I am a Maryland native who loves this State. I will always make the issues that affect our families and neighbors a priority. I will focus on bringing our community back together as friends, family and neighbors. As a community, we can solve the issues that affect us all. I am a domestic violence and rape survivor who survived to become a #MeToo champion for women and children – and – the vast majority of men who respect the rights and bodies of women and children. I am a cha

Every year Domestic Violence Awareness month seems to have a new hashtag. A few years ago the trending domestic violence hashtag was #whyIstayed or #whyIleft in defense of domestic violence victims who stay in the relationship after being abused and mistreated. What kind of woman stays in an abusive relationship? Brave It takes courage to stay. It is not easy to stay alive in a den of lions. You will be play if you run while the lion is watching. It takes courage – and HELP -