| First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015-2019
Current Assignments
2023 Majority Whip
2019 Finance Committee
2023 Vice Chair, Executive Nominations Committee
2023 Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight
2020 Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR)
2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
Past Senate Service
Vice Chair, Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, 2022; Energy and Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2019-2023; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Behavioral Health & Opiod Use Disorders, 2019-2021; Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 2019-2023; Chair, Senate Select Committee 12, Baltimore City Delegation, 2019-2020.
Public Service
West North Avenue Development Authority, 2021-; Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee, 2019-; Pimlico Community Development Authority, 2019-; Local (Video Lottery) Development Council, Baltimore City, 2016-; Behavioral Health Advisory Council, 2015-2019.
Memberships
Empowerment Temple African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Baltimore.
Biographical Information
Born, Baltimore, Maryland, December 9, 1977; Frostburg State University, B.S. Political Science, 2000; Legislative Aide to Delegate Salima Siler Marriott of Baltimore, 2000-2002; Director of Legislative Affairs for City Council President, Baltimore City 2003-2006; Assistant Deputy Mayor of Administration, 2007-2010; Baltimore City Department of Social Services, 2010-present. |