Victory in Maryland.
What a night for Maryland Working Families! In just our first year endorsing candidates, seven of our progressive champions won their primary elections!
We're bringing a whole new class of progressives closer to Annapolis -- and boy, do we have plans.
We're establishing a Progressive Caucus to organize support for progressive legislation and act as a voting block to elevate the voice of working families in the General Assembly. Led by influential incumbents and our first class of Working Families candidates, the Progressive Caucus will take do-nothing Democrats to task.
Can you contribute $5 monthly to support our work to build a Progressive Caucus in Maryland? Click here to become a Working Families sustainer.
Maryland is heavily Democratic, but that doesn't always mean progressive. During this past legislative session, an estate tax cut for the richest 3 percent sailed through the General Assembly in less than a week – but a modest minimum wage increase took all we could muster and saw opposition not just from Republicans, but also from many prominent Democrats.
Establishing the Progressive Caucus is just the first step -- we're also going to expand the caucus through our new Progressive Leadership Pipeline that will identify, train and run progressive candidates.
It's going to take time to change the dynamic of Maryland, and we need to know we have your support for the long haul. But when we pass paid sick days, a higher minimum wage that includes tipped workers, and secure retirement for all Marylanders -- it'll be your support that made the difference.
Help make the Progressive Caucus a strong voice for working families in Maryland -- start contributing $5 a month today.
Let’s move forward together,
Charly Carter
Executive Director
Maryland Working Families
Meet the Maryland Working Families primary winners!
Clarence K. Lam in District 12 (Baltimore and Howard counties), a physician and health care policy analyst who used his Segway to engage the maximum numbers of voters in his district.
Eric Ebersole in District 12 (Baltimore and Howard counties), a longtime math teacher whose family organized and ran a disciplined campaign with the help of student interns.
Cory McCray in District 45 (Baltimore City), a union organizer and progressive rising star who bucked the machine politics in his district and ran an inspirational campaign for almost 18 months.
Jimmy Tarlau in District 47A (Prince George’s County), a longtime union organizer who is effectively using his 40 years of progressive activism to win a seat in the House of Delegates.
Maryland Working Families also endorsed Del. Kris Valderrama in District 26, Del. Cheryl Glenn in District 45 and Sen. Victor Ramirez in District 47.
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