| Member of the Maryland Senate since February 3, 2020. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 2015-2020.
Current Assignments
2021 Vice Chair, Rules Committee
2023 Budget and Taxation Committee
2023 Health and Human Services Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
2023 Pensions Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
2023 Joint Committee on Pensions
2023 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
2020 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
2020 Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area
2015 Women Legislators of Maryland (Legislative Chair, 2018-19; Executive Board, 2019-20)
2015 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Associate Member
Past Senate Service
Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2020-2023.
Public Service
Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2020-; Commission on the Future of the Pikesville Armory, 2017-2019; Board of Directors, Maryland Corps Program, 2016-; Commission to Review Maryland's Use of Assessments and Testing in Public Schools, 2015-2016; Board of Directors, Baltimore Jewish Council, 2012-2015; Board of Directors, (2010-2016, Executive Committee), Chizuk Amuno Congregation, 2006-2016; 2006-2012 (2008-2010, President) Parents' Association Board, The Park School; Board of Trustees, The Park School, 2008-2010; Member, House of Delegates, 2015-2020.
Memberships
Chizuk Amuno Congregation.
Awards
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, Annual Legislative Award, 2017; Maryland Association of Youth Service Bureaus, Cornerstone Award, 2017.
Biographical Information
Born in Houston, Texas, August 26, 1964; Pikesville Senior High School, 1982; Northwestern University, B.A., Political Science, 1986; Legislative Assistant, U.S. congressman Ben Cardin, 1987-1990; Director of Government Relations, Baltimore Jewish Council, 1990-1992; Director of Public Policy, Parent Action, 1992-1995; Program Director, CHANA, Counseling, Helpline & Aid Network for Abused Women, 1995-2000; Baltimore Community Coordinator, Jewish Women's Archives, 2003-2005; Senior Planner, The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, 2005-2007; Campaign Manager, Cardin for Senate, 2007-2013; Married; two children. |