Currently holds the office of Montgomery County Council - At Large until December 31, 2026.
Candidate for Montgomery County Council - At Large in 2022 Maryland General Election.
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Get StartedStrengthening the county’s relationship with federal agencies and corporate offices within our boundary and the region to further develop opportunities across our growing regional tech corridor. Enacting measurable goals to promote healthier communities, like supporting the Congressional bill HR 1976 to support a strategic approach to quality, affordable healthcare options. Learn more
Enhancing the efforts of the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation to reclaim our standing as the leading county in the region. Maintaining equitable distribution of recovery resources. Promoting public-private partnerships in workforce training and development to prepare youth and adults for the workplace of the future by reconnecting unemployed and underemployed workers and active retirees to the workforce. Learn more
Developing long-term solutions to address the specific ways the pandemic affected different populations, including women and households where English is not spoken as a first language. Leveraging our creative economy in Montgomery County is an opportunity for art and culture to drive economic development everywhere. Learn more
Working with state and federal partners to increase funding for mental health services to evaluate the needs of people experiencing barriers to accessing care, poor mental health, substance abuse, learning loss, isolation, and job loss. Expanding access to broadband technology to improve access and engagement between educators, parents, students, and the community. Ensuring our seniors and lifelong learners have access to opportunities conducive to aging in place, including volunteering, socializing, and recreational activities. Learn more
Laurie-Anne is committed to: Closing the digital divide to safely reconnect our students to learning opportunities regardless of school boundaries. Prioritizing public-private partnerships to develop apprenticeship programs that will prepare students for in-demand careers of the future. Increasing salaries for experienced educators teaching our most challenged learners. Learn more
Laurie-Anne is committed to making Montgomery County an attractive and affordable place to call home by: Promoting housing policies like down payment assistance programs that center upward mobility by incentivizing homeownership pathways. Supporting residential projects that create more housing options and homes in our county, prioritizing housing near jobs and transit while helping us meet our regional goals for an additional 10,000 units by 2030. Learn more
Fully funding the rental assistance program to help working families, developmentally disabled adults, and seniors avoid eviction and homelessness. Championing the other “Fight for 15%” to increase the set-aside floor for MPDUs to match the City of Gaithersburg’s affordable housing policy to ensure new residential projects provide more affordable housing units. Learn more
Creating safe and complete streets for our drivers and pedestrians to enhance connectivity between our neighborhoods and business corridors. Conducting a feasibility study to better allocate adequate funding for existing and planned transportation improvement projects to combat transit deserts. Learn more
Investing in green infrastructure like cycling, smart traffic signals, and converting to a greener bus fleet, to reduce traffic pollution and improve the daily lives of residents. Ensuring efficient and equitable completion of transportation projects like the FLASH, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), the Purple Line, and the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) is crucial to the economic growth of the biotech corridor in Montgomery County and an exciting opportunity for inter-jurisdictional cooperation. Learn more
Streamlining access to purchase affordable land, cultivate their crops, acquire food, and building permits for new and existing farmers to produce healthy food options. Leveraging this unique and sacred resource in our community to support and grow the “farm to food bank” program. Learn more
As your next Councilmember At-Large, Laurie-Anne will advance sustainable local food production in the Ag Reserve by: Reimagining local food production and the Ag Reserve’s role in feeding our County, thereby decreasing reliance on importing and exporting goods and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Providing infrastructure to process and distribute food locally to enhance the affordability and accessibility of the farming industry countywide. Learn more
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