CAMBRIDGE – State Senator Richard
F. Colburn (R-Eastern Shore) has announced that he has filed for re-election for the 37th District seat, which includes Caroline, Dorchester,
Talbot and Wicomico Counties.
Senator Colburn stated, “I have and
will continue to fight for the Eastern Shore’s two most important industries-
the seafood and agriculture industries.
My father was a waterman who made his living from the Chesapeake Bay;
therefore, I understand the plight of Maryland’s Watermen. Shore farmers are facing tougher regulations
and a continued threat of possible law suits.
The Hudson family and Perdue
recently lost their case to try to get reimbursed for the legal expenses
incurred during the suit filed against them by the University Of Maryland
School Of Law on behalf of the Waterkeepers Alliance. However, we were successful in helping to get
budget language approved in the Senate which authorizes the Board of Public
Works to provide contingent compensation to the Hudson family farm. It appears they may not need a dime of this
money. But, the point/goal is that
Maryland should not run farmers out of business. Land that is actively farmed is far less
damaging to the environment than when the same acreage is developed into
housing tracts or shopping centers. I
will constantly fight to keep families like the Hudson’s on the family
farm.
I want to continue my long history
of fighting for bridge and highway safety projects on the Eastern Shore. We have been successful in getting $50
million in construction monies to be used towards the replacement of the Dover
Bridge. This bridge is the inter-county
connector for Talbot, Southern Caroline and North Dorchester Counties. We also secured about $50 million to be used
towards the continued dualization of State Route 404.
We are moving forward on the
development of the Sailwinds property in Cambridge by securing $1.5 million
($2.5 million total) in the Capital Budget to be used towards the
repair/replacement of the wharf located along the property which is essential
to the property’s and Cambridge’s revitalization.
I am proud of my
pro-business/pro-veteran’s voting record. As an Eastern Shore native I know
Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot and Wicomico Counties. I am gratified to represent the 37th
Districts’ four counties, 23 municipalities and 34 volunteer fire
companies.
And finally, I believe that the
most important asset of any legislator is to provide good constituent service
and as your State Senator I have always strived to do that.”
