Tenure

First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018. Member of the House since January 9, 2019

Current Assignments

2023 Deputy Majority Whip

2023 Appropriations Committee

2023 Chair, Transportation and Environment Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee (Vice Chair 2023)

2023 Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee

2023 Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee

2023 House Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds

2024 Spending Affordability Committee

2023 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee

2019 Women Legislators of Maryland

2019 Howard County House Delegation (Chair, 2021-2023)

2022 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus

Past House Service

Economic Matters Committee, 2019-2022; Chair, Workers' Compensation Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2022; Banking, Consumer Protection, and Commercial Law of the Economic Matters Committee, 2019-2022; Property and Casualty Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2019-2022.

Public Service

President, Electoral College of Maryland, 2016; Member, Howard Community College, Board of Trustees, 2015-2018; Member and Chair, Howard County Council, 2006-2014; Member, Howard County Spending Affordability Committee, 2004-2006; Member and Chair, Board of Education of Howard County, 2002-2006.

Memberships

Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-; Member and Vice Chair, Democratic Caucus, 2020-2022.

Awards

Environmental Leader, Maryland League of Conservation Voters, 2020; The Daily Record, Maryland Top 100 Women (Circle of Excellence), 2020; The Daily Record, Maryland Top 100 Women, 2017, 2012; Howard County Women's Hall of Fame, 2015; Soroptimist Ruby Award, 2014; Howard County Realtors Legislative Excellence Award, 2012.

Biographical Information

Born in Baltimore, Maryland; Atholton High School; Loyola University, B.A. and Loyola University Sellinger School of Business, MBA; Assistant Vice President, Charter Corporation, 1984-1991; Vice President, Rossmann Hurt Hoffman, 1992-2017; Insurance Executive, HUB International Mid-Atlantic, 2017-present.