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Feldman focuses re-election bid on biotech, education
Wednesday,
Oct. 11, 2006
by Melissa A. Chadwick
Staff Writer
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Promoting the biotech business sector is a top priority for
state Del. Brian J. Feldman (D-Dist. 15) of Potomac, who is
seeking re-election this year.
Feldman, who was elected in 2002, points to the 2005
Biotechnology Investment Incentive Act that created state
tax credits for investors into Maryland’s small, early-stage
biotech companies, as one of his greatest accomplishments in
his term.
‘‘We’re already hearing great stories,” said Feldman. ‘‘I
think we broke ground in a very exciting area that sets us
up to take Montgomery County and Maryland forward.”
The Biotechnology Industry Association named Feldman the
State Legislator of the Year in May.
He said Maryland and the county are poised to reach
greater heights in the field if more attention is focused on
it.
‘‘I have already begun putting together a package of
related bills that involves finding ways to promote this
sector,” he said. ‘‘We shouldn’t just strive to be the
Silicon Valley of the East. If we play out cards right, we
should be the leader internationally.”
As a member of the Economic Matters Committee, Feldman
co-sponsored the Healthy Air Act in 2006, which limits the
emission of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and mercury.
‘‘It’s cutting-edge environmental legislation,” he said.
‘‘It was critically important legislation for me, having
Dickerson [power plant] in my district.”
Feldman also noted his support of the Shady Grove
Adventist Emergency Center in Germantown and bond bills that
brought money to the Poolesville and Barnesville town hall
renovations.
This term in office, he said, was about ‘‘establishing
credibility as far as being a serious legislator who is
smart and can get things done.”
Election 2006
Brian J. Feldman
House of Delegates
District 15
45, Potomac
Democrat
Experience: Four-year incumbent; board member,
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington and
The Dwelling Place; member of the American
Association of AttorneyÚCPAs; Maryland Bar
Association; Montgomery County Bar Association.
Top Issues: Promoting biotech sector, education,
transportation
For more: www.BrianJFeldman.com |
He believes he works well with both sides
of the aisle in Annapolis.
‘‘Bills I’ve introduced and the bills that have passed,
most people would be hard pressed to pigeon-hole them as
liberal, conservative or pro-business,” he said.
Feldman is an attorney at the Washington, D.C., law firm
Kozusko Harris Vetter Wareh and is an adjunct professor at
Johns Hopkins University where he teaches state
policymaking.
He lives in Potomac with his wife and two children,
Matthew, 12, and Rebecca, 10.
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