Brian Feldman (politician)

Brian Jeffrey Feldman (born February 4, 1961) is an American politician and a member of the Maryland Senate representing District 15.

[5] On September 10, 2013, the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee voted unanimously to nominate Feldman to fill the vacancy left by Garagiola.

[8] During the 2018 legislative session, Feldman introduced the Clean Energy Jobs Act, which would require that half of Maryland's power comes from renewable sources by 2030.

The bill would combine the money collected under the mandate with federal tax credits to pay for health care coverage for uninsured individuals.

[13] The bill failed to move out of committee, and was reintroduced in 2019,[14] during which it was amended to create a guide on state tax forms to help uninsured individuals sign up for Medicaid or subsidized health plans.

[21] Also in 2021, he introduced a bill to create a pilot program to allow young adults to enroll for health insurance coverage for as little as $1 a month.

[23] In November 2023, Feldman and eight other state senators signed a joint letter that threatened to defund immigrants rights group CASA de Maryland because it had called for an immediate ceasefire in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war and condemned the "utilization of US tax dollars to promote the ongoing violence.

[31] In 2008, Feldman successfully ran for delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Maryland's 8th congressional district, pledged to U.S.

[36] During the 2023 legislative session, Feldman introduced and passed a bill that would require four-year public universities to develop a plan to provide students with access to emergency contraception and abortion services.

[37] In 2018, Feldman introduced the Maryland Metro/Transit Funding Act, a bill that would pay $167 million to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) as part of a cost sharing agreement between Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to help the agency pay for new rail cars and maintenance.

Feldman during a testimony in the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Feldman has served as the chair of the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee since 2023
Feldman speaks at a Maryland Health Care for All! news conference, 2023