I am in Annapolis to be a strong voice for St. Mary’s County, because it takes courage to fight for our values when you are outnumbered.
The cards below are just a subset of my proven, effective record. From Prioritizing Affordability and Restoring Accountability to Defending our Values and Rural Communities, I focus on the work that delivers real solutions.
My success is built on more than just rhetoric; I have personally led the way as the primary sponsor on many of these victories, proving I can deliver WINS even when the deck is stacked against us. By partnering across the aisle, I have helped pass hundreds of bipartisan laws without ever compromising on principles.
These are the WINS delivered for St. Mary’s County that we’ve achieved together—and they are the foundation for the battles I am still fighting today.
PRIORITIZING AFFORDABILITY
Property Tax Appeal Fairness
Primary Sponsor: Guaranteed homeowners a fair, timely process to appeal property tax assessments.
Hospitality Fee Relief
Primary Sponsor: Waived St. Mary's County small business fees to help restaurants recover from state shutdowns.
Protecting Local Pharmacies
Primary Sponsor: Authored law (Chapter 550) ending predatory "steering" by corporate middlemen, ensuring Southern Maryland families can keep their trusted local pharmacists.
Keep Our Heroes Home Tax Relief
Co-Sponsor: The single largest increase in the military retirement tax subtraction in state history.
Hospital Rate Accountability
Primary Sponsor: Codified standards for hospital rate-setting to ensure Maryland remains compliant with federal cost-containment models while protecting local hospital solvency.
Property Tax Credits for Volunteer EMTs
Co-Sponsor: Expanding property tax credit eligibility to include volunteer EMTs—rewarding those who serve and helping St. Mary's recruit and retain life-saving first responders.
RESTORING ACCOUNTABILITY & TRUST
Medical Records Privacy
Primary Sponsor: Authored law requiring patient notification before destroying medical records to protect personal health information.
State Transparency Act
Co-Sponsor: Forced state agencies to broadcast meetings and post documents online for public oversight.
Right to Try Act
Primary Sponsor: Authored law giving terminally ill patients access to personalized medicine without government interference.
State Ethics Transparency Act
Co-Sponsor: Expanded the Open Meetings Act to require the State Ethics Commission to livestream meetings and post archives online for public oversight.
Senior Security & Rights
Co-Sponsor: Protecting seniors in retirement communities by mandating financial transparency and holding corporate providers accountable for resident grievances.
Military Freedom & Rights
Co-Sponsor: Prohibits discrimination against service members, veterans, and their families in housing and employment.
DEFENDING OUR VALUES & RURAL COMMUNITIES
Maryland Constitutional Carry Act
Co-Sponsor: Fighting to repeal the state’s permit requirement for eligible adults, asserting that the right to bear arms is a human right, not a government-granted privilege.
Golden Beach Golf Carts
Primary Sponsor: Authored law authorizing golf carts, protecting the unique local lifestyle of St. Mary's from state overreach.
Protecting Our Family Farms
Co-Sponsor: Making the 25-mile "Farm Vehicle" radius permanent—slashing registration costs and ensuring St. Mary's farmers can move equipment and goods without government red tape.
Modernization of Military Laws Act
Co-Sponsor: Overhauled state military code to provide modern legal protections for the National Guard and expanded eligibility for State veterans' cemeteries.
"Condoms for Kiddies"
Watchdog: Led the floor opposition against mandates that bypassed parental consent and sought to prioritize state agendas over parental authority in schools.
Lifetime Supervision of Sex Offenders
Primary Sponsor: Prioritizing victims over criminals by ensuring high-risk sex offenders stay under state watch for life.
Delivering for St. Mary's
State Highway Work
- Leonardtown Rt. 5 Expansion: Secured major funding to widen and improve the downtown corridor.
- Clements Roundabout: Secured critical repairs and safety optimization for the local farmers.
- Rt. 6 Redesign: Direct involvement to implement solutions to eliminate the persistent traffic bottleneck.
Community Wins
- St. Clements Water Treatment: Secured state investment to modernize local water infrastructure and protect public health.
- Maintaining Rural Character: Standing firm with local community groups against over-development in the northern part of the county to protect the open spaces and natural beauty that make St. Mary's unique.
Local Business Support
- Fire Inspections: Personally worked with local fire inspectors to speed up inspection timeframes to enable businesses to open without weeks of unnecessary delays.
- Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE): Directly worked with state inspectors to quickly resolve approvals for upgraded infrastructure at Maryland International Raceway, protecting a vital regional employer.
