Tenure

First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 1994. Member of the House since 1995.

Current Assignments

2005- Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee

2003- House Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations

2005- Legislative Policy Committee

2014 House Chair, Joint Oversight Committee on the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange

2015 House Chair, Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders

2015 Regional Revitalization Work Group

Past House Service

Chair, Insurance Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2004-2005; Vice Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003-2005; Health Facilities, Equipment, and Products Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003-2005; Medical Malpractice Insurance Workgroup, 2004; Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003-2004; Chair, Health Insurance Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003-2004; Chair, Health Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee, 1999-2003; Environmental Matters Committee, 1995-2003; Chair, Health and Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee, 1999; House Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donations, 1997-1998; Joint Committee on the Port of Baltimore, 2015.

Public Service

Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, 2011-, 2010; Co-Chair, Health Care Delivery System Workgroup, Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, 2010; Mental Health Oversight Committee, 2007-; House Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Small-Group Market Health Insurance, 2005-2007; Auto Insurance Task Force to Study Rates in Urban Areas, 2005-2006; CommunityChoice Advisory Group, 2004-2006; Mental Health Transformation Working Group, 2005-; Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, 2000-2005; State Advisory Council on Water Security and Sewerage Systems, 2004; Task Force on Access to Mental Health Services, 2003-2004; State Advisory Council on Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness, 1998-2004; Chair, Fell's Point Task Force, 2002-; Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities, 1999; Task Force to Study Patient and Provider Appeal and Grievance Mechanisms, 1996.

Memberships

Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-; President, St. Gerard Young Men's Association, 1994, 1993; Board of Directors, St. Gerard Young Men's Association, 1992; Volunteer, Dundalk Heritage Festival, 1988-1990; Defenders Day Re-Enactment Committee, 1988-1989; University of Baltimore M.P.A. Alumni Association; Eastern Baltimore Area Chamber of Commerce; Brewer's Hill Community Association; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Nature Conservancy.

Biographical Information

Born, Baltimore, Maryland, July 1, 1966; Archbishop Curley High School, 1984; University of Baltimore, B.S., Criminal Justice, 1989; University of Baltimore, M.P.A., Public Administration, 1993; Bill Analyst and Special Projects Manager, Eastern Baltimore Area Chamber of Commerce, 1988-89; Federal Investigator, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1989-90; Congressional Aide to U.S. Representative Benjamin L. Cardin, 3rd Congressional District, 1990-95; Swim Instructor, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 1986, 87, 91; Baseball Coach, Highlandtown Exchange Little League, 1993-96; Married.