Community Revitalization
I am always excited to bring funding back to our district to help strengthen our neighborhoods. I am excited to announce I helped secure over $10 million in legislative bonds and grants for District 44 this past spring! This includes projects for the Catonsville Armory, Catonsville Emergency Assistance (CEA) food pantry, American Legion-Post 109, Security Woodlawn Business Association (SWBA) headquarters, the West Baltimore County Redevelopment Authority, a state-of-the-art scoreboard for Woodlawn High School, and the reconstruction of Woodlawn Memorial Park, just to name a few. I'm committed to creating thriving community opportunities.
A Thriving Childcare Industry
Quality, early childcare education is essential to brain development, and long-term cognitive and emotional growth. It also allows parents to participate in our workforce. For over the past 25 years, I have served right here in our district as an Early Childcare Educator. Childcare is at a crossroads, and it is my pledge to help reimagine childcare here in Maryland by expanding access and affordability, modernizing the current model under MSDE and investing in the childcare workforce by funding for the future.
Serving our Seniors
Seniors have given a lifetime to our neighborhoods and we should always give back to them. I will continue to advocate for tougher penalties for scams that target the elderly. creating financial supports for congregate housing placements and connecting seniors to grant opportunities so they can age in place with dignity.
Champion for Maryland
I have dedicated my career to Maryland families by advancing justice with passion, courage, and integrity. I am a thoughtful and principled leader, who has never been afraid to speak with conviction on behalf of the communities she serves. Public service is about doing the hard work of listening, growing, and continuing to lead together even through threatening times. It is my honor to continue to serve the least to the greatest among us through protections for immigrants, voters rights, developmental disabilities, youth reform, high energy cost and data center expansions.