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House of Delegates Member · Legislative District 7A · 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 raceLy Xinzhen Brown is running for House of Delegates Member in Maryland with nearly 20 years of experience as a community organizer, disability advocate, adjunct professor, special education lawyer, nonprofit leader, and policy expert. She identifies as an openly queer and disabled Asian American who has lived in and around Maryland since approximately 2012. Her background includes serving on statewide commissions and committees addressing rights for people with mental illnesses and disabilities. Brown founded a grantmaking organization dedicated to helping autistic people of color, providing over $300,000 in microgrants to individuals and families. She advocates for equal rights, social justice, and economic stability, emphasizing the need for racial justice, reproductive rights, and economic recovery that respects workers and public health experts during times of national resurgence of white supremacist ideologies and post-pandemic challenges.
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Everyone deserves justice. Everyone deserves freedom. Everyone deserves safety. And we deserve better policies and better leadership to help us get there.
I bring nearly 20 years of experience as a community organizer and disability advocate, most recently as an adjunct professor, special education lawyer, nonprofit leader, and disability and tech policy expert.
As an openly queer and disabled Asian American, I also bring a desperately needed fresh perspective and understanding of vulnerable and marginalized communities – and I believe deeply that a rising tide lifts all boats .
I will continue to listen to people in my district who are most directly impacted by the laws passed in Annapolis, and I will work together with community leaders to advocate for full freedom, economic stability, and community safety for all .
Source: brownformaryland.com
Disability Advocacy
Brown brings nearly two decades of experience as a disability advocate and founded an organization to support autistic people of color.
“I bring nearly 20 years of experience as a community organizer and disability advocate... I founded the only grantmaking organization dedicated to helping autistic people of color, which to date has given over $300,000 in microgrants to individual autistic people of color and their families”
Economic Stability
Brown fights for economic stability and addresses underlying causes of poverty while advocating for fair pay work experiences.
“I am fighting for equal rights, social justice, and economic stability for everyone... advocating for policy changes to address underlying causes of poverty and disability and racial discrimination”
Education
Brown has served as an adjunct professor and special education lawyer, teaching advocacy classes at Towson University.
“most recently as an adjunct professor, special education lawyer... In 2020, I designed and taught a short class on advocacy and civic engagement for students at Towson University’s Hussman Center for Adults with Autism”
“special education lawyer... designed and taught a short class on advocacy and civic engagement for students at Towson University’s Hussman Center for Adults with Autism”
Source“disability advocate... medications insurance won’t cover, buying job interview outfits, leaving abusive situations, and recovering after disasters”
Source“fighting for equal rights, social justice, and economic stability... advocating for policy changes to address underlying causes of poverty”
Source“community organizer... build coalitions, collaborate across communities, and work to make sure everyone has a voice”
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