Saqib Stands with Voters over Special Interests in Second Debate

This morning, Saqib debated Nancy King on News Channel 8′s “News Talk” with Bruce DePuyt.  As always Saqib stood up for our interests over special interests.  Watch the video clip below and see for yourself!

Stay tuned for more footage.

-Susan

Testimonial Tuesday: Gerry Lawlor

I recently met Saqib Ali when he personally came to my house to introduce himself.  I knew a little about Saqib prior to this through my 22 year old son Sean, who just graduated Towson with a Political Science major.  At the age of 18, Sean was following Saqib and was  impressed with him.   After a little research, I agree with my son, I am also very impressed with Saqib.  He fights for the average citizen of District 39, in a very down-to-earth, personal way.

The majority of Saqib’s campaign funding is from individuals, not from special interest groups. He supports full marital rights for same sex couples. He fights for the student members of the Maryland Board of Education. He works to protect the Chesapeake Bay by proposing stronger controls on pollutants that may be released into the water. These are just a few of the many reasons to believe that Saqib has our best interests at heart. I chose to volunteer, then met and began working with some of his staff and volunteers. I was truly impressed by the enthusiam shared by this group of supporters. I am very proud to share in this campaign to elect Saqib Ali to the State Senate.

Gerry Lawlor
Gaithersburg, MD

Saqib Endorsed by the Montgomery County Hispanic Democratic Club!

Great news! Over the weekend Saqib was endorsed by the Montgomery County Hispanic Democratic Club. See below for the press release from the campaign.

-Susan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 29, 2010
Contact: Ben Shnider, (240) 242-9451, Delegate@SaqibAli.org

MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISPANIC DEMOCRATIC CLUB ENDORSES ALI FOR SENATE

Hispanic Democrats Cite Challenger Ali’s Commitment to Immigrant Rights and Quality Education

(GAITHERSBURG, MD)- The Montgomery County Hispanic Democratic Club has announced their endorsement of Delegate Saqib Ali in his campaign for Maryland State Senate in District 39. The Club’s president, Oscar Ramirez, cited Ali’s commitment to diversity, immigrant rights, and quality education.

“Saqib will be a strong ally of the Hispanic community in our State Senate. He understands that a diverse Maryland is a strong Maryland. Saqib will fight to ensure that immigrants in our state are treated justly and that all Marylanders enjoy access to a world-class education,” said Ramirez.

In the House of Delegates Ali has spoken out against a proposal to divert public funding to private, religious schools. He has also consistently opposed all forms of racial profiling and promoted mass transit solutions that extend further mobility to Marylanders of all backgrounds.

“As the son of immigrants, I believe strongly that Maryland needs to welcome all Americans, regardless of their date of arrival in our great country. We must do so not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because it will help power our state’s economy,” said Ali. “I am humbled to have the support of the Hispanic Democratic Club. If elected I look forwarding to working with them to promote our public school system and protect the rights of all Marylanders.”

Ali, who lives in Gaithersburg, was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2006 and represents Maryland’s 39th Legislative District, which includes Washington Grove and parts of Gaithersburg, Germantown, North Potomac, Montgomery Village and Derwood. In the private sector, he works as a software engineer. Ali received a Bachelors and Masters Degree from University of Maryland College Park in computer science. Ali and his wife Susan are proud parents of two young daughters, Sofia and Sascha. You can learn more about Ali and his campaign by visiting www.Ali4Senate.com.

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The Ali-Copter has Landed

We always knew that the volunteers powering Saqib’s candidacy were incredibly motivated, but today one of our best volunteers, Ryan Hoy (pictured below in the black shirt and brown shorts) seems to have taken it to a new level. He actually completely plastered the campaign vehicle with bumper stickers! How AMAZING!

Ryan cleverly named the vehicle the “Ali-Copter”. Hilarious. Keep your eyes pealed on the roads of District 39. Honk if you like the Ali-Copter!

Join the Ali team by clicking here to sign up to volunteer.  Saqib needs your help to stand up for progressive values.

