Ben Jealous is a civil rights leader, community organizer, and former national President of the NAACP. in 2013, Ben was named Marylander of the Year by The Baltimore Sun for his role in helping ending the death penalty, and passing marriage equality and the Dream Act. Ben is the only candidate with a plan to fight to improve our schools so that every classroom has a teacher who is trained well and paid better, and with a plan for a state based Medicare for All healthcare system. Ben has been endorsed by Maryland's largest teacher's union and both of Maryland's nurses unions as they believe he's the only candidate to ensure that our schools are fully funded and our healthcare system is fixed.