Legislation
Delegate Kris Fair
- District
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- County
- Frederick
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Ways and Means Committee
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Ways and Means Committee
- Annapolis Info
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221 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3472 | 301-858-3472
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3472
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221 Lowe House Office Building
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253 East Church Street
Suite 100
Frederick, MD 21701 - Phone 410-841-3472 | 301-858-3472
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253 East Church Street
- Contact
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kris.fair@house.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat
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| HB0281 (SB0485) | Residential Property - Sales Contracts - Disclosures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0287 | Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0407 | Department of Assessments and Taxation - Salary Incentives for Assessors - Authorization | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0468 | County Boards of Education - Voter Registration Link - Posting Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0542 (SB0605) | Election Law - Citizens Who Live Overseas - Right to Vote | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0594 | Election Law – Ascertainment of Results – Process | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0896 (SB0885) | Property Tax Appeals - Commercial and Industrial Property - Fees | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0918 (SB0687) | Frederick County – Alcoholic Beverages – Service and Consumption | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0999 /CH0457 | Corporations - Filing Requirements for Dissolution and Termination of Registration or Qualification - Repeal | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 457 |
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| HB1095 | Property Tax - Supervisors of Assessments - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0138 (SB0030) | Study on Statewide 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 Systems | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0139 | Speed Monitoring Systems - Municipal Corporations - Statements and Certificates of Violation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0172 /CH0302 (SB0232/CH0303) | Health Occupations - Licensed Athletic Trainers - Dry Needling Approval | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302 |
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| HB0178 /CH0309 (SB0497/CH0308) | State Designations – State Spirit – Maryland Rye | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 309 |
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| HB0180 /CH0551 (SB0141/CH0550) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Adoption Expenses - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 551 |
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| HB0192 /CH0166 (SB0269/CH0167) | Currency - Campaign Finance Prohibitions - Disclosures by Financial Institutions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 166 |
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| HB0211 | Rental Housing Fund, Calculation of Taxable Income, and Transfer Tax - Alterations (Affordable Housing Investment Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0225 (SB0904) | Foreclosure Proceedings - Residential Mortgagors and Grantors - Access to Counsel | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| HB0227 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0235 /CH0315 | Tax Sales - Owner-Occupied Property - Foreclosure, Notice, and Reimbursement of Expenses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 315 |
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| HB0236 /CH0316 | Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program - Outreach | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 316 |
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| HB0261 /CH0202 (SB0424/CH0201) | Eligible Projects - Procurement of Construction Materials (Buy Clean Maryland Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 202 |
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| HB0283 /CH0253 (SB0460/CH0252) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 253 |
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| HB0299 | Environment - Synthetic Turf - Chain of Custody | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0328 /CH0155 (SB0112/CH0154) | State Finance and Procurement - Grants - Prompt Payment Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 155 |
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| HB0329 | Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/16 at 6:00 p.m. |
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| HB0331 | Real Property - Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Virtual Meetings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0339 /CH0011 (SB0478/CH0012) | Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11 |
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| HB0341 | Transportation - Statewide Transportation Improvement Programs and Transportation Improvement Programs - Equity Impacts | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0342 | Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB0347 | Attorney General – Climate Change Actions – Authorization | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0361 | Certificates of Birth - Issuance of New Certificates - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0365 (SB0937) | Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0383 (SB0109) | Interagency Commission on School Construction – Systemic Renovation Projects – Eligibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0412 | Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Consent and Second-Degree Rape | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0417 | General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0426 (SB0761) | Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0452 | Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0459 | Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0460 | Department of Housing and Community Development - Racial Equity Impact Assessment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0488 (SB0482) | Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health Professionals in Public Schools | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0493 | Department of Commerce - Office of Climate Change Assistance for Small Businesses - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0504 /CH0015 (SB0168/CH0016) | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 15 |
