PRIORITIES
HOUSEHOLD STABILIZING FUND
We'll create a Household Stabilizing Fund to provide up to $250 a month for households earning under $75,000 a year. This is money to help cover essential needs like housing, healthcare, food, and utilities without stigma.
Who It's For
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Money deposited directly into your bank account
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Separate from state and federal programs
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Does not interfere with SNAP benefits
How It Works
We will set aside $15M to help as many households as possible, beginning with families, seniors, and the disabled.
Tier 1: Deep Need
Income Band:
< $30,000/year
Monthly Benefit: $250
Purpose: Food, medicine, housing, energy bills
Tier 2: Working Struggle
Income Band:
$30,001 - $55,000/year
Monthly Benefit: $150
Purpose: Support for working households still squeezed
Tier 3: Near Stability
Income Band:
$55,001 - $75,000/year
Monthly Benefit: $100
Purpose: Dignity-preserving buffer before phase-out
Why It's Important
Baltimore County should reward effort and protect stability so families can thrive, not just survive. When families have breathing room they plan, work, and invest in their future, strengthening the county for decades.
“Working more should never leave you with less in Baltimore County. We will protect dignity, reward effort, and support children so every household can rise.”
COUNTY MINI MARTS
We’ll create mini marts across the county for selling essential goods inside existing county properties. These hubs will offer no more than twenty basics at low prices, meaning food, formula, and hygiene essentials will always be available nearby at low prices.
Who It's For
The county mini marts will be for everyone: no ID checks, no questions asked. If you prefer to shop at your local grocery store, no problem, but a county-owned mini mart will always be nearby, open to anyone and everyone.
How it Works
• Baltimore County provides: space in public facilities, foot traffic, and a procurement process that selects the cheapest proposals.
• Vendors provide: inventory, restocking, stock rotation, reporting, and absorb unsold-goods exposure (the County does not take retail losses).
• Disciplined by design: a 20-item cap keeps mini marts focused on true essentials and prevents scope creep.
• No stigma: this infrastructure is open to all residents using those facilities; it is not a benefits program and does not replace SNAP.
Staples
For Example:
Milk, eggs, bread, butter, rice, beans, pasta
Family & Child
For Example:
Baby wipes, diapers, formula
Hygiene
For Example:
Soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, feminine hygiene
Households
For Example:
Detergent, toilet paper
Health Basics
For Example:
Children’s OTC medicine (as permitted), hygiene basics
Why It's Important
Basic essentials cost too much and in many parts of the county are difficult to access (and not everyone has means to transportation). When families are squeezed into choosing between basics, it harms health, school stability, and long-term opportunity. The county mini marts are infrastructure of dignity.
"Essentials should be accessible, and affordability shouldn’t depend on privilege."
SENIOR PROPERTY TAX REFORM
We will work together with the county council to reduce property taxes for senior and disabled-veteran homeowners living in their primary residence. County property taxes will be reduced at 65, and eliminated by age 70.
Who It's For
This reform is focused exclusively on senior and disabled veterans (50% or higher VA disability rating) homeowners living in their primary residence.
How It Works
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Applies only to the homeowners who’ve paid for 30 years or more
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Ends upon sale, transfer, or death
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Does not transfer to heirs or other owners
Why It's Important
Government should recognize the lifecycle of work, income, and aging. As earning power declines, the government should reduce financial pressure, not ignore it.
"This policy ensures seniors and disabled veterans can live with dignity, stability, and peace of mind, without unnecessary financial stress from property taxes."
DIRECT ACCESS MEETINGS
In Baltimore County, residents struggle to get access to the people elected to serve them. Meetings are filtered through staff, political connections, or insider status. If Baltimore County's leaders get too comfortable, and stop hearing from residents directly, leadership stops trying to make the big changes that are necessary to fix what's broken in our County.
Who It's For
As County Executive, we'll post a public calendar on the county's website so that anyone can meet with me.
How It Works
Open Public Office Hours:
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2–3 days per week
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2–3 hours per day
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Dedicated exclusively to resident meetings
Meeting Format:
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10–15 minute one-on-one meetings
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In-person or virtual (resident choice)
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Simple online booking system with phone-based alternative
Who Can Book:
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Any Baltimore County resident
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No gatekeeping based on status, wealth, or political affiliation
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First-come, fair-access scheduling
Why It's Important
The County Executive is not a king, the County Executive is a public servant. Access should never depend on who you are, how much money you have, or who you know. If people can't speak to their leaders, the leaders can't truly understand their struggles, measure what’s working, or fix what’s broken.
"Government feels distant because too often it is distant."
LIVE WHERE YOU SERVE
The people who serve Baltimore County should be able to afford to live in the county. Baltimore County will help qualifying county workers earning $75,000 or less to purchase a home through $10,000–$15,000 forgivable down-payment loans. For renters, we'll coordinate with landlords to provide 10% below-market rent for qualifying county employees.
Who It's For
This policy applies to all county employees, including teachers, police, fire, EMS, public works, libraries, health and human services staff, and other county agencies with a household income of $75,000 or less, with priority for those earning under $65,000.
How It Works
Home Ownership Help:
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$10,000–$15,000 forgivable down-payment loans
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Forgiven over 5–7 years of county employment and county residency
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First-time buyers in their primary residence only
Rental Assistance:
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Voluntary participation by landlords
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10% below-market rent for eligible county employees
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Employment and income verification by the County
Incentives for landlords would include a county-backed rent guarantee (1–2 months), lower vacancy and turnover risk, and faster support for resolution of disputes.
Why It's Important
When county workers are forced into long commutes, burnout rises and their connection to the community gets weaker. Help to Live Where You Serve keeps people in the job and on the job.
"Workforce stability reduces turnover, strengthens services, and benefits the entire
community."
BUILDING TURNABOUTS
We will direct the Department of Public Works to identify the intersections in Baltimore County where modern, modular turnabouts can be installed quickly and inexpensively. We will use designs and data from counties in Maryland such as Hartford County that already have used turnabouts successfully.
Why It's Important
Turnabouts improve safety on the road while lowering costs. Unlike traffic lights, they don't need electricity, complex signal hardware, or frequent maintenance. This design reduces severe crashes, slows traffic, functions during power outages, and eliminates the most dangerous, right-angle collisions.
Modern Design
Modern turnabouts use modular design and recycled materials to reduce the cost of construction and the environmental
impact. Hartford County's use of recycled materials shows that counties can update intersections while being responsible with taxpayer dollars and the environment.
Each feature also reduces strain on the electrical grid, improves resilience during power outages, and lowers emissions from idling vehicles. The county would save approximately $305,000 per year after installation of ten turnabouts. That's roughly three million doallrs over 10 years and six million over 20 years.
Enforcement When Necessary
Where enforcement is needed, automated tools such as speed cameras will be used. The county will keep the focus on safety, accountability, and reinvesting any revenue from tickets directly into safer streets.
"We will always prioritize safer road design first."
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