The large and complex nature of Maryland government places a severe burden on the ordinary citizen’s ability to live a peaceful and productive life based on his own specific needs and interests.  While government must assure a basic level of public safety and consumer protection for all, this function must not unduly interfere with the individual’s freedom for private and personal decision-making in society.  Maryland government must therefore protect and promote individual liberty by removing unnecessary obstacles to this basic constitutional right.

In the Maryland State Senate, I would promote such individual liberty through free market solutions that reduce the burden of unnecessary and restrictive government laws and regulation.