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There was a fairly major snow storm in the Annapolis area today and a high temperature of 23 degrees. It was also the start of my door-to-door campaign for state delegate.

We weren’t going to let a little bit of inclement weather get in our way. Here’s a short video we recorded just before getting started at 10:30AM:

We were able to canvass in Cape St. Claire for about 2 hours, until the snow made the side roads impassible.

As a challenger in this race, I know I need to work hard every day from now to the election. The best use of my time is talking to voters one-on-one and hearing their concerns. One great thing about knocking doors during a snow storm: plenty of people are at home.

The forecast for next weekend is sunny, with a high of 43 degrees. We’ll be back at it.

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Yesterday, I attended the Maryland Environmental Legislative Summit at St. John’s College here in Annapolis. The highlight was a speech from Congressman Elijah Cummings on the importance of moving forward with efforts to restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay, even in the face of challenging economic and political circumstances.

The was recently a lot of publicity about a poll which suggested that Marylanders are more interested in jobs and the economy than restoring the Chesapeake. The question itself sets up a false choice. We need to aggressively address both issues.

Congressman Cummings ended his speech with this quote (which I believe originated at the 1988 Democratic National Convention):

I’m tired of sailing my little boat, far inside the harbor bar. I want to go out where the big ships float, out on the deep where the great ones are. And should my frail craft prove too slight for waves that sweep those billows o’er, I’d rather go down in the stirring fight than drowse to death at the sheltered shore.”

We’ve got to go out, my friends, where the big boats are.

Congressman Cummings is sponsoring The Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009 which would set and enforce a total maximum pollution budget for all states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. You can read more about this important bill here.

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Today was an important day in my campaign for state delegate. We submitted our first campaign finance report.

I was extremely pleased with all the early financial support to my campaign. Eighty-five percent of contributions were $100 or less and we didn’t accept a penny from special interest PACs.

I also know, however, that this race won’t be won with campaign finance reports. It will be won by hitting the streets throughout District 30 and talking to voters one-on-one. That effort will start in just a few days and I’ll share the details with you on this blog.

If you’d like to join the hundreds of people who have invested in this campaign so far, you can do so here.

You can find a press release with more details of the filing below. Continue Reading »

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The Maryland Department of Legislative Services has produced an incredibly useful (255 page) report outlining the major issues that face the Maryland General Assembly in 2010. You can check it out here.

If that’s too much heavy lifting, the Maryland Gazette boils it down to about a page.

We’ll be following the action closely here on Legum’s New Line.

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