April McClain Delaney

ON THE ISSUES 

• Will champion expansion of renewable energy generation for Maryland
• Advocate for protecting the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts
• Will work to increase basic research in climate science, price carbon, create new incentives to drive technological/scaling investments

WHY THIS RACE MATTERS

• Open seat previously held by David Trone 
• Keeping this seat under pro-environment leadership will help win a pro-environmental majority in the House, making it easier to pass climate legislation at the federal level

Candidate Background

April McClain Delaney  is running to represent Maryland’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. April McClean Delaney has worked in media and tech for over 30 years, where she spent 15 years in a leadership role at the non-profit Common Sense Media. She also served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications in President Biden’s Commerce Department where she worked locally, nationally and globally to expand broadband access and digital equity. 

April believes climate change poses an existential threat to our planet’s future.   If elected, she will advocate to increase basic research in climate science, price carbon, create new incentives to drive technological/scaling investments in industries that need to be decarbonized and address regulatory gaps.  In Congress, April will both work for a low carbon future and be an unwavering champion for protecting our natural world, including by protecting the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts and expanding on the Inflation Reduction Act.

Investment in fighting climate is a growth opportunity that Western Maryland should benefit from. April will champion expansion of renewable energy generation, investment in technologies driving decarbonization, building sustainable infrastructure, mobility and manufacturing systems and ensuring that our investments address marginalized communities that have been disproportionately impacted by climate change.