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DISTRICT 46BALTIMORE CITY DELEGATIONGRADESENATORBILL FERGUSONDistrict 46Baltimore CityB-Bill Ferguson is a representative from the 46th District in Baltimore City, who has been in the Senate sincehis election 2010. Chair of the Senate Executive Nominations Committee since 2016, Senator Ferguson hasaided police reform and voted to support the end of cash bail. In support of SB122, Senator Ferguson showedhimself an unreliable advocate for racial justice, as the expansion of mandatory minimums proposed in thatbill would almost certainly harm his disproportionately Black constituents in Baltimore City.While forceful in drafting legislation to increase community development efforts in Baltimore City, access toeducational programs for students and teachers, and efforts to apply aspects of the Justice Reinvestment Actto the juvenile justice system, Senator Ferguson’s lacking analysis on issues of racial justice can often makehim an unreliable legislator.DELEGATELUKE CLIPPINGERDistrict 46Baltimore CityGRADEBLuke Clippinger represents District 46, south and southeast Baltimore City, where he has served as a Delegatesince 2011. A prosecutor for Anne Arundel County, Delegate Clippinger is Chair of the Democratic Caucus inthe Maryland House of Delegates.A champion of paid sick leave and paid maternity leave, during the 2018 session Delegate Clippinger sponsoredlegislation to establish the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council which would offer youth greater access toeducation and therapy services while in correctional facilities.Despite having sponsored legislation in opposition to mandatory minimum expansion, Delegate Clippingerhas very little narrative on the public record that point to his race literacy or commitment to criminal justice.Delegate Clippinger’s approach to criminal justice often begins with a quip that “Baltimore must be morethan the backdrop for TV crime dramas.” With limited racial analysis, Delegate Clippinger’s fails to meet ourstandard of advocacy for racial justice.222018 LEGISLATIVE REPORT CARD
BALTIMORE CITY DELEGATION DISTRICT 46GRADEDELEGATEBROOKE LIERMANDistrict 46Baltimore CityBBrooke Lierman represents District 46, Baltimore City, where she has served as a Delegate since 2015. Aprivate civil rights attorney, Delegate Lierman is a forceful political advocate for education reform and women’sissues, who sits on the Appropriations Committee. Her background in supporting workers and communityorganizations reflects an opportunity for her political advocacy to address racial justice as defined in thisreport meaningfully. A vocal supporter and effective advocate for criminal justice reform, Delegate Liermanpassed legislation in 2018 that established a fund to grant local municipalities and community-based violencereduction programs. She has championed efforts to improve public transportation.In the fight to prohibit armed school resource officers in Baltimore City Public Schools, Delegate Lierman wasa vocal opponent, on the record saying; she is “Frustrated by the insistence of Baltimore City Public Schoolson continuing to push this bill.”Lierman wavered in opposition to the Crime Bill of 2018, particularly around mandatory minimums. Shetypically has an enlightened perspective on criminal justice issues but was a quiet supporter of sentenceenhancements to appeal to her sizable white middle and upper-class base.DELEGATEROBBYN LEWISDistrict 46Baltimore CityGRADEB+Robbyn Lewis represents District 46, in southeast Baltimore City, where she has served in the House ofDelegates since 2017. International health researcher from Johns Hopkins and community activist, DelegateLewis has championed community engagement around sustainability, environmental health and public healthoutcomes. In her first legislative session, Delegate Lewis successfully passed legislation to study the causesand impact of African American infant mortality rates in rural Maryland- a clear indication of her ability toeffectively advance racial justice through the lens of women’s health outcomes.Delegate Lewis also ambitiously proposed, then withdrew, a bill to provide statewide basic health insurance,saying “Healthcare is a human right.” Delegate Lewis is an advocate for Maryland’s working and rural communitywhile sitting on the Environment and Transportation Committee. While not a forceful legislator, DelegateLewis is elevating the narrative around the right to health for Black communities in Maryland. She voted forSB 101 which was an expungement bill that had mandatory minimums amended onto it in order to satisfythe supporters of the Crime Bill (SB 122). She voted for this bill with great consternation and demonstrates ageneral concern for the impacts of mass incarceration on Black people.LEADERS OF A BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE 23
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