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CHAMPIONS OF RACIAL JUSTICEDELEGATEANGELA ANGELDistrict 25Prince George’s CountyGRADEAAngela Angel is a fourth-year Delegate from District 25, Prince George’s County. An attorney and one of thefew voices in Maryland policymaking on domestic violence, Delegate Angel has been a force in advancingpolicy around women’s rights and minority disparities in public health.In our analysis, Delegate Angel’s legislative track record demonstrates her leadership in women’s issues wesee as critical to impactful policy advocacy for racial justice and the Black community. In a political environmentthat largely neglects to build policy platforms for Black women’s rights, Delegate Angel led the politicalagenda for survivors of domestic violence and women’s issues from the very beginning of her tenure, buckingparty politics and political opportunism. Before and after the 2018 revelations of rampant sexual harassmentin the Maryland Legislature, Delegate Angel has been a model in forcing women’s safety to the center ofher political conversation. She consistently has voted well on the issues we see as critical to racial justice.Delegate Angel has passed eight of her sponsored bills, none of which advance reform for domestic violence.We acknowledge that Maryland’s political ecosystem is oppressive and discouraging to any policy languagearound standards for gender equity and celebrate Delegate Angel’s efforts despite that.DELEGATEDIANA FENNELLDistrict 47APrince George’s CountyGRADEADiana Fennell is a Delegate of Prince George’s County, in District 47A. Elected in 2014, Delegate Fennell is anunorthodox leader in the legislature who leverages her position and proximity to offer key intel on policy-makingbehind the scenes. While a member of the Economic Matters committee, which is somewhat removed from theissues areas we examine in this report card, Delegate Fennell has proved a reliable supporter of policy thatwould point to positive outcomes for the Black community. She has championed raising the minimum wage,community development, and youth empowerment and scholarship. In a bill that further describes her leadershipand independence from the Democratic Party agenda, Delegate Fennell drafted HB0106, an effort to expand thehousing policy of the State by including fair housing to all citizens regardless of re-entry status.Delegate Fennell approaches forcefulness in advocating for bills and issues that don’t dominate the politicaldiscourse within the Democratic Party. Delegate Fennell is on the record in 2016, speaking on her commitment topursuing police accountability measures through her platform on the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.322018 LEGISLATIVE REPORT CARD
CHAMPIONS OF RACIAL JUSTICEDELEGATECARLO SANCHEZDistrict 47BPrince George’s CountyGRADEACarlo Sanchez is a Delegate of Prince George’s County, in District 47B. Delegate Sanchez sits on the HouseJudiciary Committee, which is the committee that handles many of the criminal justice issues prioritized inthis report card. He has a stellar record of advocating for racial justice in his capacity as a state legislator.Delegate Sanchez is a strong advocate for immigrants and is a reliable vote on the major issue areas of thisreport card. Delegate Sanchez voted solidly on police reform, bail reform, and other criminal justice reforms.Delegate Sanchez does not appear to be influenced by pressure from the Democratic Party leadership, whichmakes him a legislator that can be trusted to stand against racial policies in Annapolis.LEADERS OF A BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE 33
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