-Susan

Saqib Fights for Road Safety During Power Outages

The Washington Post’s Dr. Gridlock recently mentioned an interesting and very important piece of legislation that Saqib has worked on in the House of Delegates.

Over each of the past three legislative sessions Saqib has introduced the Malfunctioning Traffic Light Act to mandate that non-working traffic lights be treated as four-way stops. In each of the last three legislative sessions insiders in Annapolis have dismissed this bill as an irrelevant proposal.

This recent storm and the resulting power outages have demonstrated that Maryland needs Saqib’s Malfunctioning Traffic Light Act.  Saqib will continue the fight to enact this law, and other laws that will prioritize regular Marylanders over Annapolis insiders, if you send him back to Annapolis.  Please click here to sign up to volunteer or here to make a small donation to the campaign.

Thank you,

Susan

All in a Day’s Work

The last 24 hours have been jam-packed with campaign events.  We are extremely grateful that Congressmen Andre Carson and Keith Ellison volunteered to headline a fundraiser for the campaign last night.  The fundraiser was extremely well-attended, with committed individuals pitching in to help Saqib convey his positive vision for Maryland’s future.  We are proud that 81% of Saqib’s contributions come from individual supporters, and not special interests or corporations.

This afternoon our fantastic Ali volunteers followed up last night’s  fundraiser with a special training and door-to-door canvass.  These folks understand that this campaign is about organizing neighborhoods across District 39 at a grassroots level, and what a great job they are doing!

Join us by clicking here to sign-up to volunteer or clicking here to make a contribution!

-Susan

Testimonial Tuesday: Kay Guinane

I first became aware of Saqib Ali when he was running for State Delegate, and based his campaign on getting the opinions and ideas of the people of District 39.  Today he still has that commitment to listening to the voters and not just being a cog in the political machine.

Since his election to the House of Delegates in 2006 Saqib has worked closely with our community in Derwood on a number of issues, such as the construction of the ICC and protecting Maryland’s environment.  For Saqib, just stating his position on an issue is never enough. He is always sure to listen to community-members before taking action and was the only legislator who took the time hear our neighborhood’s concerns regarding the ICC.

We need state senators who are willing to look at the facts, listen to their constituents and act in our best interests, even if it means going up against big corporations or the political machine.  We can have such a senator from District 39 by electing Ali.

Kay Guinane

Derwood

Ali Team Powers through Outage

Even a massive Montgomery County-wide power outage could not stop the Ali for Senate volunteers from working their hardest to talk to every last District 39 voter.  When the Ali Team noticed our campaign office was powerless this morning, folks didn’t pack up and head home.

Instead our one-of-a-kind volunteers migrated down the street to a coffee shop (with power and internet) to get to work!

If you are interested in joining our highly-motivated campaign team then click here to sign-up!

We all thank the PEPCO workers who are working hard to bring power back to county residents and wish everyone without power a safe and speedy return to the grid.

Ben Shnider

Ali for Senate Campaign Manager

Join US Reps. Keith Ellison & André Carson for a Special Ali Campaign Event

Please join us for this special event. Click on the image below to see the invitation. You may RSVP by contacting Delegate@SaqibAli.org or calling (301) 685-3409.

Thanks!

Susan

Testimonial Tuesday: Rosalie Corame

I have had children in Montgomery County public schools for the past 18 years, since September 1992. I appreciate the excellent education that my children have received; however, I have also seen the impacts of budget constraints including large class sizes and cutbacks in music and arts education. All four of my children had high school classes that they wanted to take and that would have been beneficial for their applications to college, but that were not offered at their particular school.

I support Saqib because he wants to work to protect the budgets our public schools already receive and reinvigorate them with more resources. Saqib won’t let our tax dollars be diverted from our public schools to private, religious institutions. We simply cannot afford to be redirecting funds away from our needy public schools in these tough economic times.  Our state must demonstrate a sustained commitment to public education. Saqib Ali is the only candidate in this race who understands this. Please join me in supporting him.

Rosalie Corame

Montgomery Village