| First elected to the Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019.
Current Assignments
2023 President Pro Tem
2023 Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment
2023 Chair, Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
2023 Environment Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
2023 Senate Chair, Special Joint Legislative Committee to Select the State Treasurer 2023
2023 Legislative Policy Committee
2021 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Associate Member
Past Senate Service
Finance Committee, 2019-2023; Energy and Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2019-2023; Joint Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) Workgroup, 2020-2023; Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders, 2019, 2020-2021; Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds (Senate Chair, ), 2019-2023; Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, 2019-2023; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 2019-2023; Joint Commmittee on Federal Relations, 2019-2023.
Public Service
Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance, 2021-; Commission on Trauma Informed Care, 2021-; Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Transportation Access, 2019-; Prince George's County Workgroup on Alcohol Outlet Density Zones, 2019-2020; Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, 2019-; Board of Directors, Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA), 2015-2018; Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee, 2015-2018; Washington Suburban Transit Commission, 2015-2018; Executive Board, Progressive Cheverly, 2014-; Chair, Prince George's County Cable Commission, 2012-2015; Advisory Board, Saint Ambrose Catholic School, Cheverly, MD, 2012-.
Memberships
Kappa Alpha Psi.
Biographical Information
Born, Lafayette, Louisiana, March 10, 1969; Pittsford Mendon High School, 1987; Harvard College, A.B. Government, 1991; Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Operations Support Analyst, 1991-1993; Alliance Telcom, Co-Founder, Managing Director, 1993-1995; Eltrex Industries, Executive Vice President, Customer Relations, 1996-2003; Gyde Communications, Principal, 2002-present; Intra-Mail Network, Director,of Business Development, 2006-present; Married; two children. |