| First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018 Member of the House since January 9, 2019.
Current Assignments
2023 House Parliamentarian
2021 Appropriations Committee
2023 Chair, Education and Economic Development Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee (Member, 2022)
2023 Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee
2022 Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee
2023 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
2023 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
2021 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
2023 Special Joint Legislative Committee to Select the State Treasurer 2023
2020 Chair, Baltimore City House Delegation
2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
Past House Service
Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2021; Racing and Gaming Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2021; Local Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2020; Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2021.
Public Service
Community Relations Commission, City of Baltimore; Greater Baltimore Health Improvement Initiative; Greater Baltimore Leaderhip Association.
Memberships
Reedeemed Life family Resource Center; Greater Baltimore Urban League; Hometown Heroes Scholarship Committee; Sierra Club; Maryland-DC Audubon Society.
Awards
Very Important Professionals Successful by 40, The Daily Record, 2019.
Biographical Information
Born, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 20, 1981; Hampton University, B.A., Political Science, 2003; University of Delaware, M.A., Urban Affairs and Public Policy, 2006; Howard University School of Law, J.D., 2009; AmeriCorps VISTA; Fellow, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation; Earthjustice, Staff Attorney, 2010-2016; Assistant Director, Department of Planning (Equity, Engagement and Communications), City of Baltimore, 2017-; Married; two children. |