My Record: Fighting for the Montgomery Promise

I've been a fighter my whole life – from the neighborhoods along New Hampshire Avenue where I grew up, to the Obama White House, to the Montgomery County Council chambers. The son of a Nigerian immigrant father and a white mother from Kansas, I learned early that the American Dream isn't guaranteed to everyone. I saw it in our overcrowded schools, in friends who fell behind while I got ahead, and most painfully, when I lost my best friend Kalfani to gun violence.

That loss shaped my purpose: to fight for those our system leaves behind. It drove me to found the first NAACP chapter at Catholic University, to serve as an advisor in President Obama's Administration fighting for educational equity, and to come home to Montgomery County to fight for working families on the County Council.

Ready to Take on Trump and Deliver for Montgomery County

Now, with Donald Trump and MAGA extremists attacking everything we've built – our schools, our immigrant neighbors, our working families – Montgomery County needs a leader who won't back down. You can count on me to stand up to the Trump administration just as I've stood up to corporate developers trying to profit off our communities. I’ll always stand up to anyone who puts power and profit over people.

My record shows what we can accomplish when we reject the politics of fear and division. But it’s just the beginning. Together, we’ll build a Montgomery County that truly keeps its promise to everyone: where your zip code doesn’t determine your destiny, where working families can afford to live, and where we lead the nation in showing what progressive governance can achieve.

The record below shows what's possible when we fight together for our values.

Will’s Record

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Education

Fighting for equitable school funding and mental health resources as Chair of the Education Committee—because every child deserves a world-class education.

Housing

Authored landmark rent stabilization laws keeping thousands of families in their homes and established the $100M Housing Production Fund.

Economic Opportunity

Expanded prevailing wage protections and mandated local hiring, creating good-paying union jobs for Montgomery County workers.

Community-Led Development

Standing up to powerful developers and demanding transparency—ensuring communities get a real seat at the table, not just empty promises.

Climate Action & Sustainability

Led passage of Maryland's first building decarbonization law and partnered with the Biden Administration to accelerate clean energy adoption.

Democracy & Good Government

Rejecting developer money and special interests while expanding transparency—building a government that works for people, not the powerful.

Disability Rights

Parent of a child with disabilities, securing expanded special education funding and fighting state cuts to disability services.

Equity & Civil Rights

Passed the nation's first county-level CROWN Act and embedded racial equity considerations into all county decisions.

Federal Workforce

Creating hiring preferences for laid-off federal workers and standing with employees against Trump's attacks on our civil service.

Immigration

Son of an immigrant, fighting to ensure every neighbor—documented or not—has dignity, safety, and access to opportunity.

Parks & Recreation

Protecting our over 400 parks—ranked #1 by residents—while expanding youth sports and building inclusive playgrounds for all abilities.

Public Safety

Championing police accountability and transparency while investing in community-based solutions that address root causes of violence.

Reproductive Justice

Father of four children, defending reproductive freedom and funding critical support services for abortion care access.

Small Business

Expanded opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses while securing major funding for the Black Collective entrepreneurship program.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Fighting for Vision Zero safety initiatives, protected bike lanes, and transit that connects workers to jobs, not just commuters to Metro.

Workforce Development

Co-founded Summer RISE, a program providing thousands of students paid internships and real pathways to career success.