BIPARTISAN RESULTS
As community leader and Councilman, David Marks has found common ground to solve problems. It’s why he has been endorsed by such diverse organizations as unions representing police, firefighters, and teachers, as well as the Sierra Club, the largest environmental advocacy organization in the United States.
Building Safer Communities
Public safety must be a fundamental priority for Baltimore County. David Marks is proud to have been endorsed by Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Lodge #4 in every previous election, and he will never support weakening our law enforcement agencies. As Councilman, David Marks successfully pushed for more police officers in our neighborhoods and additional School Resource Officers. He was the deciding vote to kill legislation that would have crippled law enforcement—but worked across party lines to craft a bill that helped modernize and improve police operations.
David Marks has also led the fight to modernize our fire stations. He helped secure the land from General Motors where the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company opened in 2018, and he championed the construction of the new Kingsville fire station.
Protecting our Open Space and Waterways
David Marks has acted decisively to protect our open space and waterways. He downzoned more land than any other Councilman in Baltimore County history, and created zoning that has protected more than 4,000 acres from development.
David Marks championed the creation of eleven new parks in his district, including six in Perry Hall and White Marsh. He negotiated an agreement that added eleven acres to Honeygo Park and secured the land for Angel Park.
When a Harford County church sought permission to dump wastewater into the Little Gunpowder Falls, David Marks led the successful fight to block the permit. For his commitment to preserving our waterways, Governor Hogan appointed David Marks as the Baltimore County representative to the state panel that regulates development near sensitive areas of the Chesapeake Bay.
Strengthening our Schools and Neighborhoods
As a public school graduate, parent, and teacher, David Marks understands the importance of classrooms where all children can learn. He slowed development in northeastern Baltimore County until new schools could be built. Working with community leaders and other elected officials, David Marks championed the construction of three new schools, including the first middle school on the Eastside in a half-century.
David Marks has worked to improve our neighborhoods in many other ways—securing funds to resurface seven miles of Joppa Road, slow down traffic, and build new sidewalks and pathways, such as the Northeast Trail. His legislation accelerated the revitalization of aging commercial areas like the Perry Hall Square Shopping Center and Downtown Towson.
Reforming Government
David Marks has sponsored numerous bills that make government more open and accountable to taxpayers. Early on, he supported the creation of an independent Inspector General to investigate fraud and abuse. He championed the legislation—approved by voters in the 2016 general election—that creates a Charter Review Commission every decade to automatically look at the efficiency of government. He also sponsored the bill that requires developers to pay impact fees for schools and infrastructure—the first bill of its kind in Baltimore County history.
Government should live within its means. David Marks has never supported increasing property or income tax rates, and he has voted to cut more waste from the budget than any other Councilmember in Baltimore County history.
By authority: Friends of David Marks, Kathy O’Sullivan, Treasurer.
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