Bobby's Promise

Since 2020, Maryland energy rates have surged 44% to fund data center infrastructure while BGE posted $527 million in record profits. The system is rigged. We will fix it.

• No dirty power for Big Tech. End exemptions that let tech giants build polluting gas and diesel power stations. If they operate in Maryland, they use clean energy.
• No shutoffs for families in need. End utility shutoffs for seniors, families with children, and those with medical needs. Heat and light are human rights.
• Energy independence from fossil fuels. Build the Maryland-made clean energy we need, creating good-paying jobs for our neighbors and lowering our energy bills.
• Fix the rigged regulators. Reform the PSC with consumer advocates, not industry insiders. Fund the Office of People's Counsel to match the scale of the fight.
• A grid owned by the people. Transition our broken utility system from being owned by wall street investors and private equity to a public power system owned by answerable to the people.

Our immigrant neighbors are not "problems" to be solved; they are people to be protected. When I learned that my opponent turned his back on our neighbors by allowing Maryland to quietly cooperate with ICE, I took to the streets. Our democracy is in a crisis on all levels of government, and people have lost trust in their elected officials. We will fight to hold all of our leaders accountable, shine a light on every dark backroom where politics is done, and give the people true oversight over their government. 

• Open primaries. Allow all Marylanders to participate in democracy and allow unaffiliated voters to participate in primaries for all state and federal offices.
• Get big money out of politics. Ban direct corporate contributions to state candidates and ensure that our laws are written to protect the public, not to guarantee returns for industry donors. 
• Enact citizen initiatives. Introduce and pass a Maryland Citizen Initiative Act to empower Marylanders to petition for new laws to be added to the ballot.
• Accountability for every public dollar. Strong and independent state auditors and inspectors to track taxpayer funding and investigate corruption on all levels of government.
• Pass redistricting. Trump and the MAGA Republicans are trying to rig congressional elections by gerrymandering red states and eliminating majority Black-districts across the south. Maryland must respond and restore a level-playing field for congressional elections. 
• Stop The Camps & End The Transports. We have to do everything we can to make life hard on ICE. We must pass state level legislation to forbid the conversation of pre-existing buildings into detention centers and prevent our state owned airport, BWI, from being used for deportation flights.
• Defend our immigrant neighbors. Establish a Maryland Deportation Defense Fund to guarantee legal counsel for detained Marylanders, and pass the ICE Breaker Act to end local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

Maryland made a promise in 2021: a world-class education for every child. Now the establishment is breaking it to protect corporate tax breaks. We refuse to accept that choice.

• Fund student wellness, not criminalization. Mandate a 1:250 counselor-to-student ratio, place wellness centers in every high school, and restrict the jurisdiction of armed school police during the school day.
• Protect student privacy. Prohibit schools from disclosing a student's immigration status, disability information, or gender identity to law enforcement, federal authorities, or unsupportive environments where there is a risk of harm.
• Launch 60/40 Collaborative Time Now. Start with high-need and Title I schools immediately. No more blanket delays.
• Coaching over credentials. Redirect funding from expensive low-ROI credentials to proven instructional coaching that drives real classroom results.
• The Maryland Teaching Residency. Train teachers through state-school partnerships, not expensive private programs.
• Help teachers stay in the communities they serve. Expand "Smart Buy" grants up to $20,000 and add property tax credits for educators who live in their districts.
• Stop the revolving door. Redirect the $125 million lost to turnover into retention stipends for veteran teachers at key experience milestones.
• Let teachers strike. Legalize the right to strike with a 14-day notice and emergency childcare and food plans so fighting for students never harms them

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Neighborhoods like Curtis Bay, Cherry Hill, and West Baltimore have been treated as sacrifice zones for generations. A neighborhood is not "improving" if the people who built it are pushed out the moment it becomes profitable.

• Statewide rent stabilization. Cap annual rent increases at 3% or the rate of inflation. Pass Just Cause eviction protections statewide.
• Build affordable housing. End the statewide shortage of affordable housing by committing public dollars to accelerate the construction of abundant, union-built, affordable housing, and cutting down on red tape slowing down the process.
• Right to stay and right to return. If a developer takes state money or zoning favors, current residents must be first to benefit, with a guaranteed right to return at their old rent.
• A real path from renter to owner. Five years of on-time rent earns you the Right of First Refusal to purchase your home, backed by zero-interest state loans.
• No more rubber-stamped pollution permits. Pass the Cumulative Impact Act. If a neighborhood is already overburdened, the state must be able to say no to new industrial permits.
• Repair historical harms. Create a dedicated down-payment assistance program specifically for descendants of historically redlined census tracts.

Whether you swipe a badge or punch a clock, every worker deserves respect and dignity on the job. Unions built Baltimore, and moved generations into the middle class. Now, our teachers, firefighters, hospital staff, and warehouse workers keep Maryland running. It is time Annapolis sided with them.

