Help Us Fix the System
PUTTING DISTRICT 4 FIRST
Families in Maryland’s Fourth Congressional District need reliable systems, smart investments, and accountable government. Rising costs, outdated infrastructure, poor healthcare access, and underfunded schools show the gap between planning and results.
With experience working in these systems, I know how funding decisions affect communities. I’m running for Congress to make sure public funds are used efficiently and transparently to create real opportunities for every family in District 4.
My Journey, Our Fight
I moved to Hyattsville, MD, right across the street from Prince George’s Plaza Mall 10 years ago, and I’ve never felt more at home. Just as important, I know what it’s like to fight through systemic barriers. My 17-year journey to graduation was not shaped by a lack of aptitude, but by systems that failed too many of us.
That experience drives my work in public institutions today, to ensure our government empowers people instead of standing in their way.
That’s why I am running to represent the people who helped me find my home feel heard, seen, and represented.
Building Fair Systems
With experience in these systems, I understand how funding choices impact communities. I'm running for Congress to ensure public funds are used efficiently and transparently for every family in District 4.
Maryland’s 4th District faces food insecurity, limited healthcare, unfair wages, and challenges for immigrants—issues that aren’t just policy disputes but daily struggles. Real solutions require more than good intentions: effective resource allocation, accountability, and program execution are necessary so support reaches those who need it. Building follow-through into our systems turns fairness from an ideal into a standard.
Hope for What’s Possible. Hustle to Make it Real
District 4 Deserves More
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Core Promise: Shavonne Hedgepeth is committed to delivering real progress for Maryland’s 4th District by turning hope into action. She aims to address rising costs, outdated infrastructure, persistent food insecurity, and underfunded schools—issues rooted in longstanding funding priorities. Her Hope + Hustle approach focuses on securing federal resources, preparing projects for funding, and ensuring investments benefit the community. Shavonne promises results that rebuild trust, expand opportunity, and ensure government works for everyone in District 4.
Leadership Built for Delivery
Hope + Hustle Leadership: Leads with optimism grounded in action, pairing vision with execution and follow-through.
Implementation Mindset: Manages an $11 billion portfolio of public assets and understands how funding, timelines, and accountability drive results.
Problem Solver, Not a Performer: Never raises a problem without a solution and focuses on delivery over rhetoric.
District 4 First Perspective: Lives in District 4 and understands how federal decisions affect everyday costs, from food to utilities.
Bridge Builder: Works across differences to bring federal resources home and make government work better for families.
District 4 Deserves More
Shavonne’s vision is grounded in Hope + Hustle. Hope sets the direction. Hustle ensures delivery. Each pillar is anchored in a clear value and backed by practical action Congress can tak
Pillar One: Stable Families
Food Security & Cost Relief
Value: Stability is the foundation of opportunity.
I will fight to make federal programs work as intended so families can stay housed, healthy, and rooted where they belong.
What Shavonne Will Do
Get federal housing and cost-relief funds to the communities that need them most.
Pillar Two: Prepared Workforce
Schools to Jobs That Pay
Value: Education should lead to real opportunity.
District 4 families are working, retraining, and showing up.
What Shavonne Will Do
Fully fund education and workforce programs that deliver results.
Pillar Three: Infrastructure
Stable & Smart Development
Value: Growth should strengthen communities, not price them out.
Families in District 4 feel the strain of aging infrastructure through rising utility bills, unreliable service, and outdated public facilities.
What Shavonne Will Do
Prioritize project readiness, oversight, and transparency