Candidate for Maryland's General Assembly - Len Zuza

Last week I opened a surprising and interesting letter from Len Zuza.  In it he informed me that he is running as a candidate for the office of Delegate to the State of Maryland's General Assembly.  Obviously, the election is this fall and he is running against a 20-year incumbent.  I'll let Len tell you about his decision.

"What triggered this Mad Hatter adventure?  Local politicians agreed to the construction of a huge natural gas liquefaction facility that will not only ruin the bucolic setting of the region where Karen and I decided to settle, it will add a lot of pollution to the area where Karen, our friends and I have been working hard to reduce pollution.  Add to that the fact that county officials gave away $360 million in unnecessary tax benefits to Dominion Energy and that was all I needed to decide to run against a 20-year incumbent who is the equivalent of the Chris Christie of Maryland..."

Zuza for Delegate

Len additionally wrote that his wife and he have been running an oyster restoration program since 2006.  He has been serving as president of the Southern Maryland Oyster Cultivation Society.  He noted that they have planted more than 12 million oysters and have been recognized by a local scientist as having improved water quality with these oysters.  I am thinking what a bold initiative Len has been involved in!  And, now, he is undertaking a more audacious challenge to make a positive difference.

Len expressed his regret that once again he will be unable to attend our class reunion.  In previous years he has been in the heart of oyster cultivation.  This year he is engaged in an intense political campaign.

I think many of you will agree with me that Len is one more member of our class who is still actively involved in his life vocation.