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Morrow
Announces Run for House of Delegates District 7 Seat
Morrow
says we can do better than ‘right wing fringe issue ideologues’ McDonough and
Impallaria
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James “Ward” Morrow has
filed to campaign for the Democratic Party nomination to challenge
Republican incumbents Pat McDonough and Rick Impallaria to represent
District 7 in the Maryland House of Delegates; denouncing their support
for “extreme right wing fringe issues.”
“We need a Delegate who has the temperament to work effectively
with state and local government leaders on issues affecting our
community like education and public safety,” Morrow said.
“I was inspired, like many others, by the words of President
Kennedy, to honor those in public service.” Morrow is now an attorney
for the American Federation of Government Employees, a former Counsel
to the American Federation of Teachers-Maryland Chapter and served for
10 years as a Baltimore prosecutor.
Morrow, a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University and the
University of Maryland School of Law, served on the Green Buildings
Commission under Gov. Glendenning and a is member of the Sierra
Club. “I am a strong advocate for protecting the environment and the
Bay; the incumbents are part of the drill, baby, drill crowd; one only
needs to look to the Gulf of Mexico to see the impact of the
‘drill but don’t regulate’ fringe.”
“When Rick Impallaria announced his candidacy for reelection he
said, ‘Being a voice of reason and common sense is not easy in this
environment’ and I agree. McDonough and Impallaria have created an
environment that makes it difficult for the voices of reason and common
sense to be heard over their grandstanding. These are difficult times
and our community deserves leaders who don’t look for the easy way out.
I’m rolling up my sleeves and ready to serve on day one to do the hard
work necessary to represent our community.”
“The incumbents use the tired rhetoric of the past. Our community
is not effectively represented by these extremists who want only want
to slash and burn in the name of ideology. Our community wants an
efficient government that values our teachers, correctional officers,
police officers and firefighters. Those who serve in education and
public safety need to be supported, not fear cuts and layoffs caused by
ideologues with an axe to grind. Pat McDonough wants to introduce an
Arizona style immigration law, but fails to address what taxes he wants
to raise to implement it.”
Morrow has received early endorsements from the Maryland State
Education Association and Progressive Maryland and has a growing
Facebook group.
Contact Ward Morrow at ward4balto@aol.com and
410-903-VOTE.
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