About Albert Nalley
Albert Nalley is committed to Maryland families and the issues that affect the lives of everyday people. A small business owner who has a solid reputation for budget expertise and for challenging the status quo in state government, he believes government should be accountable to educate our children and maintain essential services such as transportation and law enforcement supported by a tax system that is fair and efficient.
Albert Nalley has worked tirelessly as a community advocate to increase accountability of elected officials who have failed to provide an adequate education system and ensure the best use of the taxpayers’ dollars.
A lifelong resident of our district and one who understands our challenges, Albert Nalley has owned and operated a small business for more than 10 years. His experience as a small business leader has taught him about the fundamentals of job creation, the responsibilities of meeting a payroll, and the negative effects that over-taxation and undue regulation can have in discouraging entrepreneurship and diminishing business growth.
Albert Nalley decided several years ago to help change government for the better and make a difference for Marylanders. Voters recognized Albert’s commitment to the community and elected him to the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee in 2002.
Area residents recognize his leadership skills. Albert has been a key player in southwest Baltimore County, chairing a voter registration committee that earned him an award for outstanding results in voter registration. In 2004, he was elected Vice President of the Patapsco Valley Republican Club.
Beyond his responsibilities as a business owner and community leader, Albert Nalley also has been an active member in a number of business associations, including the Arbutus Professional Business Association, National Federation of Independent Businesses, and the Steel Club of Baltimore. His service has extended to several community organizations as well, including the Sons of the American Legion, Catonsville Parks and Recreation, Mount de Sales Academy, St. Mark school, and National Softball Association Girl’s Fast Pitch as an umpire for local games.
Albert has also led several area improvements projects for area community groups including restoration of flagpoles vandalized at the Halethorpe American Legion post and donation of memorial park benches at the Wilkins Precinct police station.
Albert Nalley attended Catonsville Community College, graduated from Landsdowne High School in 1969, and attended school at Arbutus Middle School and Riverview Elementary. He resides in Catonsville with his wife, Ginger, an area schoolteacher, and their three daughters.
Nalley on the Issues
Albert Nalley has your values and needs your support to affect positive change for our communities.
EDUCATION
Albert Nalley will:
-- Ensure adequate funding for school construction to expand existing schools and eliminate the need for trailers and temporary classrooms.
-- Tie state funding to test scores; successful programs will receive priority funding.
-- Establish meaningful merit pay for teachers.
-- Hold the line on college tuition.
ENVIRONMENT
Albert Nalley will:
-- Expand wastewater treatment facilities.
-- Continue to reduce nitrogen pollution.
-- Protect the Chesapeake Bay, plant bay grasses.
-- Protect our open space.
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
Marylanders suffered the largest tax increase in our state's history in late-2007. Citing a so-called budget deficit, legislators ignored the will of most of us and voted to increase revenues. Once again, bureaucrats in Annapolis failed to live within their means and opted to take more of your money to fund services outside our region.
Did you know that about 85 percent of the funds we give the state never come back to Baltimore County? Instead, our wealth go to other jurisdictions like Baltimore City and Prince Georges County.
Democrats opted to close the doors to public input and scrutiny -- something that citizens enjoy during normal legislative sessions. At 2am during a closed-door special session, legislators enacted a 20% increase in the state sales tax, expanded the types of goods and services that can be taxed, and increased the corporate tax by 18%. My opponents implemented our state's largest-ever tax increase at the worst possible time when we all have less money in our pockets to pay extremely high BGE electric rates, gas prices, and grocery bills.
Democrats continue to rely upon a strategy of “tax and spend;” however, several years ago, they also adopted a policy of “spend and tax.” An example was the $1.2 billion Thornton Education Plan, which included no funding source. In Governor Ehrlich’s first year in office, the Democrats proposed a $1.2 billion tax increase.
In 2005, my Democratic opponents started “they pass, we pay.” An example, medical malpractice insurance to be paid by a tax on HMOs; and Democrats ignored the reality that HMOs would pass the cost on to subscribers. A second example, they forced BGE to borrow millions of dollars and require you and me to pay interest and deferral charges for 10 years to cover BGE’s interest costs.
The notion of the “they pass, we pay” must stop. Democratic plans of “tax and spend” and “spend and tax” must stop because these strategies have only produced failing schools and a crumbling infrastructure with fewer services to the community. We need to apply commonsense business financial practices to the budget.
Albert Nalley will:
-- Work to repeal the massive tax increases.
-- Reduce out-of-control property taxes.
-- Eliminate wasteful government spending.
-- Reduce the size of state Bureaucracy.
HEALTHCARE
Healthcare is a fundamental right of all Marylanders. Maryland has some of the best hospitals and emergency care in the nation; however, these services are in jeopardy because of skyrocketing malpractice insurance costs for doctors and rampant billing fraud throughout the industry.
Albert Nalley will:
-- Tighten controls on Medicare practices to reduce fraud.
-- Enact responsible tort reform to decrease costs and direct savings towards expanding other health needs.
-- Support efforts for small business to provide affordable healthcare.
PUBLIC SAFETY
Albert Nalley has completed Baltimore County Police's public education program called the Citizens Academy. It is obvious that our first responders are under-funded and unappreciated in Towson and Annapolis.
Albert Nalley will:
-- Toughen penalties on sex offenders and all criminals.
-- Give our law enforcement the tools they need, including state of the art crime labs, and expanded drug and gang enforcement programs.
-- Overhaul our Juvenile Justice system.