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
2019 Judicial Proceedings Committee
2023 Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR)
2019 Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission
Past Senate Service
Marijuana Legalization Work Group, 2019; Redistricting and Reapportionment Committee, 2022; Juvenile Justice Reform Council, 2019-2021.
Public Service
Task Force to Study Maryland Orphans Court, 2021-; State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 2021-; Workgroup to Study the Transformation of Manufacturing in Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy, 2021-; Maryland Historical Trust, 2019-; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2019-.
Biographical Information
Born, Baltimore, Maryland, April 7, 1950; Williams College, B.A., 1972; University of Pennsylvania, J.D., 1975; Legal Counsel, Maryland Republican Party, 1982-1996, 1998-2003; Principal, Semmes, Bowen and Semmes, (Chair Business Law Department); Member, Emmanuel Episcopal Church; Married; one child. |