[1] In 2014, Augustine unsuccessfully ran for state delegate in District 47A, coming in fourth place and losing to Jimmy Tarlau and Diana Fennell.

[15] Augustine introduced legislation in the 2021 session would require employers to provide workers with safe and hygienic workspaces, personal protective equipment, emergency pandemic action plans that include sanitation protocol and changes in shift hours, paid health and bereavement leave, free COVID-19 testing, an additional $3 an hour in hazard pay and the ability to refuse dangerous work without fear of retaliation.

[16] A narrowed version, which removed the initial $3 an hour in hazard pay and made paid sick leave contingent upon funding from the state or federal government, passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 93–39.

[18] While on the WMATA Board of Directors, Augustine argued against fare hikes and service cuts, expressing worry that they would hasten ridership decline.

[21] In the Senate, Augustine expressed major concerns against a proposal to build a Superconducting Maglev (SCMAGLEV) train that would connect Washington, D.C. to Baltimore, instead calling on the legislature to invest in the Red Line project cancelled by Governor Larry Hogan.