Tenure

Member of the Maryland Senate since June 13, 2024.

Current Assignments

2024 Judicial Proceedings Committee

2024 Women Legislators of Maryland

2024 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus

Past House Service

Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019-2024; Environment Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2023-2024; Motor Vehicle and Transportation Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee (Chair, 2023-2024), 2020-2024; Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019-2022; Local Government and BiCounty Agencies Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019; Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, 2023-2024; Chair, Land Use, Transportation, and Public Safety Committee, Montgomery County House Delegation, 2020-2024.

Public Service

Chesapeake Bay Commission, 2024-; Workgroup to Develop Fire Safety Best Practices for Pre-1974 High-Rise Apartment Buildings, 2024-; Zero Emission and Elective Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2023-2024; Chesapeake Bay Commission (Maryland Delegation Vice-Chair, 2022; Chair, 2023), 2019-2024; Maryland State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 2019-2023; Member, Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2019-2022; Law Enforcement Action Project, 2017-2018; NARAL Pro-Choice America C-4 & PAC Boards, 2010-2014; ACLU of Maryland Board (President 2008-2012), 2005-2012; Women's Campaign Forum Board & Executive Committee, 2005-2008; Carderock Springs Elementary School PTA; MCCPTA Delegate, 2010-2012; Girl Scout Leader, 2008-2013.

Memberships

Women Legislators of Maryland, 2019-2024; Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2019-2024; Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-; Alumni Relations Committee, Princeton University, 2007-2011; Illinois Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Awards

Legislator of the Year, Maryland League of Conservation Voters, 2024.

Biographical Information

Born, Evanston, Illinois, April 6, 1967; New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois, 1985; Princeton University, B.A., American History, 1989; Northwestern University School of Law, 1992; Law Clerk to Judge Timothy K. Lewis, U.S. Court of Appeals for 3rd Circuit, 1993-1994; Litigation Associate, Robinson, Curley and Clayton, Chicago, Illinois, 1994-1998; General Counsel, National Women's Health Foundation, 1998-2004; Public Policy Director, ACLU of Maryland, 2012-2016; Two Children; One Rescue Dog.