Currently holds the office of Prince George's County Executive until December 31, 2026.
Candidate for U.S. Senate - Maryland in 2024 Maryland General Election.
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Get StartedOn her first day in office, Angela will co-sponsor the Women's Health Protection Act, a crucial step towards establishing federal legal protection for the right to provide and access abortion care. She finds it shameful that the Dobbs decision overturned 50 years of abortion rights, putting her daughter in a position where she faces the same challenges her grandmother did—deprived of the federally recognized right to make her own health care decisions. Learn more
As a Senator, Angela is determined to stand against misguided Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. Additionally, she will oppose any judicial nominee who does not support abortion rights. Angela firmly believes that Congress and the Supreme Court should respect women's health care decisions and leave them to be made between women and their doctors. Learn more
Angela appointed the first-ever LGBTQ liaison to better serve the community and connect members of the LGBTQ community to critical County resources. She will continue to stand up for the rights of LGBTQ Americans, including the right to marry, grow their families, and live free from discrimination, in the Senate. She will strongly oppose Republican efforts to undermine equality and promote discrimination including the recent wave of anti-trans legislation in some Republican led legislatures. Angela believes we must speak out against anti-trans hate and violence, from bullying in our schools, to violent hate-based crimes, to discriminatory legislation. Learn more
If elected to the Senate, Angela will passionately fight to ensure proper funding and nationwide implementation of standards to keep families safe and to reform the criminal justice system. She firmly believes in the need for comprehensive changes that promote safety, justice, and equity for all residents. Learn more
Furthermore, Angela is a staunch supporter of maintaining the strength of the U.S. Military, recognizing its importance in national defense. She is particularly dedicated to supporting Maryland's crucial role in the nation's defense. Maryland is home to 11 military bases, including Joint Base Andrews, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fort Detrick, Fort Meade, and others, all of which provide essential resources, personnel, and support to all branches of the military. Angela takes pride in Maryland being the proud home of the U.S. Naval Academy, where the Navy's next generation of leaders are trained. As a Senator, Angela will be a vocal advocate for securing the funding and support necessary to sustain these critical installations. Learn more
As a Senator, Angela will advocate for increased funding for VA medical centers, to ensure our veterans have the health and mental care they need. She supports modernizing our medical records system to ensure a seamless transition from active duty services to the VA system. She believes no one who served this country should ever be allowed to go hungry or homeless and will strongly support expanding programs aimed at ending veteran homelessness. Learn more
Angela will also ensure continued funding and support for the critical health care needed for service members exposed to burn pits and toxic chemicals during their service. The PACT Act took important steps to give these men and women the care they need and Angela will ensure those benefits continue. Learn more
She strongly supports the investments made through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build new roads, bridges, fix access to drinking water, expand access to high-speed internet, and strengthen supply chains. Angela will be a strong advocate for continuing these critical investments into our future economy to ensure businesses have the infrastructure and tools they need to compete with companies around the globe. Learn more
Education does not end with high school and Angela strongly supports efforts to lower the cost of college education to ensure all students have the opportunity to pursue a higher education. She supports expanding Pell Grants, offering free community college to low income students and improving access to low interest student loans for all students. Angela also supports President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan and would advocate for Congress taking action in light of the Court’s ruling against Biden’s executive action. Learn more
Angela also emphasizes the importance of investing in the teaching profession. She strongly advocates for raising teacher pay and providing proper training for educators. As County Executive, she funded the largest salary increase in a generation for all Prince George County school system employees. Angela firmly believes that teachers deserve a living wage and should not be burdened with having to cover basic job-related expenses out of their own pockets. Learn more
Angela sees one of the fundamental mistakes made in the country is relying on local jurisdictions funded primarily by property taxes as the primary source of school funding. She strongly opposes this approach as it results in unequal educational opportunities, with the quality of a child's education being determined by their zip code. Angela firmly believes that we should expand Title I funding and that the burden of education should be lifted off of local budgets to ensure fair and equitable opportunities for all students. Learn more
If elected to the Senate, Angela will be a vocal advocate for expanding tax credits for clean energy, ensuring that all U.S. Government purchases, from buildings to vehicles, align with emission goals. She will also work towards the U.S. Actively participating in and fulfilling its obligations to international efforts in combating climate change. Learn more
If elected to the Senate, Angela will be a strong advocate for increasing funding for Chesapeake Bay clean-up and protection efforts. Additionally, she is already a vocal supporter of Senator Van Hollen’s legislation designating the Chesapeake National Recreation Area as a part of the National Parks System, further solidifying its status as a nationally recognized and protected area. Learn more
Angela firmly believes that the United States has a pivotal role to play in the international economy and in promoting peace worldwide. She advocates for diplomacy-first policies that align with American values and contribute to global peace. Angela is committed to speaking out against dictators and authoritarian regimes and supports legislation aimed at imposing tough sanctions on nations that violate international law and abuse their citizens' human rights. Learn more
Angela firmly believes that the filibuster in the Senate should be eliminated. She sees that the current Senate is not adequately serving the needs of the American people. Too often, a partisan minority has misused the arcane filibuster rule, which was initially abused in the efforts to block civil rights legislation, and to obstruct the passage of essential and popular bills. She is determined to reform Senate rules to ensure they work in the best interest of the American people. Learn more
