Legislation
Senator Cory V. McCray

- District
- 45
- County
- Baltimore City
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Budget and Taxation Committee
Executive Nominations Committee
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Budget and Taxation Committee
- Annapolis Info
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221 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3165
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3165
Fax 410-841-3138
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221 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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221 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3165
Fax 410-841-3138
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221 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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cory.mccray@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat

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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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SB0035 /CH0374 (HB0666/CH0375) | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 374 |
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SB0045 /CH0997 (HB0335/CH0996) | Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - B-D-7 Licenses - Hours of Sale | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 997 |
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SB0070 /CH0650 (HB1507/CH0649) | Transportation - Major Change in Bus Service - Publication on Website | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 650 |
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SB0072 /CH0896 (HB0147/CH0895) | Tobacco Tax Stamp Refunds - Loss Due to Theft | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 896 |
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SB0082 | Baltimore City - Arrest Warrants for Violation of Probation - Time Frame | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/23 at 3:00 p.m. |
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SB0091 (HB0011) | Workforce Development and Adult Learning – Leasing Training Program – Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0101 (HB0348) | University of Baltimore - Schaefer Center for Public Policy - Funding and Staffing Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0181 /CH0892 (HB0488) | Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Training and Reentry Services - Funding | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 892 |
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SB0188 (HB0114) | Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2024 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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SB0324 (HB0546) | Handgun Permits - Accidental Discharge and Training Requirements - Maryland State Police Gun Center (Firearm Safety Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 10:30 a.m. |
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SB0341 /CH0057 (HB0390/CH0058) | Commission on African American History and Culture - Museum Name Change | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 57 |
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SB0342 /CH0899 (HB0287/CH0898) | Property Tax - Renters' Property Tax Relief Program - Assets Calculation | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 899 |
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SB0343 (HB0044) | Renters’ Property Tax Relief and Homeowners’ Property Tax Credit Programs – Gross Income and Assessed Value Limitations – Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0357 (HB0332/CH0648) | Baltimore City - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0358 /CH0634 (HB0753/CH0633) | Economic Development - Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Application and Reporting Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 634 |
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SB0467 (HB1491) | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Prince Hall Day | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 9:00 a.m. |
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SB0469 (HB1474) | Maryland Cannabis Administration – Cannabis Licensing – Protests of Renewal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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SB0519 (HB0721) | Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Owner-Occupied Residential Property | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. |
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SB0520 (HB1481) | Consumer Protection - Credit or Debit Card Surcharges - Limitation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0587 /CH0632 | Procurement - Minority Business Participation - Real Property Title Insurance Services Reporting | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 632 |
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SB0625 (HB0777) | Baltimore City – Unpaid Water and Sewer Charges – Tax Sales of Non–Owner–Occupied Residential Property | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled |
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SB0652 /CH0736 | Department of Juvenile Services – Report on Shootings (Department of Juvenile Services Transparency Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 736 |
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SB0891 /CH0647 (HB1199/CH0646) | Transportation - MobilityLink Paratransit Service Improvements - Study | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 647 |
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SB0892 (HB1061) | School Construction - Public Charter School Facility Fund - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1079 /CH1036 (HB1235/CH1035) | Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - License Extensions | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1036 |
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SB1080 /CH0630 (HB0983/CH0631) | State Personnel - Maryland Department of Health - Pay Rates | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 630 |
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SB1081 | Education - Public Schools - Driver Education and Transportation to Field Trips | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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SB1087 | Maryland Artificial Intelligence Advisory and Oversight Commission | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1135 | Baltimore City - Traffic Control Signal and Speed Monitoring Systems - Impoundment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled |
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SB0059 /CH0879 | Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 879 |
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SB0108 /CH0016 (HB0646/CH0015) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Police Auxiliary and Reserve Volunteers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 16 |
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SB0148 /CH0516 (HB0449/CH0517) | Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program - Funding for Underserved and Overburdened Communities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 516 |
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SB0160 | Labor and Employment - Payment of Minimum Wage - Tipped Employees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0169 (HB0660) | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations |
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SB0376 /CH0181 (HB0334) | Higher Education - University of Maryland School of Medicine and MPowering Joint Steering Council - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181 |
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SB0414 (HB0414) | Education - Maryland Council on Economic Education - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0419 (HB0377) | Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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SB0430 /CH0221 | Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 221 |
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SB0431 | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Long COVID (Home of the Brave Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0434 /CH0180 (HB0489) | Education - State Library Resource Center - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 180 |
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SB0436 (HB0465/CH0309) | Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Penalties and Referrals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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SB0574 /CH0958 (HB0557/CH0957) | Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Repeal of Reporting Requirement and Extension of Sunset | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 958 |
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SB0578 /CH0782 (HB1472/CH0783) | Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 782 |
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SB0580 /CH0791 | Sales and Use Tax - Nonprofit Organizations Maintaining Memorials - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 791 |
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SB0604 /CH0486 (HB0768/CH0485) | Judges' Retirement System - Special Death Benefit | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 486 |
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SB0646 | General Provisions – Commemorative Days – Hip Hop Day of Service | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 9:00 a.m. |
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SB0738 /CH0130 (HB0785/CH0129) | Freedom to Read Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 130 |
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SB0822 /CH0908 (HB1467) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - State Law Enforcement Officers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 908 |
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SB0897 /CH0417 (HB1064/CH0416) | Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417 |
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SB0966 /CH0722 | Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 722 |
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SB1094 (HB1347) | State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1178 /CH0176 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
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SB0468 /CH0893 (HB0614) | Criminal Law - Private Home Detention Monitoring - Notification | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 893 |
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SB0820 | Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1174 (HB1509/CH0503) | Baltimore Regional Water Authority Governance Workgroup - Established | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB1177 | Housing Authority of Baltimore City - Subsidiary Entities - Tax and Special Assessment Exemptions | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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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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4M Swim and Recreation Club | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | |||
Archbishop Curley High School | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $138,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||
Baltimore Baking Collaborative | Introduced | Baltimore City | $250,000 | $0 | |||||
Bridge Project Affordable Housing Units | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $200,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | |||
C.A.R.E. Community Resource Center Facilities | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $53,000 | $35,000 | $35,000 | |||
CareHaus | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $200,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
Durham Street Initiative | Introduced | Baltimore City | $100,000 | $100,000 | $40,000 | $140,000 | |||
Eager Landing | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $200,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $200,000 | ||
Harmony Hub | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | |||
Henderson Crossing | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $200,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
HLMS Property Reclamation and Remediation Program | Introduced | Baltimore City | $200,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | ||||
HOPE Academy Baltimore | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $200,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | |||
INSPIRE Plan Implementation | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $185,000 | $85,000 | $85,000 | |||
International Black Fire Fighter Museum and Safety Education Center | Introduced | Baltimore City | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||||
Lexgo Super Center | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $100,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | |||
Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $200,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||
Nathaniel McFadden Learn and Play Park | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $300,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | |||
National Great Blacks In Wax Museum | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | |||
Port Discovery Children's Museum | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $2,500,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | |||
Somerset Grocery Store | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $300,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | |||
Tivoly Eco-Village | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $200,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
We Rise Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore City | $150,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |

- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019. Member of the House of Delegates 2015-2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2020 Deputy Majority Whip
- 2019 Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2023 Chair, Health and Human Services Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee (Member, 2019)
- 2021 Vice Chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee (Member, 2019)
- 2023 Executive Nominations Committee
- 2023 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2023 Joint Committee on Gaming Oversight
- 2021 Spending Affordability Committee
- 2019 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
- 2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
- Past Senate Service
- Assistant Deputy Majority Leader, 2019; Health and Human Services Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee, 2019; Joint Committee on Pensions, 2019-2023; Work Group on the Assessment and Funding of School Facilities, 2021.
- Past House Service
- Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015-2019; Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015-2016; Motor Vehicle and Transportation Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2016-2019; Housing and Real Property Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015-2019; Regional Revitalization Work Group, 2015-2019.
- Public Service
- Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Council, 2024-; Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force, 2023-2024; Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring, 2021; Public Safety Advisory Commission, 2021-; Advisory Board on the Transfer of Control of the Police Department of Baltimore City, 2021-; Juvenile Grant Planning and Review Council, 2020-; President's Advisory Council, Baltimore City Community College, 2015-.
- Memberships
- Founding Member, Best Democratic Club, 2011-; Local No. 24, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), 2003-; Baltimore Metropolitan Council, AFL-CIO, 2009-2011; Belair Edison Neighborhood, Inc.; Overlea Community Association.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Baltimore, Maryland, 1983; Fairmont-Harford High School, Baltimore, Maryland, 2001; Baltimore City Community College, A.A., Business Administration, 2013; National Labor College, B.A., Business Administration, 2013; Electrician, Owner, McCray Properties, LLC., 2004-present; Married; three children.
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