


• Protect Civil Rights & Our Immigrant Population
   

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WHAT ELSE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON: Read my email newsletters discussing policy & legislative updates below. To receive regular updates about my work [ CLICK HERE ].

• 2022 Maryland Gun Law Update
• 2022 Maryland Abortion Law Update
• 2022 Legislative Session Review
• 2022 Legislative Session Update
• 2022 Legislative Session Preview
• Fall 2021 Update
• 2021 Legislative Session Review
• March 2021 Update
• 2020 Police Reform Update
• 2020 Update on Vetoed Bills
• 2020 COVID-19 Update
• 2020 Legislative Session Update
• 2019 Legislative Session Update
• 2019 Legislative Session Preview
• Summer 2018 Update
• March 2018 Update
• February 2018 Update
• Winter 2018 Update
• Winter 2017 Update
• Fall 2017 Update
• Summer 2017 Update
• 2017 Legislative Session Summary
• Spring 2017 Update
• Winter 2017 Update
• Spring 2016 Update
• Winter 2016 Update
• Spring 2016 Update
• Winter 2016 Update
• Winter 2015 Update
• Fall 2015 Update
• Summer 2015 Update
• Spring 2015 Update