Delegate Levi's Record in Annapolis

Maryland House of Delegates: Key Initiatives & Accomplishments (2007-2009)

Truancy & Drivers Licenses Law (2007)
Prince George’s Truancy Court Law (2008)
Advanced Math Initiative/Secured $1.1m Grant (2009)
Restore Respect At School(Over 25 stakeholders from Prince George’s, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore involved) (2009)
Law to Set Up Statewide Task Force on Prisoner Reentry Policies (2009)
Prisoner Reentry Employment & Occupational Licenses Law (2008/2009)
Overall, 36 bills introduced;19 bills have become state law
Key supporter of major statewide laws on the gangs. domestic violence, labor, economic development, small and minority businesses, environment, housing and health care

Everyday on the Job for District 23A:

Over 4000 votes cast on the House floor
Over 300 votes cast in the House Judiciary Committee
More than 200 Committee Hearings Attended
Over 400 Community Events
More than 4000 Constituent Calls Received/Returned
More than 5000 E-mails Read/Answered
More than 200 Constituent Cases Researched
Over 100 College Scholarships Awarded
7 Legislative Newsletters Sent
36 Bills Introduced; 19 Are Now State Law
Over 6 Townhall/Community

On Education

•Linked School Truancy to Student Driver's Licenses (2007)
•Key Legislation to set up the County’s Truancy Courts (2008)
•Secured $1.1m to Set Up Free Summer Math Camps & Other Extended Learning Opportunites (ELO); More Dollars Being Sought (2009)
•Working with Regional Stakeholders from Maryland, DC and Virginia on a Campaign to Restore Respect at School Campuses (2009)
•Strengthened Penalties on School Bus & Public Transportation Assaults (2009)

On Crime

•Sponsored Law to Set Up a Statewide Task Force on Prisoner Reentry Issues (2009)
•Spronsored Law to Lower Ex-Offender Rearrest Rates Through Better Employement
•Key Supporter of Major Domestic Violence Laws
•Key Supporter for Strengthening Penalties on Gun Crimes
•Key Legislator on Gang Prosecution Law (2007)
•Supported DNA Evidence to Solve Crimes & Exonerate the Innocent (2008)
•Fought for More Funding For County Witness Relocation Assistance (2008)
•Key Supporter for Strengthening Penalties for Financial Crimes against the Elderly (2009)

On Working People

•Key Supporter of the Living Wage (2007)
•Supported Expanding Unemployment Insurance (2009)
•Key Supporter of State Apprenticeship Training Fund (2009)
•Key Supporter of Legislation to Stop Workplace Fraud (2009)
•Key Supporter of Collective Bargaining

On Economic Development

•Key Supporter of Transit-Oriented Development (2008)
•Key Supporter of BRAC Revitalization Zones around Military Bases (2008)
•Supported Tax Credits for Business Incubators, Arts & Entertainment Districts, Distressed Counties and for Job Creation
•On Smalll and Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs)
•Key Supporter of Raising the Cap on Net Worth for MBEs (2009)
•Key Supporter of Legislation for Women-owned Business (2009)
• Key Supporter of Requiring Minority Investment Firms for State Pension Funds (2008)
•Supported Extending Small Business Reserve Programs (2007)
•Key Supporter of Repealing the Computer Tax (2008)

On the Environment

•Supported Smart Growth & Development Legislation (2009)
•Supported statewide efforts to lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2008)
•Key Supporter of Green Buildings (2008)
•Supported Strengthening State's Use of Renewable Energy
•Key Supporter of Maryland Clean Cars (2007)

On Housing & Health

•Key Supporter of Statewide efforts to Extend the Foreclosure Period (2008)
•Key Supporter of Statewide efforts to Crack Down on Mortgage Fraud and Rescue Scams(2008)
•Key Supporter of the Prince George's Hospital System