Legislation
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters
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- County
- Prince George's
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121 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 301-858-3631
Toll-free in MD
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121 James Senate Office Building
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121 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
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121 James Senate Office Building
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douglas.peters@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat
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SB0101 | Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2006 - Prince George's County - White Rose Foundation Service Center | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m. |
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SB0102 (HB0109) | Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School Air-Supported Structure (Athletic & Arts Center) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0103 | Income Tax - Military Retirement Income | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0122 | Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2011 - Prince George's County - Community Safety and Surveillance Systems | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m. |
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SB0123 (HB0110) | Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Bowie Lions Club Renovation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0124 /CH0443 (HB0043) | Income Tax Credit for Qualifying Employees - Sunset Repeal | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 443 |
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SB0285 (HB0717) | Health Occupations - Kinesiotherapy - Study | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0337 (HB0045) | Real Property - Residential Leases - Interest on Security Deposits | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0368 (HB0779) | Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund - Annual Report - Government Transparency Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0436 /CH0267 (HB1209/CH0268) | Recordation Taxes - Exemptions | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 267 |
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SB0437 (HB0918) | Health - Youth Camps - Definitions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0549 | Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Multiuse Fields | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 11:00 a.m. |
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SB0633 /CH0512 (HB0685) | Libraries - County Library Capital Project Grant - Wealth-Based Cost Share | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 512 |
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SB0634 /CH0302 (HB1127/CH0303) | Commercial Law - Self-Service Storage Facilities | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302 |
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SB0780 | Limited Lines Insurance Licenses - Self-Service Storage Agents | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0961 /CH0078 | Horse Racing - Special Takeout | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 78 |
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SJ0003 | Crisis in Waiting Periods for Veterans with Disabilities to Receive Services from the Federal Veterans Benefits Administration | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0191 (HB0156) | Criminal Law - Theft of Wheeled Cart - Penalty | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0192 (HB0158) | Vehicle Laws - Child Safety Seats and Seat Belts - Penalty | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0193 | Vehicle Laws - Prohibition on Handheld Telephone Use - Primary Offense if Child Is Passenger | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0202 /CH0452 (HB0372/CH0453) | Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Transfer of Property Between Related Entities - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 452 |
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SB0203 (HB0386/CH0109) | Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and Development Expenses - Credit Amounts and Small Business Refund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Rereferred to Ways and Means |
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SB0207 | Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring and Work Zone Speed Control Systems | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Special Order until 11:30 (Senator Pipkin) Adopted |
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SB0213 | Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillators - Immunity from Liability | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0214 | Criminal Law - Part-Time School Employees and Coaches - Sexual Contact with Minors | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor | ||
SB0234 | Office of the Attorney General - Establishment of a Consumer Affairs Satellite Office in Prince George's County | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0254 /CH0218 (HB0098/CH0219) | State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - License Renewal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 218 |
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SB0255 | State Government - Commemorative Days - Rare Disease Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/31 at 2:00 p.m. |
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SB0272 | State Lottery Agency - Tickets - Electronic Devices Connected to the Internet | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0334 /CH0456 (HB0312/CH0457) | Mammograms - Dense Breast Tissue - Notification | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456 |
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SB0339 /CH0638 (HB0753/CH0637) | Motor Vehicles - Use of Wireless Communication Device - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 638 |
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SB0365 (HB0550) | Income Tax Credit - Web Site Modifications - Accessibility for the Blind | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0376 | Public Safety - Emergency Management - Essential Goods and Services | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor | ||
SB0380 /CH0248 (HB1343/CH0249) | Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Workgroup on Cancer Clusters and Environmental Causes of Cancer | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 248 |
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SB0383 /CH0464 (HB0291/CH0465) | Real Property - Maryland Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 464 |
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SB0384 (HB0726) | Economic Development - Sickle Cell Disease Research Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0385 /CH0250 (HB0327) | State Government - Health, Education, and Social Services - Submission of Documents in Electronic Form | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250 |
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SB0413 /CH0049 (HB0443/CH0050) | Criminal History Records Checks - Informal Child Care Providers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 49 |
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SB0414 /CH0259 (HB1012/CH0260) | Higher Education - Tuition Waiver - Foster Care Recipients | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 259 |
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SB0415 /CH0051 (HB0442/CH0052) | Criminal History Records Checks - Child Care Providers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 51 |
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SB0422 /CH0261 (HB0667/CH0262) | Public School Employees - Collective Bargaining - Representation Fees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 261 |
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SB0446 /CH0269 (HB0342/CH0270) | Homeowner's or Renter's Insurance and Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Bundling Requirement - Prohibited | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 269 |
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SB0453 | Election Law and Ethics - Political Parties - Uniform Transparency, Disclosure, and Accountability Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB0461 /CH0470 (HB1176/CH0471) | Primary and Secondary Education - Online Courses and Services - Accessibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 470 |
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SB0487 (HB0603) | Human Relations - Housing Discrimination - Source of Income | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Recommitted to Judicial Proceedings (Senator Rosapepe) (23-22) |
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SB0512 /CH0491 (HB1356) | Health Care Practitioners - Identification Badge | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 491 |
