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  1. My Washington: Bethesda lawmaker keeps kids active with Spy Museum, Capital Crescent, Great Wolf Lodge

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    October 15, 2011Washington Examiner    Faves and raves by Ariana Kelly Ariana Kelly is a Maryland delegate representing Bethesda and Chevy Chase. PERSONAL STATS AGE: 34 NUMBER OF YEARS IN D.C. AREA: 26 NEIGHBORHOOD: Bethesda - Hayley Peterson 1. FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS EVENT Washington Nationals games at Nationals Park are my favorite. I'm a longtime Redskins fan, and FedEx Field gets the job done. But I miss the electricity of RFK. One of the great perks of my job is getting to attend local high school sporting events. I had a number of wonderful campaign volunteers from Walter Johnson, B-CC and Whitman. I love to bring my kids to their games to cheer them on, and wax nostalgic about my own WJ days. 2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION Nothing beats a bike on a beautiful day. Or the Metro on a day escalators are functioning. 3. BEST COFFEE SHOP Having worked my way through college as a barista, I am picky about my coffee shops. D.C.-area entrepreneurs have…

  2. SlutWalk DC rally against sexual violence disproves stereotype of feminists as prudes

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    SlutWalk DC rally against sexual violence disproves stereotype of feminists as prudes By Robert McCartney, Published: August 10 Although it happened nearly two decades ago, Maryland state legislator Ariana Kelly still recalls the anguish. When she went to a Montgomery County hospital emergency room after being raped as a teenager, a doctor there chided her for supposedly having loose morals. “He said I shouldn’t be so upset because I’d been promiscuous before,” said Kelly, 34, describing the incident publicly for the first time. “I hadn’t been promiscuous, but that’s not relevant,” continued Kelly, now a first-term Democratic delegate from Montgomery. What was “awful,” she said, was “hearing that word ringing in my ears for days and weeks as I was trying to recover from a sexual assault.” Kelly plans to tell that story Saturday when she speaks at the SlutWalk D.C. rally downtown. It…

  3. Transgender anti-discrimination bill approved

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    The Baltimore SunMarch 26, 2011Employers and housing groups could not discriminate against transgendered people, under a plan that won final passage today in the House of Delegates. After a floor debate that veered into what some delegates said was offensive territory, the anti-discrimination measure passed by a vote of 86 to 52, a preliminary tally showed. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. Home owners who rent rooms or apartments in their residence are exempted from the bill. Religious groups also are exempted. Some Republicans who opposed the bill argued that education and child-related groups should have been excluded, too. Del. Nicholaus R. Kipke, an Anne Arundel County Republican, said some parents may not want to explain to their children why a female teacher, for example, decided to dress as a man.   "It's one thing to protect adults who want to be eccentric in front of other adults," said Del. Steven R. Schuh, an Anne Ar…

  4. Md. House OKs family planning bill to expand Medicaid eligibility for poor women

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    By Associated Press, Saturday, March 26, 5:17 PM ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The House of Delegates on Saturday approved a bill that would allow Maryland women who are at or below 200 percent of the poverty level to be eligible for Medicaid family planning services. The vote was 122-14. Maryland currently only allows women to be eligible for family planning under Medicaid after they have their first baby, according to Delegate Heather Mizeur, D-Montgomery. That is partly why Maryland ranks 42nd in the nation in infant mortality and 38th in the nation for low birth weight babies, she said. Expanding eligibility could reduce unintended pregnancies by about 4,000 each year, according to a January estimate by the Guttmacher Institute, which studies reproductive health. “This saves the state millions of dollars,” Mizeur said. “Every Medicaid pregnancy costs the state $19,000 per birth, so if you remove a little over 4,000 of those each year we could s…

  5. Pepco trailed other utilities, didn't call for help until well into snowstorm

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    Pepco trailed other utilities, didn't call for help until well into snowstorm Pepco did not call for major reinforcements to help restore power to its customers until late Wednesday night, well into the storm and several hours after Baltimore Gas and Electric had begun assembling outside contractors for help. Similarly, Dominion Virginia Power began moving its own crews from southeastern Virginia and North Carolina closer to Northern Virginia as early as Tuesday, anticipating weather problems. As a result, it has called in only about 200 outside workers for additional help, a spokeswoman said. BGE had arranged for about 400 extra workers by about 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to its spokesman. Pepco didn't ask for mutual aid until an 8:30 p.m. conference call among mid-Atlantic region utilities - a call arranged by BGE, both companies said. Perhaps because of the earlier calls for help, BGE and Dominion Virginia Power had restored electricity to a greater …