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| HB0525 /CH0779 | Outdoor Preschool License Pilot Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 779 |
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| HB0540 | Income Tax - Local Advertisement Tax Credit | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0562 (SB0420) | Human Services - Temporary Cash Assistance - Housing Allowance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0584 /CH0454 | Income Tax Credit - Food Donations by Qualified Farms - Sunset Repeal and Alterations (Farmers Feeding Families Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 454 |
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| HB0588 (SB0365) | Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0614 /CH0668 (SB0228/CH0667) | Department of Aging - Long-Term Care and Dementia Care Navigation Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 668 |
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| HB0616 | Election Law – Early Voting – Number of Days | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0620 | Corporations and Associations - Annual Report Filings - Repeal of Fees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0628 (SB0557) | Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs – Universal Expansion | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0640 | City of Frederick - Assignment of Offenders to Road Work - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0642 (SB0339) | Election Law – Recounts – Procedures | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0645 (SB0488) | Election Law - Electronic Ballot Return System - Study and Request for Proposals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Referred to interim study by Ways and Means |
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| HB0651 | Renters' Property Tax Relief Program - Evaluation and Reporting Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0678 | Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agricultural Purposes - Study and Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed (136-0) |
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| HB0705 /CH0245 (SB0798/CH0244) | Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 245 |
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| HB0745 /CH0698 (SB0340/CH0699) | Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 698 |
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| HB0781 /CH0462 (SB0699/CH0461) | Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Equitech Growth Fund and Commission | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 462 |
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| HB0802 /CH0700 (SB0620/CH0701) | Institutions of Higher Education – Sports Wagering Contracts – Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 700 |
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| HB0811 /CH0325 (SB0914/CH0324) | Hospitals - Testing for Fentanyl (The Josh Siems Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325 |
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| HB0814 /CH0257 (SB0601/CH0256) | Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 257 |
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| HB0878 | Public Schools - Student Telehealth Appointments - Policy and Access | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1066 /CH0773 | Hate Crimes - Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773 |
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| HB1074 /CH0306 (SB0624/CH0307) | Income Tax - Automated External Defibrillator Tax Credit | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 306 |
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| HB1098 (SB0882) | Education - English Learners and Dual Language Immersion Programs - Funding and Establishment (Multilingualism Is an Asset Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0547 /CH0004 (SB0552/CH0003) | Family Prosperity Act of 2023 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 4 |
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| HB0554 /CH0613 (SB0553/CH0614) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 613 |
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| HB1219 /CH0627 (SB0893) | Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 627 |
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| Project Name | Status | House Sponsors | Senate Sponsors | County | Amount Requested | Senate Initiative | House Initiative | Other Funding | Total Funding |
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| Asian American Center of Frederick - Family Support Center | Introduced | Frederick | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | ||||
| Downtown Frederick Municipal Clock Tower Renovation | Introduced in House |
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Frederick | $250,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Frederick Youth Center | Introduced | Frederick | $162,500 | $162,500 | $162,500 | ||||
| Museum of Frederick Co History Restoration | Introduced in House |
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Frederick | $150,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2022. Member of the House of Delegates since January 11, 2023.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Ways and Means Committee
- 2023 Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- 2023 Election Law Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- Public Service
- President, Hood College Queer Student Union, 2010-2012; Frederick County Coordinator, Marylanders for Marriage Equality, 2012; Vice-Chair, Frederick County Democratic State Central Committee, 2013-2014; Legislative Director, Mom's Demand Action Frederick County, 2018-2019; Committee Chair, The Golden Mile Alliance Design Committee, 2017-2019; Board Chair, The Frederick Center, Inc., 2015-2021; Board Chair, The Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership (SHIP), 2017-2021.
- Awards
- Community Leader of the Year, MD LGBT Chamber of Commerce, 2022; Lord D. Nickens Community Service Award, Human Relations Commission, 2019; Volunteer of the Year, Frederick County Democratic Party, 2015; Justice Thurgood Marshall Award for promoting civil rights, Hood College, 2012; Wertheimer Fellow for Excellence in Volunteerism, Community Foundation of Frederick County, 2013; Leadership Frederick Graduate.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Montgomery County, Maryland, August 19, 1984; Linganore High School, 2002; Frederick Community College, A.A. General Studies, 2008; Hood College, B.A. Political Science and History, 2013; Campaign Manager, Frederick County Democratic Party, 2014; Executive Director, Frederick Festival of the Arts, 2013-2016; Director of Team Success, New York New York Salon & Spa, 2008-2021; Legislative Director, Delegate Karen Lewis Young, 2021-2022; Executive Director, The Frederick Center, 2021-Present; Married.
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