Jim Shea and Brandon Scott say they want to invest in the future of Maryland. Their campaign indicates that they hope to bring a fresh perspective to the Governor's office. Click here to see his entire campaign site.
Education:
- Create a program for universal access to pre-k
- Devote resources to programs that assist disadvantaged students, like community schools and after-school programs
- Develop a rigorous curriculum that is benchmarked against international standards and ends our reliance on high-stakes testing
- I will create a funding system that treats and compensates Maryland’s educators
- Ensure that our high school graduate students who are college or career ready
- Will propose an increase in funding for K-12 education that at least matches the projected growth of the State’s General Fund budget
Transpiration:
- Invest in transportation to reap long-term benefits rather than focusing on short-term returns
- Invest in transportation infrastructure in Western Maryland, Southern Maryland, and the Eastern Shore
- Undo Governor Hogan’s decision to cancel the Red line
- Push for clear accountability standards including
- Adhering to the Transportation Scoring Bill
- Instituting a board that oversees MTA
- Making ridership data available for all of Maryland’s public transportation system
- Integrate Baltimore and Washington, D. C’s transit system so they use the same payment technology to provide a more fluid service to Marylanders
Jobs and Wage Growth:
- Shea administration will train Marylanders for the jobs of today and prepare Marylanders for the jobs of tomorrow
- Build our economy from the middle out to create a dynamic middle class
- Work with private and public-sector employers to expand economic opportunity so that workers across the state can provide for their families and save for college and retirement
Agriculture:
- Encourage growth in the agricultural sector without compromising our commitment to protecting the environment
- Partner with farm workers
- Be an advocate for important industries such as crab harvesting, poultry farming, horse breeding, winemaking, and more
- I pledge to make sure that agricultural workers of all backgrounds go to work every day with the peace of mind
- Ensure our agriculture industry remains a source of pride and prosperity for decades to come
Environment:
- Make investments to ensure that the treasure of the Chesapeake Bay is protected from pollution, climate change, and rising sea levels
- Expanding investments in Maryland’s renewable energy industry and upgrading the state’s infrastructure
- Encourage economic growth, especially in our agriculture sector
- Ensure that the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General’s Office have the resources they need for inspection and enforcement
- Protect our clean waterways to support our watermen and the fishing industry
Immigration:
- Ensure that Marylander’s laws and priorities regarding immigrants’ rights are fair
- Support DACA and the protections it has provided to so many families, and I will work to see it passed at the federal level
- Shea doesn’t believe that the state and local police should be tasked with enforcing federal immigration laws
- Ensure to make sure that all Marylanders, particularly those who come to our state as immigrants, feel safe and welcomed
Health Care:
- Affordable healthcare
- Work with schools, especially community schools, to ensure that children are being cared for and develop proper and healthy habits
- Convene those with a vested interest to find workable solutions that provide more quality and affordable healthcare to Marylander
Public Safety:
- Target violent crime and illegal gun possession while working to reform policing and restore community trust in law enforcement
- Work with the Maryland Attorney General to harness the newly passed Maryland RICO statute to dismantle violent criminal organizations across the state
- Ensure that Maryland law enforcement has the latest technology at their disposal to fight crime effectively
- Fund programs like ROCA and Safe Streets, which interact with troubled youths and ex-offenders
- Attack drug addiction as a health issue and deflate the demand for drugs that drives violent organized crime
Opioids:
- Reconsider how pharmaceutical companies market opioids to doctors
- Reconsider how doctors prescribe opioids to our citizens
- Establish treatment programs throughout the state
- Expand our outreach efforts to the most vulnerable parts of our population to bring access to treatment t those who don’t have the resources or ability to get to rehabilitation centers
- Train our emergency healthcare personnel on latest in overdose treatment and fund programs to increase the availability of the lifesaving drug naloxone
