Every person, family and neighborhood matters.

Josh listens to the ideas of our fellow community members and will take action. Josh's ideas include:

• Reducing Overcrowded Schools - Josh will advocate for needed funding to both renovate and construct new schools and he will collaborate to introduce new ideas to help reduce class sizes

• Retaining and Attracting Talented Teachers and Staff - Josh will support County initiatives that help ensure we retain and attract talented FCPS professional educators and support staff so that all students have academic and career opportunities - aiming to be the best schools in the metro region!

• Ensuring Safe streets and Public Safety Response - Josh will support needed community policing and deputy staffing so dangerous speeders, domestic violence and other critical safety issues can be proactively addressed. Josh will also support ensuring that our medic and fire response is second to none and that our career EMT’s and firefighters have the staffing and equipment they need to help us in times of distress

• Investing in OUR Neighborhoods - Josh will be a fierce advocate to help ensure that OUR county tax dollars are reinvested back into our neighborhoods and the district 3 community as a whole. This includes additional parks and rec opportunities such as an indoor aquatics center that kids, families and seniors alike can afford and benefit from; a new senior center located within the West End district and more. Our residents deserve these amenities and more

• Creating Economic Opportunities - Josh will support expanding FCPS' Career Technology Center (CTC) training classes to open more access to FCPS students; support Frederick Community College (FCC) and Workforce Development services that helps both residents starting their career as well as displaced workers to successfully navigate into new, better paying work

• Prioritizing Transportation that Works for us - Josh will collaborate to improve pedestrian crossings for residents, advocate for Sunday bus service and needed bus shelters as well as support the advancement of US Route 15 safety upgrades. Josh will also work with our state delegation to support additional state Transit funding, including support for Transit Plus/para-transit services so All residents can get to where they need to go

• Achieving Affordability - Josh will collaborate with community stakeholders across the county and region to tackle affordability: So younger professionals have a path towards home ownership (and building generational wealth); a two-income family can comfortably afford a two-bedroom apartment; older adults who prefer to stay in their home can afford to do so. There are no quick and no one-sized fits all solutions - but together we can set solutions and measure our progress

• Expanding Mental Health Resources for our Students - Josh will advocate for expanded student mental and behavioral health resources for our FCPS families. When our kids need help, our community needs to be there for them

• Supporting Frederick as an inclusive and safe community for everyone - ALL of our residents matter and our community should be a safe place to live, work and play for all who choose to live here. Standing up to hate requires intentional action and that’s what Josh will do everyday when elected to represent County Council District 3!

Josh wants to ensure that all of our residents and neighborhoods matter and the needs are prioritized at the County.

Josh and his wife, Katie Nash, are a proud FCPS family of five. Josh, Katie and their three teenagers enjoy spending time outdoors and exploring the many cool and fun things that our region offers.

Josh combines his extensive experience with action to get results. He spent 15 years in the tech sector before focusing on closing the digital divide, and as a former Alderman (city council) and community leader, Josh has:

✓ Organized support for the construction of a full-sized gym and the first indoor recreation center when Butterfly elementary school was built

✓ Advocated (as one of many parents) to improve the latest FCPS redistricting process in 2023 that involved Frederick High School

✓ Testified for US Route 15 safety upgrades, US Route 40 pedestrian & bus projects, better MARC train service and additional bus shelters for our transit riders

✓ Chairs the County’s Transportation Services Advisory Commission that helps to advocate for better transit, safer streets and additional bike/pedestrian access

✓ Serves on the PTSA at Frederick High School, helping to organize restaurant fundraiser nights

✓ Helps support local initiatives so households in need have access to computers, affordable high-speed internet and digital skills training

✓ Served on the Frederick Board of Aldermen (now called the Frederick City Council) and supported funding for after-school arts programming at several elementary schools, including Lincoln ES and Hillcrest ES

✓ Brought community stakeholders together that created Frederick’s first 365 day all-weather, overnight emergency homeless shelter

✓ Led local volunteer community stream and park cleanups