State of Maryland secondary Archives: on Civil Rights

Ashwani Jain: At White House personnel office, worked on diversity

In President Obama's White House Office of Presidential Personnel: I managed the White House's relationships with over 100 stakeholder groups across the nation to diversify the Federal Government. In doing so, I helped recruit, train, appoint and retain a record number of Women, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, Veterans, LGBTQ and persons with disabilities in key leadership roles. Source: 2021 MD Gubernatorial campaign site JainForGovernor.com Sep 13, 2021

John B. King: End youth homelessness especially LGBTQ+ youth homelessness

Push for Eviction Diversion programs to promote continuity of housing.
Increase filing surcharges for civil cases in eviction actions and require those charges be paid by the landlord to deter unnecessary eviction action.
Ensure right to counsel for those facing eviction action in court.
Work to end youth homelessness especially LGBTQ+ youth homelessness as nearly 40% of all youth experiencing homelessness identify as LGBTQ+.

Source: 2021 MD Governor campaign website JohnKingForGovernor.com Oct 25, 2021

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