The House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee will be holding bill hearings on Redistricting at 3:00 today. To watch the livestream look for the Live link on the meetings page (mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/M...) or watch on YouTube (www.youtube.com/@mga-hru3883...)
It’s a new day in Annapolis! Speaker Peña-Melnyk released her reorganization plan & there’s so much to love. I’m grateful the Speaker entrusted me to lead the Labor subcommittee on the new Labor, Elections, & Government Committee, and I’m excited to get to work! marylandmatters.org/2025/12/29/p...
Congratulations to our new Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk. This is a great day for Maryland, as Speaker Peña-Melnyk is a truly caring person who will fight to support and uplift all Marylanders. ❤️
Environment and Tranportation Committee virtual briefing “Update on Recent Federal Actions Impacting Climate and Energy Policy” starting soon at 9:30 this morning, jointly with Economic Matters Committee. Watch here: tinyurl.com/3rvuraaj
5 Reasons to Demand Universal Healthcare HUMAN RIGHTS Economic Stability 1. Human Right • Healthcare is a fundamental right, not a privilege. • Ensures care regardless of income or employment. Saves lives 2. Economic Stability • Stops medical bankruptcies and eliminates crippling debt. • Reduces overall administrative waste. Saves billions 3. Better Public Health • Encourages preventive care and early treatment. • Leads to a healthier, more resilient national population. 4. Stronger Workforce • Decouples insurance from jobs, boosting worker mobility. • Fewer sick days = higher national productivity. 5. Simpler System V • Patients focus on healing, not bills. • Providers focus on care, not bureaucracy. Patient-focused care National security Increased productivity #DemandUniversalHealthcare #HealthcareForAll CALL TO ACTION: SIGN PETITION!#DEMANDUNIVERSALHEALTHCARE Scan me!
5 Reasons to Demand Universal Healthcare
HUMAN RIGHTS Saves lives
Economic Stability
• Stops medical bankruptcies
• Reduces overall admin waste
Saves billions
Better Public Health
Stronger Workforce
Simpler System:
Patients focus on healing; Providers focus on care
#DemandUniversalHealthcare
A shortage of affordable housing in Maryland hurts working families and puts homeownership out of reach for too many. My committee will have a virtual briefing on the state of residential development today at 1:00. Watch live here: tinyurl.com/zc2vjfb
There's still time to join me Monday for my event at The Chapel in Catonsville. I have never accepted donations from corporate PACs or corporate lobbyists, so I depend on contributions from regular folks like you to continue my work. More info and tickets here: go.sheilaruth.com/dec2025
It has been an honor and a privilege to serve under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne Jones. Please see my statement here.
I am running for re-election in 2026 where I will continue to work on clean air & water, climate change, holding polluters accountable, advancing healthcare for all, and investing in our communities. Please join me in this fight by purchasing a ticket! go.sheilaruth.com/dec2025
I got my flu shot yesterday and the latest COVID vaccine last month. Flu and COVID have been low but we’re headed into the winter surge. If you haven’t got your vaccines yet, now is a good time to protect yourself & those around you through the winter.
Newspaper headline saying “Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts”
What kind of monsters withhold food assistance, appeal to the Supreme Court for their right to withhold it, then demand states take it back? Hell yes, I’m angry. Taking food away from hungry children is a red line for me, and should be for everyone.
Here are a few local orgs addressing hunger needs, but there are others:
catonsvillehelp.org
mdfoodbank.org
studentsupportnetwork.org
After Friday, there will be no more SNAP support for families in need and the President refusea to use legal means to fund SNAP temporarily. We are headed into a hunger crisis. If you are financially able, please consider donating to a food bank, food pantry, church, or other org with food support.
Donald Trump found $40 billion to send to Argentina but he can’t find money for SNAP to feed hungry children. Allowing children to go hungry should be unacceptable to everyone and no government should tolerate childhood hunger.
This week, a Republican filed to run for Delegate in our district. Please watch and share this video, then go to sheilaruth.com and click the donate button to help me continue my work protecting clean water, healthy air, and our natural resources and ensuring that everyone has healthcare.
2/ As one of the few farmers in the General Assembly, the entire committee relied on his knowledge and experience. His passing is a loss to his district, the state, and his committee family, and we will miss him. I offer my prayers and condolences to his family and friends.
1/ It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of my committee colleague, Delegate Charles Otto. We may have disagreed on many things, but I appreciated his kindness and gentle humor, and had the greatest respect for his commitment to his district.
The way to fix healthcare is to make it universal. 🩺⚕️🩻🩹
In America, we don't have kings, we have a Constitution, and everyone, even our President, must follow it. Only a large peaceful mobilization can stop the slide to authoritarianism. We need millions of people in the streets! I'll be at Catonsville No Kings. Find an event near you: www.nokings.org
I’m grateful to my senators @vanhollen.senate.gov and @alsobrooks.senate.gov for fighting back against Republicans who are trying to de-fund healthcare needed by millions of Americans to give tax breaks to wealthy donors. Stay strong, Senators. You have our backs and we have yours.
We flew back home Tuesday from visiting family, and experienced no delays. TSA lines were short & TSA employees were professional in spite of working with no pay. Thank you to TSA and air traffic controllers and all federal employees, whether working for no pay or furloughed during the shutdown.
Trump and Kristi Noem promised to go after the worst of the worst. How does zip tying children fit into that?
We should not stand for it. Keep showing up and keep speaking out. This corrupt government needs to know that its citizens are watching and that we do not accept their constant violations of human rights, civil rights, and our Constitutional rights..
The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel - along with the state-sanctioned doxxing of ordinary Americans - is a dangerous escalation of our slide into tyranny. When the government uses its regulatory authority as a threat to coerce a private company to do its bidding, that is a shocking abuse of power.
Remembering the tragic events of 9/11. Today, 24 years later, I honor those who lost their lives and their loved ones, the survivors, and all still affected, physically and mentally, including the first responders who put their own lives and health at risk in service of others.
You are not forgotten
My heart breaks for Charlie Kirk’s family, and I pray for them in this time of unimaginable loss. We don’t know the shooter yet, but it seems likely it was political. Political violence is never acceptable, and I condemn it unequivocally. This is not a left or right issue, it’s a human one.
“Privatizing” was the wrong word. I meant that I’m not talking about a system where doctors would work for the system. That brings its own set of problems. Doctors should be able to be independent and bill the public single-payer system.
Screenshot of an article from the Banner with the headline “Hopkins patients wake up to news their insurance is no longer accepted”.
Everything about our healthcare system is broken. If we had universal, single-payer healthcare, then by definition all doctors would be in-network. And no, I don’t mean privatizing doctors; just that the government would be the insurer. #healthcareforall www.thebanner.com/economy/john...
Picture of a buckeye butterfly on flowers
I saw this beautiful buckeye butterfly yesterday when I was weeding my garden!
Deploying American troops against Americans on American streets is not normal. Gangs of federal agents stopping people on the streets without probable cause is not normal. These are the actions of a dictator and we should never accept them.
