Tenure

Appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates, February 10, 2017. Member of the House since February 10, 2017.

Current Assignments

2023 Majority Whip

2021 Appropriations Committee

2023 Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee

2023 Chair, Public Safety & Administration Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee

2023 Vice Chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee

2023 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee

2023 Legislative Policy Committee

2023 Spending Affordability Committee

2023 Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight

2021 Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space/Agricultural Land Preservation

2017 Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government

2017 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Secretary, 2018)

2017 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus

2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus, Associate Member

Past House Service

Chair, Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee, 2023; Transportation and Environment Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2021-2023; Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee, 2021-2022; Judiciary Committee, 2017-2021; Family Law Subcommittee on the Judiciary Committee (Chair, 2019), 2017-2021; Public Safety Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2019-2021; Workgroup to Study Child Custody Proceedings Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence Allegations, 2019-2020.

Public Service

Chair, Law Enforcement Body Camera Task Force, 2020-2023; Work Group to Study Child Custody Court Proceedings Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence, 2019-2020; Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, 2019-; Chair, Ways & Means Subcommittee, Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee, 2015; Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Committee, University Senate, University of Maryland - College Park, 2013; Member, Route 202 Coalition, Prince George's County, 2012; Executive Vice President, Prince George's County Young Democrats, 2011; Work Group on Alcohol Outlet Density Zones in Prince George's County, 2019-2020.

Memberships

Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-; Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee, 2015-.

Biographical Information

Born, Silver Spring, Maryland, February 26, 1989; Charles H. Flowers High School, 2007; University of Maryland, Government & Politics, B.A., 2011; University of Maryland School of Public Policy, M.P.P., 2014; Community organizer, Good Jobs, Better Baltimore Campaign, 2014; Wellstone Action, Advanced Campaigner Manager School, 2016; Executive Director, Hoyer for Congress, 2014-2019; Senior Policy Advisor to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, U.S. House of Representatives, 2019-2021; Married; one child.