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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 23/09/2026

Join this webinar today at 1:00 for updates about recent progress on Wildlife Connectivity in Maryland and other Eastern States. Wildlife Connectivity protects both wildlife and drivers from the consequences of roads through habitats. Sign up here: wildlandsnetwork-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 17/09/2026

I believe that everyone has a right to healthcare as a human right, clean air & water, food that’s safe to eat, collective bargaining, and wages that keep up with the cost of living. If you agree, please join me on October 7! Get your tickets here: go.sheilaruth.com/fall2026

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 06/05/2026

I was honored to receive the endorsement of @afscmemd.org as a “Public Service Champion.” AFSCME members do the essential work that powers state and local government and serves all Marylanders, and I’m proud to stand with them today and always.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 25/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to support Team 44 today! With your help we knocked nearly 500 doors to connect with neighbors in Woodlawn and Westview Park. The primary is less than 2 months away on June 23 so be sure to vote! I would be honored if you would vote for me and the rest of the team.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 24/04/2026

Please join us tomorrow morning 4/25 at 10 am for the District 44 re-election campaign launch, then head out with us to talk to neighbors at the doors. No time to delay - the primary is only 2 months away! Please register using the QR code or at go.sheilaruth.com/D44Apr2026

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 12/04/2026

We’re still here at 11:00 pm on Saturday debating the Community Trust Act. We’ve been working since 10 am this morning as we try to get as much done as we can to protect and support Marylanders before the 2026 session ends Monday night at midnight.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 27/01/2026

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...)

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 30/12/2025

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...

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 16/12/2025

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. ❤️

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 15/12/2025

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

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@DUH4Healthcare @duh4healthcare.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

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

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!

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 09/12/2025

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

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 06/12/2025

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

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 05/12/2025

It has been an honor and a privilege to serve under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne Jones. Please see my statement here.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 19/11/2025

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

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 13/11/2025

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.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 09/11/2025

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.

Newspaper headline saying “Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full
SNAP payouts”

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 30/10/2025

Here are a few local orgs addressing hunger needs, but there are others: catonsvillehelp.org mdfoodbank.org studentsupportnetwork.org

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 30/10/2025

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.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 27/10/2025

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.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 25/10/2025

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.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 17/10/2025

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.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 16/10/2025

The way to fix healthcare is to make it universal. 🩺⚕️🩻🩹

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 15/10/2025

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

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 11/10/2025

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.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 09/10/2025

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.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 05/10/2025

Trump and Kristi Noem promised to go after the worst of the worst. How does zip tying children fit into that?

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 21/09/2025

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.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 11/09/2025

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

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 11/09/2025

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.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 26/08/2025

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...

Screenshot of an article from the Banner with the headline “Hopkins patients wake up to news their insurance is no longer accepted”.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 18/08/2025

I saw this beautiful buckeye butterfly yesterday when I was weeding my garden!

Picture of a buckeye butterfly on flowers

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 17/08/2025

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.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 02/08/2025

Yesterday I was honored to receive the Leon G Billings Environmental Achievement Award at the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators conference, alongside my fellow west Baltimore County legislator Sen. Ben Brooks, who received the Renny Cushing Environmental Activism Award.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 15/07/2025

This morning, I was honored to join Congressman Ro Khanna, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, and Senator Edward J. Markey, as well as state legislators from around the country at a press conference for the reintroduction of the State-Based Universal Health Care Act.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 15/07/2025

On the MARC train headed to DC to join press conference at 9:30 for reintroduction of @rokhanna.bsky.social and @edmarkey.bsky.social’s State Based Universal Health Care Act. At only $8 to DC from Halethorpe with no stress from traffic or parking, MARC is one of the best deals around!

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 13/07/2025

Please join me for a breakfast fundraiser this Wednesday morning to help launch my campaign for reelection, so that I can continue my work for clean air and water, health care for all, better transit, protecting wildlife, and supporting our local communities. Tickets: go.sheilaruth.com/splash25

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 07/07/2025

My heart breaks for the families who lost loved ones in the flooding in Texas, especially parents who suffered the unimaginable loss of a child. I send my deepest condolences and prayers, for the comfort of the bereaved families and that those still missing may be found alive.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 20/06/2025

Happy Pollinator Week! Pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds are essential to the ecosystem, and needed to grow most of the food we eat. Thank you to @mdsha.bsky.social for your work on this issue. See what they've achieved so far at this link: www.roads.maryland.gov/mdotsha/page...

Happy National Pollinator Week image with a picture of a bee and flowers.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 19/06/2025

Juneteenth is a day of celebration, but also a day to recognize that the work of eliminating racial disparities is not yet done. This year is especially difficult as forces including our own federal government are working to dismantle progress. Today and always I commit to working for true equity.

Here's wishing you and yours a Happy Juneteenth. Yours, Delegate Sheila Ruth.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 05/06/2025

Harvey Milk: warrior Harriet Tubman: warrior Thurgood Marshall: warrior Ruth Bader Ginsburg: warrior Cesar Chavez: warrior Dolores Huerta: warrior Medgar Evers: warrior Lucy Stone: warrior Pete Hegseth: Not a warrior www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Hegseth orders US navy to strip Harvey Milk name from ship amid Pride month

Timing of announcement on ship named after prominent gay rights activist and veteran is intentional, reports say

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 27/05/2025

I joined 87 of my colleagues in a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to urge them to correct policy failures by PJM, the regional grid operator, which would lead to increased rates and unnecessary payments to electric companies. Read it here: www.canva.com/design/DAGoA...

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 22/05/2025

My heart breaks for the horrible murder of Yaron Lischinsky & Sarah Milgrim last night in DC. They were from all reports amazing, caring young people and their loss is a loss for the world. Hate, antisemitism, and violence are never acceptable. May their memories be a blessing.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 17/05/2025

The Reparations Commission bill was a priority for my constituents, and I'm disappointed at @govwesmoore.bsky.social's veto. Policies to address disparities are important, but so is acknowledging the centuries of harm and explicitly tying systemic repair to the consequences of that harm.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 16/05/2025

Four House Republicans just voted against Trump’s budget bill because it doesn’t cut enough from Medicaid. Let that sink in. Republicans are already cutting Medicaid healthcare and SNAP food assistance to give tax cuts to the rich. But some R’s think it doesn’t go far enough. 😡

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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

What a moment. Kilmar is alive and Senator Van Hollen is a hero! Bring him home 🙏🏼 Bukele doesn’t want to let him go

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 16/04/2025

Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov for your tireless efforts and your courage. I appreciate your speaking truth plainly and clear. I pray that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is ok.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 09/04/2025

Nothing about this is OK. Why is ICE targeting a hard working mother who is legally allowed to stay & work while her application for asylum is pending? She is not a violent criminal, she came here to flee violence. They had no warrant & smashed her window www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

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Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window

Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.

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Delegate Sheila Ruth @sheilaruth.com · 07/04/2025

My Republican colleagues claim to oppose taxes, but they’re strangely silent about the President’s tariff taxes that are increasing prices for consumers and driving us to a recession. Our state budget funds our values like education, vulnerable Marylanders, roads & transit.

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