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I've worked in these facilities. I know firsthand they don't deliver the jobs promised. The data center I worked in ran day to day with barely two people on site. I support them only with mandatory water, energy, and grid impact assessments and real community benefit agreements. The costs go to residents. The profits leave. That math doesn't work for District 29C.
I see this from every angle. As a realtor, rising utility costs kill deals and price families out of homes. As someone with 20 years in tech and infrastructure, I know where the inefficiencies live. Large commercial users strain the grid and residents absorb the cost. I'll push for rate structure audits, infrastructure accountability, and solar investment. More solar capacity means lower long-term costs for everyone.
I lived this recently. After running a photo booth event for the Chopticon and Great Mills JROTC programs in St. Mary's County, I needed to get to my family in Frostburg at night. There was no public transit option. I waited four hours and spent $360 on an Uber because that was the only choice. That's unacceptable. No one should be stranded like that. I'll fight for MDOT investment in rural transit and real regional coordination across Southern Maryland.
My three priorities are public education, infrastructure, and behavioral health. My wife is a school counselor. I ran IT for our school system. I've seen what underfunding does to real people in real buildings. I'll protect Blueprint funding, fight for school construction investment, and ensure mental health resources reach people who need them. Balancing the budget means making honest choices, not shifting costs onto working families and school systems cuts.
I've worked alongside immigrant colleagues in DoD and IT. I've helped immigrant families buy homes. My wife works daily with immigrant students who show up and work hard despite everything being stacked against them. These are our neighbors. I'll oppose state cooperation with federal overreach, protect access to services, and make sure every child in our schools feels safe and supported.
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Maryland should compete for economic development, but not at the expense of infrastructure stability or quality of life. The goal is smart growth—projects that strengthen our economy without creating long-term burdens for taxpayers and communities.
Maryland imports most of it's electric. Maryland has shut down power plants. Maryland needs to reopen using natural gas! Poor cost management.
The transportation system was never a priority for the State of Maryland. Suburbs keep growing with much more density.
• Workforce development and skilled trades programs
• Targeted education investments tied to performance
• Public safety initiatives that reduce crime and support victims
• Infrastructure improvements that support economic growth
Maryland can meet its obligations without overspending by focusing on accountability, prioritizing core services, and investing in areas that strengthen our economy and communities.
Public safety and the rule of law remain essential. I would work to ensure that cooperation between state and local agencies focuses on addressing crime and protecting all residents, while respecting the proper roles of state and federal governments in immigration enforcement.
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There are currently 41 data centers in Maryland near urban hubs like Baltimore, Frederick and Silver Spring. All of them pose challenges to energy availability and land use issues. In the case of the Amazon data center proposed for Calvert County, issues include increased utility rates and potential competition for energy use; the use of millions of gallons of water; questionable tax incentives with very few jobs and create quality of life issues such air, noise and light pollution.
The State of Maryland has the highest cost of utilities in the country. Reasons include market pricing spikes at the grid level; investment in infrastructure upgrades; data center demand straining power grid capacity and skewing expected levels of use; and supply. Maryland has retired fossil-fuel plants in favor of renewable sources that the President has blocked. Maryland is now buying power from other sources, driving the price up even further. I support the transition to renewable sources.
Unlike the densely populated areas further north, Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties do not have the population density requiring mass transit solutions. We have free bus service within our boundaries as well. As for the roads, the only North to South route in Calvert (Route 4) is acknowledged in the County’s Comprehensive Plan to be its widest possible at the head of St. Leonard Creek due to wetlands. I support making Route 4 more navigable but not at the expense of water-use or wetlands.
Maryland’s balanced budget requirement every year forces some hard choices. I favor expenses that contribute to the day-to-day happiness and well-being of Maryland families. In that vein, I support spending on schools, roads, housing and utility grids. I do not support quick tax gimmicks like inviting industry to Calvert or St. Mary’s Counties. Calvert and St. Mary’s are vibrant forests, wetlands, agricultural tracts and fisheries. Our budget must reflect those values.
I fully support a diverse community. Immigrants have been the backbone of our country for many years. I also support the Maryland legislation signed in February 2026 (SB245/HB444), prohibiting local jurisdictions from signing and enforcing so-called 287(g) agreements deputizing local law enforcement to aid Federal agents in immigration enforcement.
