• Funded local Schools and froze college tuition
• Increased teacher pensions to attract the best
• Pushed for college tax credit and scholarships

Delegate Anne Kaiser believes public education is the cornerstone of our society. She has been a strong supporter of increasing funding for important school construction initiatives and improvements to our own local schools.

Millions of state dollars will be spent right here in District 14 on such school improvement projects as a new roof for John T. Baker Middle School in Damascus. Other key projects in District 14 may be funded through a second round of allocations.

While school buildings are important, quality education really depends on our ability to attract and retain great teachers -- teachers who believe in the inherent potential of every child. To attract the best, we must pay teachers a fair salary and a competitive pension. This year, the legislature vastly improved teacher pensions that had previously been the worst in the nation.

We all know that in order for students to reach their highest potential, they must have access to affordable higher education. That’s why Delegate Anne Kaiser pushed to reinstate a tax credit for college tuition expenses. While the bill did not pass, Delegate Anne Kaiser will continue to be a tireless advocate for affordable higher education for Maryland’s families.

In order for our children to be successful in high school and college, we have a moral obligation to help them to be healthy and active. Obesity is a national problem and is only getting worse in Maryland. Delegate Anne Kaiser sponsored legislation that would have commissioned a group of experts to study measures to curtail childhood obesity. This bill died on the very last day of the 2006 session because a group of legislators appointed to work out a compromise on the details were not successful.

Unfortunately, Maryland -- like many other states -- is experiencing a serious workforce shortage in the fields of education, health care and juvenile justice. While scholarship incentive programs are available, they are haphazardly managed. To correct the problem, Delegate Anne Kaiser introduced legislation this year to streamline these programs and help alleviate workforce shortages through effective scholarship administration

Enhancing Public Health and Safety

• Enhanced health care for working families
• Supports prescribing emergency contraception
• Ensured large companies pay their fare share

Delegate Anne Kaiser believes our government has a basic responsibility to protect the public. Curtailing roadside solicitations by minors is a common sense solution to address the dangers associated with young people darting between vehicles at stoplights to raise money.

In 2006, Delegate Anne Kaiser successfully passed legislation that will keep minors from participating in unsafe roadway solicitation. They will still be able to stand safely on the sidewalk to promote a carwash or other fundraising efforts.

Delegate Anne Kaiser wholeheartedly supports a woman’s right to choose, but she also believes we can do more to prevent unintended pregnancies. That’s why Delegate Anne Kaiser supports legislation allowing pharmacists to dispense emergency contraception -- high dose birth control pills that prevent pregnancy after intercourse.

Promoting Fair Economic Policies

• Spearheaded tax fairness and relief efforts
• Increased minimum wage
• Introduced legislation to reduce traffic and boost the Metro

Delegate Anne Kaiser believes in making government more efficient and more responsive to the changing needs of Maryland’s economy

A fundamental principle and conviction for fairness guides her votes on legislative issues. When individuals or corporations avoid paying their fair share of taxes, the rest of us are required to make up the difference. To Delegate Anne Kaiser -- that’s fundamentally unfair and bad public policy. That’s why Delegate Anne Kaiser has spearheaded efforts for tax relief and tax reform.

Delegate Anne Kaiser introduced legislation to close a corporate tax loophole used all too often by big businesses to avoid paying millions of dollars in state taxes. The loophole currently allows companies to establish “shell corporations” and dodge a tax that we all pay when we purchase real estate. With your help Delegate Anne Kaiser can re-introduce this measure.

Our state’s booming real estate market has left many longtime Maryland homeowners with property tax bills that are increasingly unaffordable. Delegate Anne Kaiser proudly supported a successful measure this session to expand tax credits for homeowners from approximately $857 to $1,146.

Delegate Anne Kaiser also sponsored a bill to limit homestead tax credit fraud. By law, homeowners can only receive the credit on their primary residence. Unfortunately, there is evidence that people apply for and receive the credit on multiple properties. This bill would have made it easier for the state agency administering the homestead tax credit to investigate fraud. Unfortunately, the bill stalled. With your help Delegate Anne Kaiser can re-introduce this measure.

In 2006, Delegate Anne Kaiser supported a successful bill to provide a tax break to military retirees. For all that our veterans have sacrificed, we must honor their years of service as they retire and settle in our state.

Overriding the Governor’s veto of the minimum wage law. This victory is a first step toward ensuring that hard working Marylanders are able to support themselves and their families.

Believe it or not -- it is actually possible for residents of Montgomery County to enjoy an even higher quality of life. The key? Public transportation.

Delegate Anne Kaiser envisions a transportation system that relies less on single occupancy vehicles and more on affordable and accessible buses and trains. Our county benefits so much from the Metro. But unfortunately, our state does not pay its fair share for the Metro system.

Delegate Anne Kaiser proudly took a leadership role and introduced an ambitious measure -- which would have dedicated 20 percent of the current sales tax to the Metro system. While the bill did not pass, she was pleased to raise the issue in the legislature. Over the next few months, the state will further study how best to fund Metro. With your help Delegate Anne Kaiser will continue to advocate for this issue.