Maryland State Senate Candidates

The Maryland State Senate Minority Voters' Guide Survey received 2 responses from the 4 candidates that were reached out to. Below you will find a yes/no chart displaying simple responses to the 15 questions asked in our survey followed by a list of those questions. Click on any of the questions to see any additional context, up to 300 characters, the candidate wanted to add.

State Senate

Candidates we did not receive responses from include: Shelley Aloi and William "Bill" Folden.

If you are a candidate and you believe there is an error, please reach out to us at minorityvotersguidefrederick@gmail.com.

Question (1) Will you support policies and funding specifically targeted to creating housing affordable to households earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI) (individuals earning less than $25,000/year, families earning less than $50,000), including those living on SSI, disability income, fixed incomes, or very low wages?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (2) Do you support state funded reparations to address the lasting harms of slavery, segregation, lynching and systemic racial discrimination?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes "Preferably in the form of education, housing, employment training, and health care support and/or subsidies."
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (3) Will you support policies that protect immigrant civil rights and limit voluntary local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement activities except where legally required?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes "I was one of three Senate sponsors to eliminate the 287(g) program."
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (4) Do you support publicly financed elections based on small donations and laws to end unlimited election spending by Super PACs, outside groups, and self-funded candidates?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (5) Do you support ending partisan gerrymandering through an independent and fair redistricting process?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (6) Do you support restorative justice practices in criminal, legal and community settings?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (7) Will you support increased transparency, accountability, civil-rights protections, and community trust in local law-enforcement practices?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (8) Will you support requiring publicly funded housing projects to report how many units are affordable at 30% AMI or below rather than only reporting general affordable housing totals?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (9) Will you support diversity, equity, inclusion, civics, media literacy, academic freedom, and arts-inclusive education initiatives in public schools?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (10) Do you support increasing funds for English Language Learner students?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (11) Many jurisdictions, have adopted “Ranked Choice” voting, allowing greater choice and effort of one’s vote.

Do you support ranked choice voting for public elections?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes "I would like to see data from jurisdictions that have already implemented this before totally committing."
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (12) Do you support strengthening labor protections and collective bargaining rights for workers?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (13) Will you support transportation and infrastructure policies that improve access to jobs, schools, healthcare, and affordable housing?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (14) Will you publicly demand that the United States comply with domestic law, international law, treaty obligations, and the laws of war?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes
Lara Westdorp: Yes

Question (15) Do you support requiring data centers to supply their own power and recycle cooling water or use alternative cooling methods?

Karen Lewis Young: Yes "I have been a leader in the effort to make data centers safer and more responsible. I am the lead sponsor of the state data center study."
Lara Westdorp: Yes

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