Tenure

First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 1978. Member of the House of Delegates, 1979-1983. Re-elected in 2002. Member of the House since 2003.

Current Assignments

2003- Judiciary Committee

2005- Chair, Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee

Past House Service

Legislative Policy Committee, 2006; Chair, Task Force to Study Economic Development and Apprenticeships, 2012-2014; Special Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections, 2005-2006; Chair, Estates and Trusts Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2003-2005; Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee, 1979-1983.

Public Service

Task Force to Study Economic Development and Apprenticeships, 2013-; Bi-County Agency Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2011-; Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Matters Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2007-2010; Vice Chair, Bi-County Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2003-2007; Medical Malpractice Insurance Workgroup, 2004; Maryland Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1980; Rockville Human Rights Commission, 1976-1978.

Memberships

Maryland State Bar Association; Montgomery County Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; Former Member, Community Advisory Council, Tri-Services Center for Children with Learning Disabilities.

Biographical Information

Born, Winchester, Virginia, January 27, 1949; Plainview High School, Plainview, New York, 1966; American University, School of International Service, B.A., 1970; American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 1974; Former Executive Director, Montgomery-Prince George's Continuing Legal Education Institute, Inc.; General Counsel for U. S. Representative Newton I. Steers, 1976-78; Partner, Auerbach & Simmons; Co-Editor, Discrimination and the Addict: Notes Toward a General Theory of Addiction Rehabilitation, 1973; Editor, Drugs, Politics, and Diplomacy: The International Connection, 1974; Married, Two children.