• Baltimore residents first. Any project receiving state subsidies must commit to local hire agreements and give Baltimore residents first access to jobs and union apprenticeships.
• Collective bargaining for all. Every public worker, from grad students to EMTs, must have the legally protected right to negotiate fair pay and conditions.
• Stand with first responders. Mandate minimum staffing requirements and fund modern equipment for firehouses on dangerously long shifts.
• End the gig-economy scam. Pass a Workplace Safety Bill of Rights to stop Big Tech from misclassifying workers as contractors to dodge wages and benefits.
• Stop Amazon's algorithm abuse. Ban predatory production quotas that treat people like machines. Guarantee warehouse workers the right to organize without retaliation.
• Treat wage theft as the crime it is. Joint corporate liability and criminal penalties for employers who steal workers' wages.

We are in the middle of a climate crisis. We need a just transition away from the dirty industries of the past towards the clean economy of the future. Passing stronger environmental protections will not only provide healthier communities, but good-paying jobs for our neighbors.

• Hold Big Coal accountable. A $13-per-ton fee on coal transported through Maryland generates $300 million annually for climate programs and $5 million for asthma treatment along transport routes.
• Restore the Bay. Mandate 100-foot waterfront farm buffers and pay both landowners and tenant farmers to install permanent vegetative buffers. Save the Bay. Keep family farms whole.
• Build Abundant Clean Energy. Streamline procurement of Maryland-made solar and wind. Build energy storage. Create thousands of union jobs and get off the fossil fuel grid for good.
• The CHERISH Mandate. Pass the CHERISH Our Communities Act so neighborhoods already overburdened with industrial pollution cannot have more piled on.
• The Better Buildings Act. All new construction must be fully electric. Lower energy costs, eliminate indoor air pollution, and stop building tomorrow's problems today.

The average Baltimore transit rider can reach only 9% of regional jobs within an hour. That is not a transit system. It is a barrier. We will treat reliable transportation as the public necessity it is.

• Build the Red Line now. Deliver the east-west light rail connection Baltimore was promised. Connect the Black Butterfly to the region's major job centers.
• Expand Bus Rapid Transit. Dedicated bus lanes and signal priority on the busiest corridors so "rapid" is actually rapid for workers who cannot afford to be late
• A fast and seamless commute. Integrate Baltimore and Washington’s transit systems so they use the same payment technology and provide a smooth connection for Baltimore’s commuters.
• Fix the reliability crisis. Fully fund bus maintenance and operator recruitment. No more ghost buses leaving students, workers, and seniors stranded.
• Safety and dignity for every rider. Real-time arrival technology, lighted shelters, and accessible stations so every Marylander travels with the respect they deserve.

Politicians and out-of-state extremists have no business interfering in our most personal healthcare decisions. As the Supreme Court rolls back basic rights, Maryland must be an uncompromising sanctuary for reproductive justice, maternal health, and gender-affirming care. We will protect patients, providers, and our privacy.

• Expand abortion access. We must pass legislation to fund clinic capital, train providers, and support patient transportation.
• Protect our personal data. We must pass legislation to stop state agencies from sharing reproductive and location data with out-of-state authorities without a warrant.
• Manufacture our own medication. Pursue state-backed, in-state manufacturing of generic mifepristone and misoprostol to bypass federal bans and out-of-touch courts.
• Ensure gender-affirming care. Ban prior authorization for Medicaid gender-affirming care and require state-regulated insurance to cover it like any other standard procedure.
• Address the maternal health crisis. Fund direct-service maternal health, doula programs, and midwifery access for low-income women in overburdened areas.

Working families are being crushed by the rising costs of childcare and basic necessities. We cannot have a thriving state economy without a robust care system. It is time we treat childcare as public infrastructure and invest directly in our families and the workers who care for them.

• Guarantee affordable childcare. Establish a Universal Childcare Trust to permanently cap childcare costs at 7% of a household's income.
• Pay care workers a living wage. Work to establish strict minimum wage floors and loan forgiveness for early childhood educators.
• Protect our caregivers. Make Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) coverage automatic for gig and contract workers, and establish an emergency childcare fund for survivors of domestic violence.
• Expand the social safety net. Champion state-funded Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilots and establish a permanent, inflation-indexed Maryland Child Tax Credit that reaches all families, regardless of immigration status. This program is a test pilot for projected job loss with the rise of AI and robotics.

For too long, our laws have left marginalized communities and survivors of abuse behind. We must build a Maryland where everyone can live authentically and safely, free from violence, discrimination, algorithmic bias, and unequal pay.

• Protect survivors of abuse. Define coercive control as actionable domestic abuse in civil and criminal law, and create dedicated, permanent funding exclusively for survivor-centered transitional housing.
• Stop digital stalking. Create criminal penalties for weaponizing smart home devices or concealed cameras, and establish a state-funded program to help survivors safely remove stalkerware.
• Expand LGBTQIA+ protections. Ban conversion therapy for adults, codify "X" gender markers on all state documentation, and mandate gender identity inclusion policies in every school.
• Demand pay equity. Mandate strict pay equity audits for state contractors and ensure workers have the right to sue when denied pay transparency.
• End algorithmic bias. Pass legislation to mandate independent bias audits for any AI algorithms used in state hiring, policing, or social services.
• Equitable state budgets. Require all state agencies to submit gender, race, and income impact analyses alongside major budget requests.