I will protect free and fair elections by defending access to the ballot while ensuring accurate counts. I opposed the SAVE Act because it would make it harder for eligible Americans to vote. I support strengthening the Voting Rights Act, expanding early and mail voting, improving election security, and providing resources to states to ensure safe, secure, and reliable elections.

I do not support current immigration enforcement practices. I introduced the Keep ICE Out of Washington County Act to block a proposed ICE detention center in Hagerstown, and I’m glad construction has been halted while legal challenges move forward. I have never voted to fund ICE—not even a penny. We need a humane system that protects due process and keeps families together, not the lawless approach we’re seeing from the current administration.

I’m focused on lowering costs and expanding opportunity for working families. My Costs Down, Opportunity Up agenda cracks down on price gouging and junk fees, lowers health care and prescription drug costs, and tackles the housing shortage by building more homes. I’ll expand the Child Tax Credit and invest in childcare and paid leave, while lowering energy and grocery costs and ensuring big corporations pay their fair share.

I believe the United States should lead with strength, diplomacy, and respect for the rule of law. I oppose warmongering, including the illegal strike on Venezuela, which I said was unconstitutional and serious enough to warrant impeachment. I have also raised concerns about unauthorized military action in Iran. America’s role is to work with allies, defend democracy, and ensure Congress, not the President alone, decides matters of war and peace.

I will protect and strengthen the social safety net so no Marylander is left behind. I strongly opposed H.R. 1, which cut Medicaid and SNAP through harmful redeterminations to fund tax breaks for billionaires, and I led amendments to stop it. Through my Costs Down, Opportunity Up agenda, I will lower health care and food costs, expand access to essential programs, and work to repeal these harmful provisions and restore fairness and humanity to our safety net.

Mandatory voter ID same as required for driving, boarding an airplane, bank transactions, renting a hotel room, food stamps, welfare, unemployment, social security, for school, getting married, joining the military, or library books. Require US Citizenship to register to vote, unlike Frederick City which recently allowed non-citizens to vote in city elections. Disallow interference with voters within 100 feet of polls. Must be 18 to vote. Ensure integrity of voter machines and counting.

U.S. allows 1 million vetted legal immigrants/year, more than any country. Keep borders secured to stop illegal immigration. The prior administration’s 300,000 illegal immigrants/month, human trafficking, and fentanyl and cocaine transportation non-enforcement were outrageous. My Democratic opponent's approach of refusing to fund any immigration enforcement is not acceptable.

I successfully collected 18,000 signatures each to place charter amendments to limit property tax increases and to term limit elected tax-increase specialists. Both passed voter scrutiny despite unanimous opposition from elected Democrats. I’ll oppose tax increases and endorse a balanced budget. Protect Social Security and Medicare. Never vote to close the federal government as my opponent has done repeatedly. We have 35,000 federal employees and 35,000 government contractors in MD6.

China is our greatest adversary. Maintaining stable relations is paramount. We must lead in the AI race and protect Taiwan which currently produces 90% of the world’s most advanced computer chips, which are used in cars, smartphones, medical devices, computers, missile systems, and fighter jets. A Monroe doctrine-like protection is essential for the Americas. Wariness of today’s Stalin—Putin—is important. Be friendly to Canada, Mexico, and Israel. Develop US nuclear, rare minerals, energy.

Protect Social Security and Medicare. Oppose property and sales tax increases. Oppose deficit spending which drives up inflation, the cruelest tax of all. Emphasize a family-friendly tax code. Provide excellent constituent services with same-day responses. Set up numerous personal appts with those in need in Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick, and Montgomery counties. Answer the phone with a real, live person. Support education and reading programs, enabling children to be rising stars.

I support voter-marked paper ballots, transparent mandatory post-election audits, and nonpartisan election administration to ensure accurate, accountable vote counts. I support ranked-choice voting, independent redistricting commissions, and equal ballot access to make elections more representative. I also support public financing of campaigns and stronger limits on corporate and special-interest influence.

No. I do not support current approaches that rely on raids, detention, family separation, and punitive enforcement. I support a comprehensive overhaul of our immigration system that protects human rights and due process, ends family separation, reduces exploitation of undocumented workers, provides a fair path to legal status, and treats immigrants with dignity while maintaining an orderly and humane immigration process.

I will make affordability a priority by pursuing universal single-payer healthcare, expanding affordable housing and housing assistance, and working to end homelessness. I support a full-employment program with living-wage jobs, including green infrastructure and public works, while strengthening the social safety net. I will also pursue fair taxation and policies that reduce the cost of essential goods and services.

The United States should be a leader for peace, diplomacy, human rights, and international cooperation. I support resolving disputes through diplomacy and international institutions, respecting national self-determination and international law, reducing excessive military spending, pursuing nuclear disarmament, and strengthening the Peace Corps and humanitarian programs. We should work with nations worldwide to address climate change, poverty, conflict, and global security.

I will protect and strengthen Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, nutrition assistance, housing support, and other essential programs. I oppose cuts, privatization, and restrictive work requirements that leave vulnerable Marylanders without support. I support lifting the Social Security payroll-tax cap on high earners, expanding universal healthcare and housing assistance, and creating a guaranteed livable income so every person can meet basic needs with dignity.