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With environmentally responsible guardrails, data centers can bring much vitality to our state's economy and produce high paying jobs well into the future. Data centers also consume much energy and place much pressure on energy grids. If new data centers would be socio-environmentally & economically responsible and accountable for electricity grid impacts, I would support additional data centers in the creation of in-demand jobs for the digital economy.
Ever rapid rising demands, delays in bringing online new power supplies and excessive profits of utility companies contribute to the escalating utility costs in our state. During the 2026 Legislative Session, I voted to make monthly electric bills more affordable, to strengthen oversight of utility companies, and to hold large energy users responsible for infrastructure needed to support increased demand. In addition, I am strongly committed for our state to be a leader in clean energy.
Throughout my public service, I have been a strong advocate in policies and fiscal investments in public transportation. With a more vibrant public transportation system, Marylanders will have better access to get to their housing & jobs, spend less time in congestion and have more time to be with their loved ones enjoying life. During the 2026 Legislative Session, I voted for safety improvements, modernization, and acceleration of critical public transportation investments across the state.
Since 2015 and from 2021 to 2025, it's been a great honor to serve as a Member and Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee overseeing a $70 billion operating budget and $6 billion capital budget. With the state's budget being a reflection of our values, I will continue to prioritize affordability & cost-of-living, education and infrastructure investments. As a proud lifelong Marylander, I will fight to make life more affordable, invest in education and ensuring a robust economy.
As a son of immigrants, advocating for our marginalized communities has a tender place in my heart. Sadly, even my own lived experience as an elected representative, I know firsthand the devastating effects of being left behind and not having a voice as a member of the immigrant community. From funding in our state's budget to having our voices heard at the ballot boxes, I will fight for immigrants to be respected and have a safe haven from current federal actions adversely harming immigrants.
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Yes, but only with strict conditions. Data centers can add jobs and tax revenue, but they also strain the power grid, water supply, and land use. Maryland should require developers to cover infrastructure costs, protect ratepayers, avoid prime farmland and sensitive areas, and prove grid and water capacity first. Growth is important at the dawn of AI, but families should not subsidize it or bear the consequences of poor planning.
Escalating utility costs are driven by rising PJM capacity and transmission charges, tighter power supply, grid congestion, costly mandates, and large new demand from data centers that too often shifts costs to families. I would push for more in-state reliable generation, tougher oversight of PJM and utilities, faster grid upgrades, and a rule that major new users pay their own infrastructure costs instead of passing them to ratepayers.
Yes, where it is practical and tied to real demand. Better public transportation can improve access to jobs, school, health care, and economic opportunity, while reducing traffic pressure in key corridors. But expansion must be disciplined, cost-effective, and matched to how people actually live and travel. The goal should be reliable service and smarter connections, not expensive projects that look good on paper but fail the public.
My top budget priorities are public safety, education with accountability, and affordability infrastructure such as energy reliability and core transportation. I will fight for programs that produce measurable results, not bloated bureaucracy. I want more dollars reaching classrooms, communities, and essential services, while cutting waste, duplicative spending, and policies that drive higher costs onto working families and small businesses.
I support safe, lawful, and fair policies that recognize the contributions immigrants make to Maryland’s economy and communities. That includes good schools, public safety, workforce opportunity, and clear access to services. I also support integration, legal compliance, and dignity under the law, while rejecting fear, exploitation, and political gamesmanship.
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Public policy is a choice. It is often not a question of can or can't, but a matter of will or won't. Policy makers must find a balance between environmental impacts vs. the economic benefits Data Centers can provide. However, inasmuch as there is no "Planet B," our first priority always needs to be protecting the unrenewable resource -- the Earth.
First, there should be limits on the percentage residential energy rates can increase in a calendar year. Second, absent a crisis, they should not be allowed to raise prices in consecutive years. Finally, the new data centers should have to pay utility bills commensurate with the use (and strain) they create for the grid. No "ordinary" homeowner should see increases in their utility bills due to the "power demands of new data centers."
Public transportation is essential for two reasons. First, the less combustion engine vehicles on the roads, the better for the environment. Second, everyone is not a driver and/or cannot afford a car. Public transportation is essential for many to take their children to school, get to work, go to stores, etc. Whether the improvements come via expanded bus routes, light rail or subway access, we need to make public transportation more accessible.
The Blueprint for Maryland's Future (BMF) has been established as a legislative and governing priority. We must ensure that BMF is not encroached upon or diminished.Housing affordability -- we must invest in the building of Cottage ("Tiny") homes at the local level, with state support, to create an affordable pathway for aspiring homeowners to get into the housing market.Additional reforms are also needed in the criminal legal system with focus on rehabilitation, reentry services, and juveniles
I oppose having Maryland's local law enforcement partnering with ICE. We must embody our "Free State" ethos. Cooperation with policy wickedness does not do that. 2025 crime statistics in Maryland and around the nation, indicated that crime was decreasing and most crime was not attributable to our immigrant population. The current ICE-based federal approach is a "solution looking for a problem." Facts matter, and this is not facts-based governance. Immigration reforms -- Welcome not persecute!