  6. Republican lawmakers planning legislation to stop late-term abortions

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    Republican lawmakers planning legislation to stop late-term abortions Effort prompted by Nebraska doctor's move to Montgomery County by Erin Cunningham | Staff Writer Some Republican lawmakers say they will introduce legislation in the upcoming session that would ban Maryland doctors from performing late-term abortions. While some say the abortion issue has long been settled, a controversial Nebraska doctor's decision to begin performing later-term abortions at a Montgomery County clinic has revived the issue. The doctor, LeRoy Carhart, began working at the Reproductive Health Services clinic Monday, prompting about 300 anti-abortion protesters to rally outside the Germantown facility. Another protest has been planned for Saturday. Now, Del. Donald H. Dwyer Jr. (R-Dist. 31) of Glen Burnie says he is organizing a group of anti-abortion legislators to introduce a bill that would ban clinics from offering late-term abortions for any reason. Dwyer says the coalition will b…

  7. WJ Student Contributes to Election Day Victory

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    "The Pitch" November 17, 2010   Josh Benjamin, Staff Writer & Ali Jawetz, Online News Editor, Print Copy Editor  Mutale Matambo is a high school junior, a campaign volunteer and a political advocate. His experience with the mid-term election campaign process gave him an interesting view of politics and campaigning as a teenager in high school.   “It was kind of weird at first [working on the campaign everyday], and then I started getting used to it,” said Matambo. “I went to people’s houses, knocked on their doors, and took surveys of who they were going to vote for. I felt really great when I was working.”  Matambo campaigned for Ariana Kelly, a democratic candidate who succesfully ran for the open house seat in District 16, which represents Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Potomac. Kelly is actually a WJ alum , and when she was a student, she volunteered for the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign.   Mata…

  8. Ariana Kelly Earns The Washington Post Endorsement

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    October 24, 2010 Ariana Kelly, Democratic Nominee for Maryland House of Delegates in District 16, has been endorsed by The Washington Post. This adds the area's most important newspaper to a growing list of diverse supporters, which also includes the Fraternal Order of Police, Sierra Club, MCPS teachers, NOW, People for the American Way, League of Conservation Voters, Equality Maryland, NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland, Women's Campaign Forum, and more.  Here's what The Washington Post has to say about Ariana Kelly and her District 16 Democratic teammates, Senator Brian Frosh, Delegate Bill Frick, and Delegate Susan Lee: DISTRICT 16: Sen. Brian Frosh, the veteran Democratic incumbent, is widely regarded not only as one of the more knowledgeable and independent-minded lawmakers in Annapolis but also among the most honest. He has been a champion of enlightened environmental legislation and a voice for reason on judicial matters, where he holds sway as a committee chairman. …

  9. Ariana Kelly Welcomed to District 16 Democratic Team

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    Ariana Kelly Welcomed to District 16 Democratic Team Delegate Nominee Joins Forces with Incumbents in Show of Democratic Unity Ariana Kelly has joined the District 16 Democratic Slate, marking the end of a close primary election season in which she defeated 10 other candidates to secure the third nomination on the Democratic ticket. Ariana Kelly will be joining the Democratic slate with District 16’s incumbent Democratic team: Senator Brian Frosh, Delegate Susan C. Lee and Delegate Bill Frick. Senator Brian Frosh said, "We are pleased to welcome Ariana to the slate.  We know that her policy experience and concern for Maryland's families will make her an outstanding delegate in Annapolis." Kelly had this to say about her victory, “I am very happy to be joining the District 16 Democratic team.  I look forward to working closely with my friends Delegate Susan Lee, Delegate Bill Frick, and Senator Brian Frosh on the upcoming general election campaign. I a…

  10. Big Win for Young Progressive Candidate

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    People for the American Way Blog has called Ariana's victory a "Big Win" for progressives. "In Bethesda, Ariana Kelly, a longtime advocate for equal pay, the right to choose, marriage equality, public education, and environmental conservation, won a competitive Democratic primary for a seat in the House of Delegates." Read the whole post here: http://blog.pfaw.org/content/yesterday’s-big-wins-for-young-progressive-candidates Women's Campaign Forum is also celebrating Ariana's primary victory on their blog.http://womenandpolitics.org/archives/ariana-kelly-outshines-opponents-in-md-district-16/3140