“A lot of us came to Annapolis to make change,” said freshman Del. Jimmy Tarlau (D-Prince George’s, and a longtime CWA member), who helped organize an unofficial caucus of new legislators that met weekly during this year’s General Assembly session. “With the Republican victory in 2014, a lot of us thought maybe something was missing, and that we could strengthen the Democratic message moving forward.” Click here for the Washington Post's report on Maryland’s newest progressive lawmakers, "an assertive and largely young group of legislators who are trying to nudge their party leftward."