Additionally, she supports the implementation of red flag laws to prevent dangerous individuals from acquiring firearms. Learn more
Angela strongly believes that legal protections enjoyed by gun companies, which shield them from being held accountable for their products and dangerous marketing practices, should be eliminated. She believes that everyone, especially those profiting from gun sales, should have a stake in addressing and curbing gun violence in the country. Learn more
As a mother, Angela has been deeply affected by the tragic loss of too many children to gun violence and is frustrated by the lack of action from Washington. She is committed to fighting for essential gun safety legislation to protect children and communities from school shootings, mass shootings, and other gun violence. Learn more
Angela firmly believes that the current gun laws are inadequate in preventing guns from falling into the wrong hands, whether it's criminals, individuals with mental instability, domestic abusers, or even children. Learn more
Angela also believes it’s time to pass a Medicare buy-in option and apply ACA subsidies to the plan to ensure all Americans have access regardless of their income. Medicare buy-in balances the critical need to cover all Americans while driving down costs of private insurance and ensuring those who enjoy their current insurance plans can continue to do so. Learn more
Covering all Americans is not enough, too many people in this country remain underinsured. Angela supports placing caps on total out-of-pocket expenses to ensure no one faces bills, even if insured, that they cannot afford and expanding the ability for the Federal government to negotiate prescription drug prices to ensure all Americans can afford the prescriptions they need. Learn more
In the Senate, Angela will build upon the Affordable Care Act to ensure universal health coverage and bring down the cost of health care to ensure all Americans don’t have to make critical health care decisions based on their financial situation. She believes it’s time for Congress to act to expand Medicaid for millions of Americans that should be covered by the ACA Medicaid expansion but live in the 10 states whose Republican legislators refuse to expand coverage in their states. Learn more
Angela believes health care is a fundamental right and all Americans should have access to quality and affordable health care. Learn more
If elected to the Senate, Angela will be a strong advocate for comprehensive immigration reform to mend the broken immigration system. This reform will include creating a pathway to citizenship for those already living and working in the United States. Additionally, Angela will fervently support initiatives such as The American Dream and Promise Act, aimed at safeguarding the rights and future of DREAMers and TPS recipients. She firmly believes that these individuals deserve certainty and security, regardless of who holds the office of the President. Learn more
Angela expresses her readiness to proudly co-sponsor Senator Van Hollen's Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act, which seeks to ensure that the largest contributors of fossil fuel emissions take responsibility by paying their fair share in mitigating the effects of climate change. Learn more
She strongly supports President Biden's efforts to address climate change, including the measures passed in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. These pieces of legislation prioritize investments in clean energy and aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Learn more
Angela is committed to fighting for the passage of critical legislation, such as the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which empowers the Department of Justice to enforce voting rights and prevents any right-wing legislature in the country from undermining those fundamental rights. Additionally, Angela will sponsor the Freedom to Vote Act, which expands voting rights, reforms campaign finance laws, bans gerrymandering, and strengthens ethics laws for all federal office holders. Learn more
She is a staunch supporter of the Biden Administration's efforts in the Inflation Reduction Act, which enables Medicare to negotiate certain prescription drug prices and cap the cost of insulin. Angela believes that extending the ability of Medicare to negotiate drug prices should apply to all drugs, and she supports capping any drug price increases for seniors at the rate of inflation each year. Additionally, she advocates for eliminating the payroll cap on Social Security taxes to ensure the long-term solvency of the program. Learn more
As a U.S. Senator, Angela will advocate for the protection and preservation of Social Security and Medicare. She views these programs as a promise made to seniors and firmly opposes any efforts to defund or privatize them. Angela strongly stands against raising the retirement age or cutting benefits for either program. Learn more
Angela will strongly support nutrition assistance programs that ensure those in need have access to high quality, fresh food grown by our Maryland farmers. She also supports federal investments in agricultural research into institutions like the University of Maryland and the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center to ensure the next generation of farmers have the tools they need to produce in an ever changing economy and environment. Learn more
Angela is an advocate for raising the minimum wage in Maryland to 15 an hour and believes it should be done federally. As a Senator, she will support increasing the minimum wage and indexing any increase to inflation to ensure that families can keep up with the cost of living. Learn more
Angela also supports enacting universal paid family and medical leave policies to ensure all Americans can have the paid time off to care for their family and their health when needed. Maryland made great strides with the Time to Care Act of 2022 to ensuring all Marylanders have the time off they earned and Angela is committed to expanding those policies nationwide. Learn more
Angela is committed to ensuring our farmers and fishers, from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore, have the resources they need to cultivate and grow their business. That includes access to federal programs and support as well as investing in rural broadband to ensure every Marylander has access to high speed internet. Our agriculture industry plays an important role on the front lines of protecting the environmental health of our state, and Angela would work alongside farmers and fishers to ensure that we are working collectively to improve soil health and meet our commitments to the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Learn more
She is committed to protecting workers' rights. Building an economy that works for all Marylanders requires a commitment to the people who make that economy work. Angela will be a strong supporter of passing the PRO Act in the Senate to strengthen workers' rights to collective bargaining and make it harder for corporations to prevent workers from organizing. Learn more
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