Help Us Fix the System
PUTTING DISTRICT FOUR 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 Rising costs, outdated infrastructure, poor healthcare access, and underfunded schools show the gap between planning and results.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 Four.
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 Four.
Maryland’s Fourth 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 Four Deserves More
Core Promise: Shavonne Hedgepeth is committed to delivering real progress for Maryland’s Fourth 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 She aims to address rising costs, outdated infrastructure, persistent food insecurity, and underfunded schools—issues rooted in longstanding funding priorities.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.
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 Four First Perspective: Lives in District Four 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.
Hope + Hustle
Four Pillars of Progress
Hope sets the direction. Hustle ensures delivery.
Stable Families Food, Care + Security
Get federal housing and cost-relief dollars to the families who need them most — and make sure they actually arrive.
"Stability is the foundation of opportunity."
- Expand SNAP access and cut bureaucratic barriers
- Keep families housed and rooted in their community
- Fight for federal waivers that reduce burdens on working families
Prepared Workforce Schools to Jobs That Pay
Education should open doors, not leave families behind. District Four families are working, retraining, and showing up — Congress should meet them there.
"Real opportunity starts in the classroom."
- Fully fund schools and workforce training programs
- Connect apprenticeships and trades to living-wage jobs
- Restore federal education dollars cut from our district
Smart Infrastructure Stable & Smart Development
Prince George's County is growing. Federal dollars should grow with it — strengthening communities, not pricing people out of the homes they built.
"Growth should strengthen communities, not displace them."
- Direct Appropriations funding to stalled local projects
- Prioritize oversight, transparency, and equity in every dollar
- Expand transit corridors into economic opportunity hubs
Healthy Communities Healthcare For Every Family
1,200 neighbors live with sickle cell disease. 143,000 seniors need care. We have one doctor per 2,000 residents. A community cannot thrive when its people cannot access care.
"Healthcare is a human right — not a commodity."
- Fight for Medicare for All
- Bring primary care resources directly into District Four
- Ensure rare disease patients aren't priced out of treatment