Tenure

First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 2002. Member of the House 2003-2007. Next elected to the House in 2010. Member of the House since 2011.

Current Assignments

2011- Environmental Matters Committee

2011- Housing and Real Property Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee

2011- Agriculture, Agriculture Preservation, and Open Space Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee

2011- Joint Committee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation

Past House Service

Deputy Minority Whip, 2012-2013; Agriculture, Agriculture Preservation and Open Space Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee, 2006-2007; Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee, 2006-2007; Environmental Matters Committee, 2003-2007; Housing and Real Property Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee, 2003-2007; Natural Resources and Ethics Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee, 2005-2006; Environment Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee, 2003-2006; Electronics Recycling Workgroup of the Environmental Matters Committee, 2004; Co-Chair, Wetlands and Waterways Funding Workgroup of the Environmental Matters Committee, 2004; Ethics Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee, 2003-2004.

Public Service

Maryland Dairy Industry Oversight and Advisory Council, 2011-; Republican Legislators Committee, 2003-2007; Task Force on Business-Owner Compensation in Condemnation Proceedings, 2004-2005; Steering Committee, Frederick County Drug Treatment Court, 2003-2004.

Memberships

Board of Directors, Frederick County Friends of Catholic Education, 2004-2012; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2011-, 2006-2007; Volunteer, Volunteer Frederick's Big Sweep, 2006-2011; Rotary Club of Frederick, 2007-; Maryland Rural Caucus, 2003-2007; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2003-2007; Board of Directors, St. John's Catholic Prep High School, 2005-; Board of Directors, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2003; University of Maryland Alumni Association, 2002-.

Biographical Information

Born, Silver Spring, Maryland, February 15, 1979; Gonzaga College High School, Washington, DC, 1997; University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., Government and Politics, 2002; Intern, Maryland State Senate, 2001; Marketing Coordinator, Amlex, Inc., 1999-2003; Associate, The Hogan Companies, 2003-2006; Director of Development, YMCA of Frederick, 2007-2011; Director of Business Development, The Hogan Companies, 2012-; Member, Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, Frederick; Married, Three children.