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Homeowner’s Property Tax Credit
Check to see if you are one of the thousands of Montgomery County homeowners who were shortchanged on their Homeowner’s Property Tax Credit. To check if you are due a refund or are eligible for this credit, visit the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation or call 410-767-4433 (toll free 1-800-944-7403).
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Meet Craig
Craig J. Zucker is a Democratic state senator from Maryland’s 14th District and represents more than 130,000 residents. He was appointed to the Maryland State Senate on February 4th, 2016. In 2018, Craig was elected to the Maryland State Senate.
In 2020, Craig became Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus after serving as Deputy Majority Leader. Craig serves on the influential Budget and Tax Committee. In addition, he is chairman of the Capital Budget Subcommittee, where he has helped deliver over $250 million in additional funding to Montgomery County and invested over $50 million in District 14 for our schools and local arts and cultural and historical landmarks. Craig also serves as a member of the Education, Business, and Administration. He reviews the budgets of all higher education institutions in the state and ensures that tuition remains affordable.
Craig is known for providing top-notch constituent service and working across the aisle to sponsor and pass meaningful laws that reflect our shared values. Craig has earned a reputation for being a tireless legislator and a champion for those with developmental disabilities. He was the chief sponsor of many pieces of legislation that provided equity and opportunities for this population. As a result, Craig has been recognized more than five times with the Outstanding Legislative Leadership Award from the Arc of Maryland.
Over his two terms in office, Craig has ushered through groundbreaking legislation, including laws that protect minors from identity theft, assist homeowners facing foreclosure, and took the first steps towards upgrading Maryland’s 911 system.
Additionally, Craig championed legislation that provides the opportunity for thousands of students with developmental disabilities to go to college. He also passed legislation that will provide services to more than 1,200 children on the Autism Waiting list and legislation that will provide vital support to Marylanders with disabilities currently on waiting lists. Finally, as a Delegate, he led the passage of HB 1105 – The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act – which is now law. ABLE allows for special savings accounts for individuals with disabilities and their families. ABLE accounts help fund qualified expenses for individuals with disabilities, including medical care, education, housing, and assistive technology. This legislation helps ensure that individuals with disabilities have the resources they need to be successful.
Craig proposed and passed legislation that helped the state’s foster youth and has worked to boost business for local restaurants and businesses throughout the area. He also passed first of its kind, nationally recognized bipartisan legislation that curbs workplace sexual harassment. This past session Craig sponsored legislation that provides access to curriculum for those students who are blind or have disabilities; ended the practice of secluding children in schools, protected people from being evicted from their homes and helped create a fund that promotes our local farm breweries, wineries and distilleries.
Craig was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010. While in the House, he served on the powerful House Appropriations Committee and served as chairman of the Health and Human Resources Subcommittee.
As a member of House Appropriations leadership, Craig helped review a $40 billion budget and protected funding for the priorities of many Marylanders, including services for people with developmental disabilities, health care coverage for low income pregnant women, and substance abuse counseling.
Prior to his election to the House of Delegates, Craig spent more than fifteen years as a dedicated public servant. Most recently he served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Maryland State Comptroller, where he worked directly with Maryland’s legislators, executive branch, and community and business leaders across the state. Before that, he was Director of Maryland Home Care for an association, helping to improve the lives of the more than 5,000 underpaid home healthcare workers throughout Maryland by securing their first wage increase in nearly two decades.
Craig earned his Bachelors of Science Degree from St. Thomas Aquinas College and his Masters Degree in Government from the Johns Hopkins University. He lives in Brookeville, Maryland with his wife Jenny, their two sons, and their dog Sophie. He is a member of Shaare Tefila in Olney, MD.
