As a life-long progressive, I believe that when we make life better for everyone then we make life better for ourselves. I hope that this web site will give you a chance to get to know me and to appreciate what I can do for the first district.
I'm running for congress because I believe America can do better. What happened to the optimistic America, the one that landed men on the moon and cared about its citizens? Where is that America that accepted that we had an obligation to fight for human rights around the world - a policy which built goodwill and cooperation all across the globe?
In the issues section of this website I address some of the concerns that have driven me to run for congress. The war in Iraq must end, we need to finally fix health care and we cannot, as a nation, allow our precious waters to die from neglect. The slogans are easy, but action on these and other problems will require imagination and an ability to think beyond the solutions that are available in our region and even in our country.
Thank you again for your interest in my campaign and I look forward to a productive dialogue on the challenges that face the citizens of the first district of Maryland.
Sincerely,
Steve Harper