LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES
common values | common sense | community focused
Since 2018, Nathan has focused on passing legislation that improves the community and solves issues in a common sense way. He's worked across the aisle with members of both parties to pass things like:
Taxes and Government Spending
A core pledge since being elected was to oppose tax and fee increases. Nathan has done that - voting against income tax hikes (Bill 44-19), and voting against overriding the property tax cap (Bills 45-19, 45-26). Nathan proposed an income tax cap (Res 18-19), though it did not pass. Additionally, he voted for property tax credits to assist disabled veterans and law enforcement remain in our communities (Bills 89-23, 91-23).
Data Centers & Energy
With a serious energy shortage in our community, we need all the energy we have for our residents. But data centers are a major consumer of energy. Nathan has proposed a ban on data centers in the county (Bill 63-25).
Opposing Unchecked Development
Nathan has opposed efforts to add duplexes, triplexes, and multifamily homes into single family neighborhoods (Bill 72-24). And pushed to ensure housing only goes where the infrastructure can handle it (Bill 72-25, and 64-26). Nathan also required developers to provide community input to the Office of Planning and Zoning (Bill 28-21). Nathan recently has worked to impose clear guidelines on where cannabis dispensaries can locate in the county, ensuring the distance complies with the state's setbacks from churches, daycares, parks, and schools as well as residential property (Bill 29-26, and 62-26).
Campaign Contributions & Ethics
Additionally, Nathan introduced legislation to ban campaign contributions from developers to Council members during comprehensive rezoning, and when legislation relating to their property is before the Council (Bill 65-26). Nathan has also introduced legislation to regulate conflicts of interests for Council members and create fines for ethics violations (Bill 59-26, and 66-26).
Reopen Anne Arundel County
In 2020-2021, Nathan led the efforts to end the State of Emergency in Anne Arundel County and reopen the county (Bills 41-20, 83-20, 4-21, and 50-21).
Stopping Litter & Pollution
Repeated complaints from the community about litter and pollution led Nathan to work on a series of Bills to address issues like unattended collection boxes, prohibiting litter on county property and private property, modernizing the noise ordinance, and passing the first light pollution law in Anne Arundel County (Bills 72-20, 19-21, 26-21, and 61-21).
Removing Stigmas
Knowing the stigmas associated with mental health and other health issues, Nathan has passed Resolutions declaring suicide a public health crisis and supporting awareness of Multiple Sclerosis. Resolution 2-20 declared suicide a public health crisis in Anne Arundel County. With 67% of gun-related deaths being suicides, it's necessary for our Health Department to aggressively work to reduce these preventable deaths.
Removing Barriers for Local Businesses
As our county changes, businesses often confront archaic and outdated zoning requirements that make it difficult or impossible to operate. Nathan led efforts to modernize laws for pawn shops, coffee roasters, and micro-blading salons (Bills 52-20, 104-20, 29-24).
Quality of Life Improvements
Prior to Bill 83-19, vehicles towed from Anne Arundel County could be taken up to 10 miles away (i.e., Baltimore City, Howard County, etc.) to get their cars back. Now towers can only tow vehicles up to 2 miles outside Anne Arundel County, lessening the burden on citizens.
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