Campaign Phone
240-900-2314
Campaign Instagram
@aliciaformaryland
Data centers can provide significant economic benefits and technological advances, however, their role in our communities needs to be further reviewed. Particularly how these centers impact power grids, utility costs, as well as farmlands, air quality, and waterways across Maryland. I fully support further studying and researching the expansion of data centers with additional community input to positively balance growth with environmental protection and safeguarding communities.
Rising utility costs are straining working families, seniors, and small businesses in Maryland. Addressing this issue requires oversight of pricing, investment in modern infrastructure, and expanded energy-efficiency programs. This includes scaling community and rooftop solar that can lower energy costs and expand access to clean generated power. Therefore, utility costs can remain affordable, climate friendly, and strengthen long-term reliability.
Public transportation is essential to connect Marylanders to jobs, health care, and workforce opportunities. By strengthening public transit, this will help reduce congestion, lower emissions, and support hardworking Marylanders. In recent years, climate change highlights the importance of public transit. By investing in reliable, flexible, and clean systems, we will increase economic opportunity, stabilize costs, and build resilient communities across Maryland.
With experience managing millions in federal funds, I understand balancing Maryland’s budget requires fiscal discipline, long-term vision, and responsible investment of taxpayer dollars. My priorities focus on stronger schools, resilient communities, and inclusive growth. I support funding the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, investing in public health, community safety, small businesses, workforce development, smart technology, and access to child/elder care so families can thrive in Maryland.
Maryland welcomes and values diversity and recognizes the significant contributions immigrants make to our economy and community. As the daughter of immigrants, I will support policies that ensure immigrant families can live, work, and contribute safely without fear. This includes strengthening access to legal services, protecting due process and human rights, increasing language access, opposing policies that undermine trust, and supporting workforce and small business opportunities for all.
Campaign Twitter
@DelegateKaiser
Campaign Phone
301-379-2663
I support MD’s data center expansion only if balanced by a strict regulatory framework. While they boost computing quality and support many industries, the cons - including severe energy grid strain, rising consumer costs, and threats to water supply/quality - must be mitigated. Moving forward, we need incentives for environmental protection, a shift to battery power, support for union jobs, and mandatory public notice to ensure these facilities serve the public good without depleting resources.
Escalating utility costs in MD are driven by a huge spike in regional capacity charges, the rapid retirement of aging power plants, and a lack of local generation. Hence, I have supported initiatives to provide direct ratepayer reductions and enhance oversight of utility spending. We must modernize our grid with advanced technology to lower transmission costs, cap executive bonuses, invest more in renewable energy, and ensure large energy users pay their fair share for infrastructure upgrades.
Yes, improving public transit is essential. Robust systems in cities and suburbs benefit the entire state by reducing regional traffic congestion, lowering carbon emissions, and connecting Marylanders to high-quality jobs. Beyond environmental and economic gains, expanded transit increases property values, supports the aging population, and reduces road maintenance costs. By investing in reliable transit, we foster a more mobile workforce and a healthier, more equitable economy for all.
Budgets reflect our values. My top 3 priorities: 1) Education, from robust K-12 funding to accessible higher education; 2) Protecting the vulnerable, specifically supporting kids with special needs, educating foster youth, protecting the LGBTQ+ community, and ensuring government truly works for people; and 3) Quality of life, by investing in a clean environment, healthcare, and public resources. I will fight for programs that uplift the least among us while securing Maryland’s future prosperity.
Immigrants have always benefited our state and nation. Diversity is our strength. I have supported legislation to end 287(g) agreements and prevent local cooperation with ICE to ensure our communities feel safe. I also strongly support expanding in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants to increase economic opportunity. In fact, I will be leading the debate to pass this bill, ensuring that every Marylander has a fair shot at success. My record is strong in supporting immigrant communities.
Campaign Phone
301-541-3742
Campaign Instagram
@mirekunorth
There is no question that more data centers are coming to Maryland, which could bring significant, high-standard jobs. However, it is important to create guardrails on its growth. That means supporting efforts to have data centers pay for their own energy infrastructure instead of Maryland families. Data centers should be held accountable for their impact on the grid, water, land, the sensitive information kept, and Maryland’s energy bills.
High utility costs are a concern for Maryland families. I have focused on lowering utility costs and making Maryland more affordable. It has been a balancing act of managing costs while enhancing clean energy. During the current legislative session, we are holding utility companies accountable for higher costs while ensuring we put money back in customers' pockets. I, along with my teammates Sen. Craig Zucker, Del. Anne Kaiser, and candidate Matt Post, are making this a priority.
Yes. When we have more public transportation, we have more affordable means to participate in the economy, and more job opportunities for the public transit employees and our unions who support them. Expanding the availability of public transportation offers opportunities to create climate-friendly infrastructure, which includes not only for public transit, but also for pedestrians and cyclists.
I will continue to prioritize 1) child care funding for our most vulnerable and developmentally delayed kids and for those kids with the greatest need, 2) the education budget for K-12 by striving to fully fund the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future that has transformed our education system, and 3) an increase in funding to make college affordable.
As a second-generation immigrant, I will continue to stand up for immigrants in rallies and in the House of Delegates. I was proud to vote again to end Maryland’s cooperation with ICE, and to vote to expand sensitive locations further to protect our children and families from ICE activity. The work continues to safeguard stored data of immigrant communities, and to fight for accountability in policing our immigrants, affordable housing, fair treatment of tenants, and access to healthcare.
Campaign Twitter
twitter.com/MattLPost
Campaign Phone
240-490-2907
Campaign Instagram
Instagram.com/MattLPost
No. As Delegate, I’ll support a moratorium on new data centers until we create a regulatory framework that prevents them from passing their costs onto our utility bills. (74% of the spike in regional electricity costs is attributed to data center demand.) We should not have to subsidize the wealthiest corporations in the world. Maryland must require new data center projects to bring their own clean energy to cover their power needs, pay for grid capacity improvements, and hire local workers.
Data centers account for 74% of the spike in regional electricity costs, which is passed to our utility bills. As I describe above, I'll fight to make those corporations— not Maryland families— bear that burden. We must also invest in green power to expand our state’s energy capacity. As Delegate, I’ll support faster permitting for new sustainable generation, transmission, and storage infrastructure: shorter timelines, firm deadlines for agency decisions, & limits on procedural delay.
Yes. Public transit is our best tool for reducing traffic congestion, pollution, and socioeconomic inequities, but only if service is reliable, safe, and frequent enough for people to depend on it. To achieve that, Maryland must build projects faster & cheaper by increasing state capacity, limiting consultants, and expanding best-value procurement. With the right investments, we can avoid the delays & overruns of the Purple Line and all have cleaner air, shorter commutes, and more just transit.
I’ll fight for education, small businesses, and local needs in our district. Investments in schools (educator pay, mental health support, & career education) lift the whole community. Our small businesses are the backbone of our neighborhoods & Maryland can do more to help them grow. I’m honored to be a part of the District 14 team, which has secured millions for local nonprofits, roads, and economic development. I’m eager to continue working together to deliver for you.
On our school board, I fought alongside our immigrant neighbors for opportunity & dignity, securing hundreds of thousands of dollars to support new immigrant students. I will continue that work as Delegate. We must do everything possible to stand up to the administration, including enforcing a ban on ICE wearing masks & prohibiting school security from collaborating with ICE. We also must support the small businesses so many immigrants start & sustain here: reducing paperwork & permitting delays
