Data Centers should be required to provide their own power and water, and not allowed to buy it from the grid, which raises demand and prices for all of us. Unless they are required to supply their own power and water, all of us are subsidizing them. Their owners get rich, and we get the bill.
In addition to the Data Centers, utility policy going back decades was to move to more renewables. We have been trying to do that ever since, but keep losing in the state house, I suspect because of large donations to sway votes. So, we haven’t set up new systems, and we haven’t done upkeep on the old systems we were replacing. Just as we were going to finally get going on wind, contracts were illegally cancelled by an unconstitutional executive order. That’s why are prices are high.
Yes. As healthcare becomes more expensive and hard to access, transportation between rural areas becomes a more dire situation. We need to be connected.
Education — Community College funding, including trades training. Healthcare — Stopping our rural hospitals from failing as Medicaid is being cut. The Bay — Cover cropping, conservation verges, oyster propagation, solar farm places being inundated with brackish water occasionally; it only takes a couple times for land to be unprofitable for crops. Use that land for solar.
Follow the constitution. The 14th Amendment says “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” If you’re born here, or naturalized, you’re a citizen. If you’re a person here you get due process and equal protection of the laws. No exceptions.
I support data centers as long as we first have the infrastructure to support additional power generation. I do not support growth or development that strains our existing grid. We need significantly more power generation and grid upgrades before adding new demand, and communities should have input through assessments and town halls.
Utility costs in Maryland are rising largely because reliable power generation has decreased while demand for electricity continues to grow, and our grid infrastructure has not kept pace. When demand exceeds supply, prices riise. It’s basic economics. For the past two years I’ve been working on a three-phase grid reliability project to strengthen infrastructure, bring in new power generation, and ensure our system can meet current and future demand.
Public transportation can be valuable, but many traditional systems are inherently inefficient in rural areas where populations are spread out. I support public transportation where it makes economic sense and where users cover most of the operating costs. We should focus on practical, cost-effective solutions that meet real transportation needs rather than expanding systems that require large ongoing subsidies.
Maryland faces an ongoing structural deficit driven largely by rising spending and mandated costs. My priority is reducing the overall cost of government in a responsible, thoughtful, and compassionate way. Within a balanced budget, my top priorities are funding critical infrastructure, maintaining efficient education systems, and ensuring public safety for our communities.
Immigrants contribute to our communities and economy, and I support legal immigration and the diversity it brings. While immigration policy is largely a federal issue, I support efforts to streamline the legal immigration process. I believe public benefits funded by taxpayers should prioritize residents and citizens, as most countries prioritize the interests of their own people.
