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Marylanders are among the nation's hardest working and most educated people. We have universities and schools that are among the best in the nation.

Maryland is one of the greatest schools that we have in this country.

It's great that Maryland is tied for having the lowest wage gap between our working men and women of any state in the nation, but there's more work to do to eliminate that gap entirely.

In 2013, Maryland had the second highest job creation rate of any state in the Mid Atlantic region - faster than both Pennsylvania and Virginia.

The Center for American Progress rates Maryland as the best state in the nation for women. I couldn't agree more.

I believe that every child in Maryland deserves a world-class education, regardless of what neighborhood they grow up in.

Living in Maryland, I saw that the opportunities were far greater in California than back home.

Every Maryland family wants financial security, schools that work, quality healthcare, safer neighborhoods, and ever-expanding economic opportunity. These are the building blocks of a superior quality of life.

I love Baltimore and the people who call it home, and I sincerely believe that Maryland's biggest city must serve as the economic and cultural heart of our state.

I was born and raised in Maryland and attended the public school system.