Supporting Our Veterans
- Charlotte Hall Veterans Home: When Democrats attempted to cut $1 million from the CHVH, I successfully fought to have this funding reinstated. (BFRA - HB 589 (2021))
- Charlotte Hall Veterans Home: Our delegation successfully secured $2.27M in the State Budget for critical infrastructure projects. (HB 351/SB 361, 2024)
Mental Health Support
- Veteran Mental Health Advocacy: Co-Sponsored legislation to require county mental health advisory committees to include experts in veteran and military mental health care. (HB 408 (2024)).
- 9-8-8 Trust Fund: Co-authored legislation establishing the 9-8-8 Trust Fund for behavioral health crisis response. (HB 293 (2022)).
Addressing Rural Healthcare
- Occupational Therapy Compact: Primary Sponsor of law entering Maryland into the Interstate Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact to ensure reliable access for families. (HB 540 (2021)).
- Preserve Telehealth Access: Co-Sponsored legislation to ensure Southern Maryland families kept permanent access to remote specialist doctors and audio-only telehealth modalities. (HB 869 (2025)).
Continuing Battles
Lowering the Cost of Living
Leading the charge to protect family budgets from the "Middle-Class Squeeze" by fighting to repeal regressive taxes and hidden fee hikes:
- Ending Automatic Gas Tax Hikes: Fighting to repeal the law that allows gas taxes to increase automatically with inflation without a single vote from the legislature. (HB827 (2026))
- Stopping Vehicle Registration Hikes: Opposing the massive increases in registration fees that punish families for owning the vehicles they need for work and school.
- Blocking Sales Tax Expansion: Standing firm against attempts to expand the sales tax to everyday services, which would further drive up costs for Maryland consumers.
Addressing Energy Prices
Leading the fight to lower skyrocketing utility bills by eliminating the "hidden" government mandates and fees that drive up the cost of living for the middle class:
- Repealing the EmPOWER Surcharge: Ending the mandatory fee on monthly bills that forces families to fund government energy programs (HB 521 (2026)).
- Ending the RGGI Carbon Tax: Withdrawing Maryland from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to stop out-of-state carbon taxes from being passed to consumers (HB 1640 (2026)).
- Protecting Grid Reliability: Rolling back the "Climate Solutions Now" mandates that threaten to shut down reliable power plants before affordable replacements are ready.
A Safer St. Mary’s
Leading the fight to support our law enforcement and maintain the critical tools needed to keep our neighborhoods and families safe:
- Protecting the 287(g) Program: Fighting to keep the Sheriff’s Office partnership with federal authorities to ensure local law enforcement can identify and detain dangerous criminal aliens.
- Opposing "Sanctuary State" Mandates: Standing firm against state-level interference that attempts to block local police from cooperating with federal law enforcement.
- Supporting Our Front Line: Fighting for the resources and legal protections our deputies and first responders need to do their jobs effectively and safely.
Defending Parental Rights
Leading the fight to restore transparency in our schools and ensure that parents—not government bureaucrats—remain the primary authority in their children's lives:
- The Parental Rights in Education Act: Fighting for legislation that mandates full transparency regarding school curriculum, medical records, and gender-related discussions.
- Expanding School Choice: Pushing for the expansion of BOOST and other programs to ensure every St. Mary's family can choose the educational environment that best fits their child.
- Academic Excellence Over Social Agendas: Fighting to refocus the state’s multi-billion dollar "Blueprint" spending on core subjects like math, reading, and science.
Protecting Your Tax Dollars
Leading the fight for the "Follow the Money" initiative to end the era of unaccountable spending by mandating strict oversight for non-profits receiving state funds:
- The Non-Profit Accountability Act: Fighting for legislation requiring any organization receiving over $50,000 in state grants to undergo a full independent audit.
- Capping Executive Salaries: Pushing for a ban on using state taxpayer dollars to fund six-figure salaries for non-profit executives.
- Ending "Pass-Through" Secrecy: Fighting to require non-profits to disclose exactly how much of their state funding is actually spent on services versus "administrative overhead" and political lobbying.
- Public Access to Records: Mandating that any non-profit primarily funded by the state must comply with Maryland’s Public Information Act (PIA) requests regarding those funds.
Protection Of Women's Rights
Leading the fight to preserve the integrity of women’s athletics and ensure the safety and privacy of biological girls in Maryland schools:
- The Fairness in Girls' Sports Act: Fighting for legislation that requires school sports teams to be designated based on biological sex—preserving a level playing field for female athletes.
- Protecting Private Spaces: Expanding the battle to mandate that locker rooms and bathrooms in public schools remain designated for students of the same biological sex.
- Preserving Opportunities: Fighting to ensure that scholarships and athletic achievements intended for women are protected for biological female competitors.
- Ending Retaliation: Pushing for legal protections that prevent schools or athletic associations from punishing students or families who speak out in defense of fair play.