As a rogue federal administration directly attacks our values and our working families, we will stand strong and ensure Montgomery County continues to move forward.

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Since taking office, I've worked with residents to secure big wins against big odds:

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School Funding & Transparency

• For the first time, MCPS has opened their books with line-item detail, laying out the good, the bad, the ugly, and the path forward in public sessions with the Education and Culture Committee on which I sit.

• MCPS will receive 99.8% of their budget request to address shortages in special education, maintenance, and security staff, and other critical needs.​

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Bringing Equity to East County

• New Linkages to Learning, Excel Beyond the Bell, and CollegeTracks programs launched in District 5 schools

• Long-delayed East County school construction projects now being completed

• Dental program serving uninsured residents of East County launching soon (East County has been without County-run dental services since 2019!)

• Secured County funding to prevent a free medical clinic in East County from having to reduce their services

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Economic Development

• Long-stagnant developments across District 5 are now moving, from Burtonsville Crossing to White Oak Town Center to Hillandale Gateway and Viva White Oak

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Tenant Protections

• Legalized new tools to finally hold bad actor landlords accountable for failing to meet housing code

• Championed rent stabilization, limiting rent increases to keep tenants housed

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Neighborhood-Level Improvements

• New stop signs, crosswalks, speed bumps, curb bump-outs, pothole repairs, trees, and more in neighborhoods across District 5

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Immigrant Defense

• When Haitian residents told me they needed help with federal advocacy to stop deportations, I sent a letter signed by 50 federal, state, and local electeds across Maryland to the Department of Homeland Security, and brought a Haitian constituent facing deportation to speak at a meeting at the White House. In July 2024, the Biden Administration redesignated Haiti for TPS. 

• Following Trump's election, my office produced Know Your Rights information in 8 different languages and continues to work with schools, businesses, nonprofits, and community groups to do deep outreach across District 5 and beyond.

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With the federal government attacking our country, our residents' livelihoods, and our values, standing strong and pushing forward is more important than ever.

 

Now is the time for Montgomery County to lead.

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