Rich Madaleno for Governor of Maryland!

 Last night, Bobbi and I held a Meet & Greet for Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate, and long-standing State Senator, Rich Madaleno.  We have known and admired Rich for many years and believe he would be an outstanding governor for our state.  Watching him discuss a wide range of issues with a group of our friends last night reinforced this belief.  The best intentions in the world are not sufficient if you do not have an in-depth knowledge of the state and state government.  Rich has that knowledge. You can get a flavor of this by listening to a recent podcast he did with The Baltimore Sun.

And you can get a sense of Rich as a person, family man, and a great dad by watching this video: video . Also, please visit Rich's website .

Rich’s tireless and effective advocacy for LGBTQ rights, including Civil Marriage Equality and the Fairness for All Marylanders Act, led us to get to know him.  But that is not the only reason we endorse his candidacy to be Governor of Maryland. We are supporting him not just because he has done so much for the LGBTQ community, or because he is gay, or because he comes from Montgomery County, where we live.  We are supporting him because he is extraordinarily knowledgeable about state government, is a true progressive, and is a fundamentally good and decent person. For example, he led the successful effort in the last session of the General Assembly to insure that our State will provide funding to Planned Parenthood in the event that the Trump Administration and Congress cuts off Planned Parenthood from federal funding, cuts that would catastrophically deprive thousands of Marylanders of essential health services.   

In the next years, we will need a governor who can navigate through the enormous challenges we will face, including how to make and keep state government effective in the era of Trump.  We need a governor who knows how to do the job and we need a governor of whom we can be proud.  The primary election will be held this coming June 26.  We appear to be blessed with a number of good Democratic candidates for governor.  Our challenge is to pick the best one.  Rich has demonstrated that he is that person. His knowledge of state government, his effectiveness in the General Assembly, and his consistently progressive values -- not to mention the fact that he is a genuine mensch -- all make him a great choice.  

He also is the only gubernatorial candidate who is taking public financing for the primary election.  That means that individual donations are of the utmost importance at this juncture.  People may donate  here.

So please consider joining Bobbi and me in supporting Rich Madaleno for Governor.  He would be the governor we need, and the governor who would make us proud to be Marylanders.