Alliance

Potluck Lunch at noon
Presentation at 1:00PM

September's speaker is Senator Jeff Waldstreicher.
District 18, Montgomery County

State Senator Waldstreicher will review the recent Maryland legislative session, its successes and disappointments, preview issues for next year, and talk about influencing legislation.  Jeff is a husband and father and serves as District 18's progressive voice in the Maryland General Assembly.  Prior to serving in the Senate, he was elected to the House of Delegates three times.  As Vice Chair of the powerful Judicial Proceedings Committee, he is a recognized leader on criminal justice reform, as well as a fierce champion for veterans and the developmentally disabled.  In recent years he has championed economic justice, cracked down on gun violence, protected a woman’s right to choose, helped pass police reform, and stood up for our brothers and sisters in the labor movement.  Born and raised in Silver Spring, Jeff went to public schools and graduated from Montgomery Blair High School.  He lives with his wife Joanna and their three young children (Kate, Eli, and Harry) in Kensington.