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House of Delegates Member · Legislative District 44B · Maryland · 2026 Primary
Members of the Maryland House of Delegates represent their local districts in the state legislature by proposing, debating, and voting on laws that impact public education, healthcare, and transportation. They work alongside the state Senate to pass Maryland’s annual budget and determine how tax dollars are allocated to community services and infrastructure projects. This office is vital because delegates shape the statewide policies and spending priorities that directly influence the daily lives of all residents.
View all candidates in this raceAletheia McCaskill is a Baltimore native, wife, mother, and small businesswoman who has operated a daycare in Maryland’s 44th district for more than 25 years. She served as Vice President of the Early Learning Division for SEIU Local 500 and previously worked as a computer analyst at Johns Hopkins Medicine before moving into early childhood education. A graduate of Villa Julie College (now Stevenson University) and Notre Dame of Maryland University, she received her K-12 public education in Baltimore. Since being elected in 2022, McCaskill has served as the Delegate for District 44B in the Maryland House of Delegates, where she sits on the House Appropriations Committee and, in 2026, serves as Chair of its Racing and Sports Facilities Subcommittee. Her recent recognitions include Delegate of the Year from the Maryland Black Caucus Foundation in 2024 and multiple honors in 2025 for community and public leadership.
Sources: Campaign website
Aletheia is a wife, mother, successful small businesswoman for over 20 years here in the 44th district & Vice President of the Early Learning Division for SEIU, Local 500.
As a member and as VP of the Early Learning Division, Aletheia has helped grow our union's early education sphere and helped us expand in the Baltimore region. She is a gifted organizer who is always ready to lift up friends and support the cause in ways big and small.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.
Source: mccaskill4md.com
Economic Development
Reviving the community's ecosystem with improvements for a more robust community by rebuilding, supporting current business owners & attracting long-term businesses. Sustaining livable wages so every person can afford basic needs and beyond.
“Making neighborhoods more successful by rebuilding, supporting current business owners & attracting long-term businesses is a start. Sustaining livable wages is a part of the plan so every person can afford basic needs and beyond.”
Housing
Decent, affordable housing to help ease homelessness and allow families to stabilize.
“Decent, affordable housing to help ease the homelessness and allow families to stabilize.”
Transportation
Robust yet affordable public transit including paratransit, credentialed ride-sharing, non-emergency medical transportation, volunteer programs regardless of income, age, disability.
“We need a robust yet affordable, public transit, paratransit, credentialed ride-sharing, non-emergency medical transportation, volunteer programs regardless of income, age, disability.”
Education and Childcare
Ensuring every child receives quality public education while engaging families. Supporting Pre-K Expansion using a mixed delivery system and equitable disbursements of all available resources for local schools.
“Aletheia supports and will introduce legislation that will ensure every child, regardless of their background or cognitive abilities receives quality public education while engaging families along the way.”
Seniors
Fight for tax policies that allow seniors to retire in their homes they spent their lives paying for; continue to support senior services and expand opportunities within the Department of Aging.
“Aletheia will continue to fight for tax policies that allow seniors to retire in their homes they spent their lives paying for; continue to support senior services and expand opportunities within the Department of Aging.”
Youth
Develop well-rounded youth through youth employment, mentorships, recreational services and leadership opportunities so that they can help advance us in technology, education, politics and world relations.
“Part of Aletheia's vision is to develop and expand youth services such as youth employment, mentorships, recreational services and leadership opportunities so that they can help advance us in technology, education, politics and world relations.”
Healthcare
Support broader issues like health care-including mental health.
“I will support other broader issues like health care-including mental health”
“Aletheia supports and will introduce legislation that will ensure every child, regardless of their background or cognitive abilities receives quality public education while engaging families along the way.”
Source“Decent, affordable housing to help ease the homelessness and allow families to stabilize.”
Source“We need a robust yet affordable, public transit, paratransit, credentialed ride-sharing, non-emergency medical transportation, volunteer programs regardless of income, age, disability.”
Source“Making neighborhoods more successful by rebuilding, supporting current business owners & attracting long-term businesses is a start. Sustaining livable wages is a part of the plan so every person can afford basic needs and beyond.”
Source“Aletheia will continue to fight for tax policies that allow seniors to retire in their homes they spent their lives paying for; continue to support senior services and expand opportunities within the Department of Aging.”
Source“Part of Aletheia's vision is to develop and expand youth services such as youth employment, mentorships, recreational services and leadership opportunities so that they can help advance us in technology, education, politics and world relations.”
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