2018 Legislative Report Card

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CHAMPIONS OF RACIAL JUSTICEGRADEDELEGATEPAMELA QUEENDistrict 14Montgomery CountyAPamela Queen represents Maryland’s 14th District, Montgomery County, in the Maryland House of Delegates.As a member of the House Judiciary Committee since 2016, Delegate Queen is a reliable ally along LBS’analysis on racial justice and has voted in support of our report card areas- education, bail reform, policereform, and marijuana legalization.With HB797, a bill that advocates for women in prison to have access to demonetized hygiene products,Delegate Queen united men and women in a bipartisan effort to drive women’s issues to the forefront ofpolitical discourse. Her legislative history has proven Delegate Queen as an advocate who works independentlyof the Democratic Party leadership; she has sponsored several bills on women’s issues when it may not havebeen politically expedient to do so.An effective legislator, Delegate Queen has rallied political support and pushed for approval on bills thatadvocated for post-secondary education in correctional institutions, increased health options for womenand mental health support for members of the military. Meeting our criteria on leadership, forcefulness,independence, and fairly effective with five-pointed bills passed over three legislative sessions. DelegateQueen’s gender inclusive political advocacy is a real model of racial justice on the policy stage.GRADEDELEGATEMARICE MORALESDistrict 19Montgomery CountyAMarice Morales is finishing her first term as a legislator in the Maryland House of Delegates, serving District 19 inMontgomery County. Delegate Morales is a strong advocate of legislation that addresses issues such as sexualassault and immigration reform. She has been a reliable vote on police reform and bail reform issues. DelegateMorales is not beholden to the Democratic Party leadership and does not possess the kind of individual ambitionfor party leadership that causes so many Maryland legislators to become impediments to racial justice282018 LEGISLATIVE REPORT CARD
CHAMPIONS OF RACIAL JUSTICEGRADEDELEGATEJHEANELLE WILKINSDistrict 20Montgomery CountyAJheanelle Wilkins is a second-year Delegate appointed from the 20th District, Montgomery County. In herbrief tenure, Delegate Wilkins has proved herself an effective legislator, passing three bills in her first sessionto reduce punishments for nonviolent crimes- an approach that speaks clearly to our values and analysis onracial justice.According to our analysis of her legislative history, Delegate Wilkins is a leader for families of veterans,supporter of educational reform, and advocate for tax credits to benefit low-income communities. WithHB0502, Delegate Wilkins successfully rallied bipartisan support for legislation that established a task forceto explore women’s health outcomes via the maternal mortality rate that disproportionately impacts Blackwomen. With proximity to a meaningful lens of gender justice, Delegate Wilkin’s testimony shows her utilizingher platform to bring women to the table in driving political discourse around their issues. A leader, forcefuldriver of legislation, and independent advocate, Delegate Wilkins embodies the power of committed policyadvocacy in service to racial justice for Black people.LEADERS OF A BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE 29
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