I'm Allison Galbraith. A mom, small business owner, and house candidate running to be the first woman to represent Maryland's first district. AMA. - Politics

I'm Allison Galbraith. A mom, small business owner, and house candidate running to be the first woman to represent Maryland's first district. AMA.
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I'm Allison Galbraith. A mom, small business owner, and house candidate running to be the first woman to represent Maryland's first district. AMA.

Posted: 03 May 2018 02:16 PM PDT

*I answered as many questions as I could for now and need to take a break! I will try to circle back later and answer the rest!

Hi Reddit!

I'm no politician, just a concerned single mom and small business owner with a decade of experience improving federal programs and saving the government money.

Our current congressman, Andy Harris (R), prioritizes the wants of his wealthy donors over the needs of his constituents. In addition, he has done morally reprehensible things like take NRA money, support conversion therapy, endorsed/fundraised for Roy Moore, and most recently was one of the 11 Republicans who called for the prosecution of Trump's political enemies.

A few years ago, my mother had several debilitating strokes and I was laid off. So, I started a business – assisting Veteran-Owned Small Businesses with bidding on federal contracts and advising DoD on streamlining development programs – to have flexibility to balance working, raising a family and being a caregiver. When I got separated from my son's dad, protections under the ACA allowed me to purchase private health insurance – and keep my business. Years before, I was priced out or denied altogether due to gender rate hikes and pregnancy complications. I was concerned about my ability to purchase health insurance after the election, and went to see my Congressman. I asked if he'd vote against legislation allowing gender rate hikes.

He said, "I don't think most people would mind if women paid a little more for health insurance."

I'm a businesswoman and federal acquisition expert with a background in federal program management and public policy, but I'm also middle-class working single parent to a public-school student, woman, millennial, prior caregiver, and former spouse of an enlisted combat veteran/stepmother to a special needs child. I understand what good government looks like AND why we need it.

Congress lacks diversity - in race, age, gender, religion, ethnicity, disability status, and more - but especially socio-economic diversity. I'm sick of Representatives who are so privileged that they are completely insulated from the impacts of their own policies. Those who live our problems are the most motivated and the best equipped to FIX our problems - it's much different to experience an issue than to study one. It's time our government start looking a lot more like those of us it represents.

Looking forward to your questions!

I'm very active on my social media if you'd like to follow the campaign.

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Posted: 03 May 2018 10:10 PM PDT

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