I met with Shukoor Ahmed when he first ran for Maryland House of Delegates in 1998. Being fiscally conservative and socially moderate, I was very impressed with his views on many issues. We have always had either very liberal or very conservative representation in Annapolis for many years.

His experiences are very vast from being a travel agent to a CEO of a small company which was ranked number 1 fastest growing company by Deloitte in 2007, and prepare him well to represent us in Annapolis. He is by nature a problem solver and looks at challenges as an opportunity.

It will be refreshing to see a delegate from our district (23A) in Annapolis who is not deeply aligned with special interests and political bosses. I urge you to Google "Shukoor" and learn about his candidacy and vote for him as one of our delegates.

James McLaughlin

Bowie