The budget will dominate most of our discussions. Marriage equality legislation will return. And, of course, we’ll be busy with legislative redistricting.

For me, in my role as education subcommittee chair, I’ll be busy working for you on something called Maintenance of Effort, which has to do with education finance and how the state and local jurisdictions continue to partner to educate our children (I am happy to answer any of your questions about this, just email or call me). Ultimately, our investments in education have made a difference over the years — Maryland has been ranked #1 in education across the nation for 3 years in a row. However, we shouldn’t pat ourselves on the back until we are #1 for all kids.

Along with your District 14 team members, I am co-sponsoring a bill that will allow the residents of Damascus to decide whether they would like beer and wine to be sold in restaurants in their great town. I welcome your thoughts on all of these ideas. Please do not hesitate to get in touch. For more information on local legislation, please check out the Montgomery County Delegation website: http://www.montgomerycountydelegation.com