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For more than 25 years, I've worked across party lines to improve Baltimore County's communities, first as President of the Perry Hall Improvement Association and now as County Councilman. Working together, we've advanced more than a dozen new parks. We blocked proposals that would have allowed for the dumping of more pollution into the Gunpowder River. We pushed for the Pine Grove Middle School renovation. Professionally, I'm the first special education teacher elected to the County Council.
It's critical that we protect northern Baltimore County from overdevelopment and preserve our family farms, which add $90 million to Baltimore County's economy. That's why I sponsored Question A, which will amend the county charter to make it tougher to expand our urban boundary. By blocking sprawl, we can focus our limited resources on older schools and communities like Carney and Perry Hall. We also need to strengthen our police and fire departments, including our volunteer fire stations.
I've voted for more budget cuts than any other Councilmember in Baltimore County history, and I will continue to oppose any tax increases. Our top priorities must be public safety, education, and infrastructure. The Council needs greater flexibility to modify the school system's budget and avoid teacher layoffs, and we need to demand greater investment from developers. I sponsored legislation that, for the first time, is requiring developers to contribute toward schools and infrastructure.
In 2024, at my urging, the County Council downzoned nearly 5,000 acres of land in eastern Baltimore County to preserve green space. In 2025, I sponsored Question A, the upcoming charter change that will ask voters to strengthen our urban growth boundary. By blocking overdevelopment, we can focus resources on older neighborhoods like Carney and Perry Hall. I support development that is compatible with existing neighborhoods, as long as we have classroom space and sufficient infrastructure.
As a public school teacher, I know firsthand the importance of apprenticeships; as Councilman, I sponsored legislation that will help create a new training center for plumbers and steamfitters in White Marsh. Places like Tradepoint Atlantic, the Greenleigh community in Middle River, and the White Marsh Town Center are regional economic development centers. I've supported incentives at all these Eastside communities, as well as transportation improvements to link workers with jobs.
As Councilman, I've helped neighborhoods secure funding in the budget for projects such as the resurfacing of Joppa Road, improvements to Honeygo Boulevard, and the Seven Courts Drive water line replacement. In 2019, we required developers to pay more for infrastructure improvements. Looking forward, we need to press our state legislators to establish a regional water authority. Baltimore County taxpayers need greater input on how water projects are funded and prioritized.
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I have owned a small business and am currently completing my Master’s in Project Management. Since 2017, I have volunteered in BCPS schools, where I learned to step up when I see a need, challenge the status quo, lead with empathy, and speak plainly. I am running because I want every person in District 7 to have true representation, not just those who can pay for influence. I bring a blend of private-sector efficiency and a deep-rooted commitment to our community.
Education – Good schools are an economic driver, and right now our public schools are not supporting our students, families, staff, or taxpayers. All of our residents deserve access to a solid public education system. While we’re seeing the budget grow, we’re also seeing class sizes get larger. Finding the balance between funding BCPS and keeping taxes low isn’t easy, but it starts with transparency, accountability, and oversight.
Transparency within the government, establishing oversight of BCPS, and growing our population. Balt. Co. is losing population and this puts a higher tax burden on current residents. Focus on growth, supporting education (an economic driver), smart development, and increasing oversight of wasteful spending. I am a ‘fiscal hawk’. We need to do our due diligence to ensure oversight and verify that contracts and legislation are not transferring private fiscal responsibility onto taxpayers.
The first step is acknowledging that District 7 has three very distinct populations – Rural, Suburban, and Urban. We need to shift away from down-zoning and focus on increasing access to and the usability of the green spaces we already have. I will work with communities and developers to build functioning neighborhoods, not just housing, that are supported by our current infrastructure and are in line with the 2030 Master Plan developed by the Department of Planning.
Strong public schools are an economic engine for communities. Demanding oversight of BCPS and elevating our school system will support current residents while making Balt. Co. a more desirable place to live. We need to expand training and career centered programs that already exist within the County; making sure that all residents have access to stable and meaningful employment. Contracting with companies who prioritize local hiring and have apprenticeship programs built into their operations.
Every department tracks their specific metrics and then department heads work cooperatively with the Department of Planning and the County Council. Being able to take data from each department and merge it together to create the ‘big picture’ is the foundation of the Master’s degree I’m pursuing. The second part is fiscal responsibility; cutting wasteful spending so that we can proactively invest in infrastructure, not scramble with fixes that cost taxpayers more in the long run.
