Tenure

First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 2010. Member of the House since 2011.

Current Assignments

2023 Vice Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (Member, 2011)

2019 Chair, Insurance and Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee

2017 Health Occupations and Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee

2023 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee

2015 Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics

2011 Women Legislators of Maryland (Legislative Committee Chair, 2014-2015)

2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus

Past House Service

Deputy Speaker Pro Tem, 2020-2023; Assistant Speaker Pro Tem, 2019; Deputy Majority Whip, 2013-2019; Chair, Insurance Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2017-2019; Chair, Estates and Trusts Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2016-2017; Public Health & Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2015-2017; Public Health and Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2014; Health Facilities and Occupations Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2017; Spending Affordability Committee, 2023; Affordable Care Act (ACA) Workgroup, 2018; Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Commission, 2019-2023.

Public Service

Maryland Commission on Suicide Prevention, 2021-; Board of Directors, Montgomery Hospice, 2015-; Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers, 2015-; Council on Open Data, 2014-; Task Force to Study Access to Pharmacy Services in Maryland, 2014-2015; Maryland Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Commission, 2012; Health and Human Services Referral Board-- 2-1-1 Maryland, 2013-2020; Montgomery County Delegation (County Affairs Committee, 2014; Vice-Chair, Economic Development Committee, 2015 -), 2011-.

Memberships

Maryland Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus, 2023-; Maryland Now, 2010-; Montgomery County Education Association (Former President), 2003-2009; Committee for Montgomery (Former Chair), 2006-2007; Founding Member, Equity in Education Coalition, 2005-; National Education Association, 1978-; Montgomery County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); District 19 Democratic Club.

Awards

Recognition Award, National Association of Counties, 2015.

Biographical Information

Born, St. Mary’s County, Maryland, March 24, 1954; University of Maryland College Park, B.S., Speech and Hearing Sciences, 1976; University of Maryland College Park, M.A., Speech Pathology, 1978; Speech-Language Pathologist, St. Mary's County Public Schools, 1978-81; Special Education Teacher, Montgomery County Public Schools, 1981-2000; Coordinator, Teacher Professional Growth System, 2000-03; Field Liaison, National Education Association Foundation, 2010-.