Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.

In summer 2006 a federal judge struck down the legislation on the grounds that it violated federal law. While in Congress Ehrlich served on the U. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation described the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act as the most significant piece of legislation for the Bay in a generation.

S. In 2010 Ehrlich ran again hoping to defeat O'Malley but lost again. A Republican he became governor after defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend a member of the Kennedy family 51% to 48% in the 2002 elections.