September 29, 2006 - Dave Goldsmith for MD House of Delegates, Dist. 11

Quote: "I am fed up with being ripped-off by BGE; of the skyrocketing cost of health care; of corporate-sponsored politicians and lobbyist-written legislation; of gerrymandered districts designed to thwart political competition; of ‘two-party’ gridlock in Annapolis; of inadequate schools; of environmental degradation in Maryland; of a growing divide between the rich and the rest of us. I want honest government, a fair economy, and a just society. How about you?"

Dave Goldsmith was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1956. He attended Baltimore County Public schools (Woodmoor Elementary, Woodlawn Junior High, Milford Mill Senior High) and received a Bachelors Degree in History and a Masters Degree in U.S. History from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC.) Since 1987 Dave has owned and operated a small computer consulting company (PC Hardware & Software, Inc.) in Baltimore County. Dave married Lisa Goldstein MA, DTR in 1996 and in 1999 their daughter Skye was born. In 2002 they purchased their house in Granite/Woodstock, Maryland.

Dave joined the Maryland Green Party (MGP) in 2000 and was a MGP spokesperson on local radio during the 2000 election; in 2002 he became the coordinator of the Baltimore County Green Party (BCGP.) Since the lead-up to the Iraq War, Dave has maintained a political weblog at www.usgreens.org and his political “Letters to the Editor” have been routinely published in the Baltimore Sun. This is Dave Goldsmith’s first time running for political office. This campaign is centered on: Public Ownership of Public Utilities (BGE), Single-Payer Universal Health Care, and Instant Runoff Voting (IRV.)

Endorsed by: MD Universal Health Care Action Network (MD UHCAN.)

I support: Voters For Peace

BGE/Energy: “Take Back BGE”— community ownership of public utilities; Promote conservation and alternative energy.

Education: Free, high-quality Pre K-College; Merit pay for teachers; Charter schools and homeschooling; Teach citizenship & nonviolence.

Public Funding for Campaigns: Public funding, free airtime, inclusion in debates for all ballot-access candidates; Verified Voting; Instant Runoff Voting.

Health Care: Universal Single- Payer Health Care system to promote prevention and reduce costs (MD UHCAN Plan.)

Housing: Affordable housing for renters & affordable home ownership for all; “Green" building construction; Hire union & worker-owned building contractors.

Redistricting: New districts developed by nonpartisan and independent experts from U. of MD Political Science departments.

Land Use: Plan based on recommendations developed by a non-partisan commission, a majority of whose members are conservationists.

Transportation: Fund expansion of mass transit, bike and walkways; Fund better upkeep of existing roads and bridges; Increase tax breaks for hybrid cars.

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