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SB0519 (HB0242) | Election Law - Registration and Voting at Early Voting Centers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB0539 (HB0107) | Firearms - Detachable Magazines - Maximum Capacity for Ammunition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor | ||
SB0540 | Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Reporting Lost or Stolen | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0548 /CH0286 (HB1168) | Education - Minority Teacher Recruitment - Study and Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 286 |
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SB0555 (HB0330) | Construction Safety and Health Training - Public Work Contracts | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Finance |
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SB0574 | Motor Fuel Tax - Exemption - Use in City- or County-Owned Vehicles | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 2:00 p.m. |
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SB0587 /CH0503 | Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 503 |
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SB0620 (HB0715) | Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0623 (HB1191) | Maryland Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor | ||
SB0631 /CH0510 (HB0815) | Hotel Rental Tax - Exemption - Lodging at a Corporate Training Center | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 510 |
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SB0639 /CH0513 (HB1169) | Civil Rights Tax Relief Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 513 |
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SB0661 (HB1304) | Privileged Communications - Critical Incident Stress Management and Peer Support | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0683 (HB1204) | Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Wages | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Finance |
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SB0692 (HB0927) | Licensed Tree Expert - License Renewal - Continuing Education Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB0700 (HB0683) | Tobacco Taxes - Healthy Maryland Initiative | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:15 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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SB0703 (HB0845) | Income Tax - Refundable Earned Income Credit | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0705 (HB0740) | Graduate Level Education - Exemption from Paying Nonresident Tuition - Members of the United States Armed Forces | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor | ||
SB0721 (HB1175/CH0673) | Police Training Commission - Membership - Police Chiefs' Association of Prince George's County | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0819 (HB1156) | Maryland Contributory Negligence Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0829 /CH0422 | Transportation Trust Fund - Use of Funds | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 422 |
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SB0857 /CH0569 (HB1131/CH0570) | Commission on the Establishment of a Maryland Educators Service Memorial | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 569 |
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SB1037 (HB1513/CH0420) | Public Safety - Response to a State Disaster or Emergency - Licensing and Taxes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB1050 | Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - College Park Aviation Museum | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/09 at 11:00 a.m. |
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SB1055 | State Aid for Critical Services - County Maintenance of Effort Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SJ0001 | International Education - Support | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0273 /CH0154 (HB0225/CH0155) | Veterans Full Employment Act of 2013 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 154 |
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SB0274 (HB0228/CH0159) | Maryland Health Progress Act of 2013 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0275 (HB0226/CH0003) | Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0276 /CH0156 (HB0295) | Death Penalty Repeal - Substitution of Life Without the Possibility of Parole | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 156 |
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SB0277 (HB0229/CH0004) | State Aid for Public Education - Certification of Net Taxable Income | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0278 /CH0001 (HB0227/CH0002) | Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Program | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1 |
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SB0279 /CH0157 (HB0224/CH0158) | Election Law - Improving Access to Voting | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 157 |
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SB0281 /CH0427 (HB0294) | Firearm Safety Act of 2013 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 427 |
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SB0538 (HB0560/CH0005) | Public-Private Partnerships | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 2:00 p.m. |
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- Tenure
- First elected to the Senate in 2006. Member of the Senate since 2007.
- Current Assignments
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- 2007- Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2011- Vice Chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee (Member, 2008-)
- 2011- Health and Human Services Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2007- Senate Special Committee on Substance Abuse
- 2013- Joint Audit Committee
- 2011- Joint Committee on Federal Relations
- 2009- Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services
- 2013- Spending Affordability Committee
- 2013- Tax Credit Evaluation Committee
- 2009- Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 7, Prince George's County
- Past Senate Service
- Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2011-2013; Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, 2008-2011; Health, Education and Human Resources Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee, 2008-2010; Education, Business and Administration Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee, 2007.
- Public Service
- Veterans Behavioral Health Advisory Board, 2008-2011; Commission to Study Title Insurance Industry in Maryland, 2008-2010; Chair, Prince George's County Delegation, 2009; Task Force to Study Locations in Prince George's County Best Suited for Use by State Agencies, 2008-2009; Fiscal Affairs and Government Operations Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2008-; Task Force to Study Thoroughbred Horse Racing at Rosecroft Raceway, 2008; Vice Chair, Prince George's County Delegation, 2008; Co-Chair, Task Force to Study State Assistance to Veterans, 2007-2008; State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research, 2007-; Task Force to Study Rent Stabilization for the Elderly in Prince George's County, 2007; County Council, Prince George's County, representing Councilmanic District 4, 2004-2006; Health, Education and Human Services Committee, County Council, Prince George's County, representing Councilmanic District 4, 2004-2006; Vice Chair, Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee, County Council, Prince George's County, representing Councilmanic District 4, 2004-2006; Chair, Public Safety and Fiscal Management Committee, County Council, Prince George's County, representing Councilmanic District 4, 2004-2006; Mayor Pro Tem, Bowie City Council, 2000-2002; Public Schools Management Oversight Panel, Prince George's County, 1998-2002; Bowie City Council, 1998-2002; Prince George's County Commission, 2000; Past County Council Liaison to Prince George's County Municipal Association; Past Member, National Capital Region Emergency Preparedness Council and Public Safety Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
- Memberships
- Maryland Doctors Caucus, 2010-; Senate Co-Chair, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2007-; Bowie Boys and Girls Club, Assistant Football Coach, 2002-2005; Steering Committee, DeMatha Catholic High School, 2004-; President, Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce, 2000-2001; Board Member, Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce, 1997-2000; President, Prince George's County Board of Trade, 1988-1989; Chair, Corporate Gifts Committee, Doctor's Community Hospital Foundation; Board of Directors, Bowie State University Foundation; President, St. Pius X Home and School Association; Elizabeth Seton High School Board; Knights of Columbus (1st Degree Member); American Legion Post no. 66 (Post Commander, 1996-98); Veterans of Foreign Wars Post no. 8065 (Post Commander, 1995-96).
- Awards
- Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League , 2007-2008.
- Biographical Information
- Born, December 28, 1963; University of Maryland, B.S., Finance, 1985; University of Baltimore, M.B.A., 1990; U.S. Army Reserves, Operation Desert Storm (Bronze Star), 1990-1991; President and Chief Executive Officer, The Peters Group; Married, Six children.
Last Updated: 10/15/2019 3:26 PM