Issue Position: Standing Up for Working Families

Issue Position

Craig believes that the best way to improve our economy is to have a thriving middle class. He is a longtime advocate for working families. From 2004-2006, as Director of Homecare for SEIU, Craig worked closely with home care providers throughout Maryland helping to provide them the resources they needed to offer the best care possible to our most vulnerable citizens. He is proud to have stood by 5,000 home care providers seeing them win their first wage increase in 20 years.

No one who works full time should struggle to support their family, which is why Craig co-sponsored and voted to raise Maryland's minimum wage. A higher minimum wage will provide many working families with more opportunities and positively impact the economy by increasing consumer spending.

As a legislator, he has fought for fairness in the workplace, and worked to invest more in our local economy. As a member of the Oversight Committee on Pensions and Special Joint Committee on Pensions, Craig has worked to fix the pension system to ensure its long term stability. Craig will continue to speak up for working families and support projects that engage in fair labor practices.

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