Christian’s vision is built on a simple, powerful principle: that housing, healthcare, safety, and a healthy environment are fundamental human rights. It is a vision of a county where no one is forced to choose between paying rent and putting food on the table, where workers are empowered and protected from wage theft, and where our community is sustainable and just for generations to come.

A Frederick for All of Us

Affordability: Building a Frederick Where You Can Thrive, Not Just Survive

Frederick County’s prosperity should be shared by all, but for too many, it is a place of financial strain. With the average home costing half a million dollars and a two-bedroom apartment over $2,000 a month, working families, seniors, and young people are being priced out. This affordability crisis touches everything, from rising electricity bills to the struggle of making ends meet on a stagnant wage.

Christian believes that affordability is a matter of economic justice. His approach is not about temporary fixes; it is about building a resilient local economy that prioritizes people over profits.

A multi-pronged plan for relief and dignity:

  • Christian will fight to treat housing as a human right. This means enacting rent stabilization to protect tenants from sudden, drastic hikes and keep them in the homes and communities they helped build; creating a county-wide affordable housing fund; and championing a county-wide rental licensing program to ensure safe, dignified living conditions for all renters.

  • Reliable transit is essential to equity and accountability in our county. Christian will advocate for expanding Transit-Plus hours to better serve seniors and residents with disabilities. He will also push to extend Sunday service, increase shuttle availability, improve route efficiency along established roads, and address gaps in neighborhood transportation through targeted fill-in service.

  • Many families are forced into an unsustainable cycle where they cannot work because childcare is unaffordable, yet need employment to pay for care. County childcare studies also highlight significant provider shortages in parts of the county. As a council member, Christian will advocate for investing in subsidies for childcare center operating costs or rents, as well as supporting parent cooperatives and in-home providers. These models reduce costs for families while strengthening community connections.

Christian’s vision is a Frederick where a good life is accessible to everyone who calls it home. He will fight to ensure our economy works for the many, not the few.

Worker Protections: Building an Economy with Dignity and Power for All

A strong Frederick County is built on the backbone of its workers. Yet too many people work full-time jobs but still struggle with economic insecurity, facing stolen wages, unpredictable schedules, and a lack of power on the job. For our community to truly thrive, every worker must be afforded dignity, safety, and the power to advocate for themselves.

He is committed to fighting for working people, ensuring that Frederick County is a place where jobs provide not just a paycheck but a pathway to stability and prosperity.

A platform to empower every worker:

  • Christian will lead the fight to pass a county wage-theft ordinance, creating a local labor council to proactively investigate complaints, hold predatory employers accountable, and ensure workers receive every dollar they have earned.

  • Christian will fund and expand County programs that provide job and career-change skills training for low-income and working-class individuals for critical job programs, as well as expanding internship and part-time opportunities for students, creating clear pathways to stable, well-paying careers and county employment.

  • He will champion a new program to specifically support worker-owned cooperatives, providing them with the technical assistance and incentives to get off the ground. This creates local, resilient businesses that keep wealth in the community.

  • From enforcing safety standards through rental licensing to creating green jobs in environmental maintenance, Christian will ensure county policy allows workers to collectively bargain without retaliation, have adequate safety and health protections, and shield them from exploitation.

For Christian, worker protections are the foundation of a just economy. On the County Council, he will always be a proponent of empowering workers, protecting their pay, and ensuring that dignity on the job is a non-negotiable right for everyone.

A Green and Resilient Frederick: For Our Health, Our Safety, and Our Future

Our environment is our foundation; it determines our health, our safety, and our quality of life. But from soaring utility bills driven by corporate interests to increased flooding in vulnerable communities, our foundation is at risk. We face a choice: allow outside forces to dictate our energy future and let our infrastructure decay, or take proactive control to build a sustainable, resilient, and green county for everyone.

His vision is for a Frederick County that is prepared for the future, where green policies lower costs for families, protect our neighborhoods from climate impacts, and ensure every community has access to beautiful, healthy natural spaces.

A plan for sustainability and resilience:

  • He will champion a county-wide initiative to build rain gardens and bioswales, which naturally filter water, reduce erosion, and mitigate flooding in vulnerable areas, all while creating green jobs.

  • He will work to expand public garden programs and partner with local farmers to create community gardening clubs, making our county more self-sufficient and reconnecting residents with our agricultural heritage. Christian wants individuals to have the opportunity to be able to produce their own goods in exchange for supporting our incredible farmer community by providing volunteer work.

  • Besides the immense costs of environmental mitigation, data centers lack delivery to constituents in economic opportunities, and are a strain on natural resources. When Frederick residents are struggling to afford the basics, like home costs, groceries, and childcare, the county is prioritizing business interests over its citizens. Developers must be held accountable and must be transparent with the community. Detailed studies on pre-and post utility usage numbers will be top priority to measure future projects. Additionally, Christian fully supports the County Executive’s priority to levy a business personal property tax on data centers and will push this tax to be invested in green energy projects and residential services, such as transportation infrastructure, school construction, and affordable housing.

A healthy environment and a healthy economy go hand-in-hand. Christian is committed to building a Frederick that is sustainable, resilient, and prepared for the future, ensuring our community remains a beautiful and secure place to live for generations to come.

Neighborhood Attention and Care: Investing in a Strong District 3

Christian understands that there are a multitude of neighborhoods that make up District 3, each with their own unique needs and areas for attention. Part of the responsibility of being a district councilmember is recognizing these items, specific to the district, and working to resolve them. Such as better-managed capital improvement projects, economic opportunities to help our small-business owning neighbors, and a government that is accountable to all.

A message from Christian: As I meet you and your families, I want to hear more about the issues specific to your neighborhoods and how you want to help improve your communities. I am committed to do a listening tour, around the district, to learn more. Consider this section of the website as a living part that I will continuously update throughout the campaign. Together, we can build a Frederick that delivers for all.

  • Christian will be a relentless advocate to finally build the Westside Regional Park and West Frederick Library, providing transparent updates to move these vital assets from plan to reality.

  • Christian will partner with the state to advance the Route 40 multimodal plan while focusing locally on creating safe, "complete streets" that safely accommodate walkers, cyclists, and drivers.

  • Through regular town halls and nonprofit roundtables, he will create a direct line for community feedback to shape policy priorities and ensure equitable disbursement of partnership grants.