Back To Basics
Plain and practical: this platform is a
clear promise to the 24th District.
Cut the needless rules that choke classrooms.
Make government work for people.
Protect seniors and veterans.
Feed our children and grow our neighborhoods.
Every point below is actionable, accountable,
& written with you at front-of-mind.
Liberate Education
Classroom Freedom
Explore removing needless mandates and excessive testing so teachers can teach and students can learn. Re-establish planning time, cut duplicative reporting, and require sunset reviews for new implementations so instruction improves, not paperwork.
Fix the Blueprint
with Realistic Goals
Push to modernize Maryland’s Blueprint for Education into measurable, student‑focused targets—clear timelines for pre‑K expansion, special‑education funding, equitable per‑pupil resources, and capital repairs—so promises become results.
Career Pathways,
Digital Safety, & Innovation
Find creative expansions to career and technical education, apprenticeships, and dual enrollment; streamline credentialing for veterans and workers; close the digital divide and strengthen school cybersecurity. Push for innovative solutions to foreseeable future needs, and proactively push for immediate investment in our community's youth.
Students & Families
as Partners
Create a Student Volunteer Liaison Program to connect high‑school and college volunteers with schools, seniors, and community projects—giving students service experience while strengthening neighborhood supports.
Ensure parents receive plain‑language, multilingual communication and meaningful local engagement.
Expanding Meals,
Establishing Shelter,
& in-School Crisis Support
Explore a comprehensive approach so every child has three nutritious meals a day and a safe place to stay when crisis hits. That exploration would include: expanding breakfast programs, after‑school meals, and weekend/holiday distributions; raising meal‑quality standards above federal minimums; and coordinating with community partners to deliver food directly from school and neighborhood gardens to families in need.
Simultaneously, we should examine authorizing schools to serve as emergency 24‑hour shelters when necessary, paired with in‑school access to professional intervention—counselors, social workers, nurses, and rapid‑response teams—so children receive continuity of care, supervision, and trauma‑informed support.
School-FIRST
Fiscal Accountability
Work with the District Delegation, County stakeholders, and our community to maximize the impact of every dollar invested in students' education.
Strengthen Community
Constituent‑FIRST office
Transform the delegate’s office into a true service hub with published response standards, regular in‑district hours, and rotating pop‑ups at libraries, senior centers, and community anchors.
Track outcomes and publish results so residents know we are accountable.
Budget Discipline
& Core Protections
Confront the state budget shortfall with transparency and discipline: protect K–12 education, public safety, and essential health services while demanding performance audits and targeted spending that produces measurable results.
Housing, Care, & Multigenerational Support
Expand affordable housing and eviction‑prevention, fund home‑modification grants, and provide caregiver training and respite services so seniors can transition to and live safely in multigenerational homes when families choose that path.
Offer tax credits and targeted subsidies for family caregivers and create a one‑stop family support portal in the delegate’s office.
Utilities, Data Centers,
& Infrastructure
Insist on sensible oversight of utilities, and data‑center growth, to prioritize & protect ratepayers, and grid reliability.
Invest in expanded transit and infrastructure that connects people to jobs and reduces pressure on existing housing and services.
Support limits on building storage facilities and warehouses; prioritizing community need.
Nurture & Grow
Our Neighborhoods
Launch a coordinated push for sustainable community gardens—school plots, neighborhood gardens, and urban farms that feed families, teach children where food comes from, and create local jobs.
Direct garden produce to school meal programs, food pantries, and families in need.
Community Anchors
& Public Safety
Make it easier for churches, nonprofits, small businesses, libraries, and veterans’ groups to get grants and technical help.
Anchor public safety in community trust through proven violence‑reduction programs, juvenile‑justice reform, reentry services, and accountable policing.
Foster Dreams
Seniors & Security
Seek to convene a bipartisan task force to explore state‑level backstops if federal benefits are disrupted, and expand programs that keep seniors healthy, housed, and independent.
Invest in aging‑in‑place services—home modifications, affordable in‑home care, caregiver support, and transportation—so dignity and
family choice come first.
Veterans & Military Families
Create a one‑stop Veterans Navigation Initiative to connect veterans and military families quickly to benefits, healthcare, housing, and job pathways.
Press for hiring incentives and credential recognition that turn service into civilian opportunity.
Establish community-based veterans legal aid.
Jobs, Small Business, & Workforce
Promote job security through workforce training tied to Maryland’s growth sectors, small‑business zero-to-no-risk loans, community mentorship programs, and employer‑school partnerships that create basic, real, tangible career paths.
Ensure reliable, affordable, widespread transit so
people can get to work.
Sustainable Environmentalism
Protect the Chesapeake Bay while tackling emergency weather preparedness, urban air quality, stormwater, tree canopy, and heat islands.
Champion green infrastructure, clean‑energy incentives for working families, local food systems, and active‑transportation so sustainability is practical and affordable.
Lead the Nation in Online Safety
Drive public awareness of the psychological risks of algorithmic engagement and treat online safety as a public‑health crisis.
That means driving public education campaigns, convening experts in mental health, child development, and gerontology. Together, we can craft community-driven state policies that demand stronger privacy protections, age‑appropriate safeguards, stringent limits on manipulative design-particularly for minors, & algorithm transparency.
Pair regulation with resources for families, schools, and caregivers so prevention, early intervention, and recovery are practical & accessible.
Support for Educators
& Partnership with P.G.C.E.A.
Align closely with the Prince George’s County Education Association ("PGCEA") by consulting on all major education issues, supporting collective bargaining, and advancing policies that reflect teachers’ priorities.
Work collaboratively with PGCEA on Blueprint modernization, staffing, professional development, and pilot-based reforms that are teacher‑led and student‑centered.
Above is just the begginning.
The legislative process should be bold.
Yet, nothing here is vague or abstract.
Everything is an exploration or promise.
Liberate Education. Strengthen Community. Foster Dreams.
Three pillars to get Back To Basics.
One clear pledge to you.
Totally centered on our 24th District.