Tenure

First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018 Member of the House since January 9, 2019.

Current Assignments

2023 House Parliamentarian

2021 Appropriations Committee

2023 Chair, Education and Economic Development Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee (Member, 2022)

2023 Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee

2023 Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee

2023 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee

2023 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee

2023 Spending Affordability Committee

2021 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families

2023 Chair, Program Approval Process Workgroup

2020 Chair, Baltimore City House Delegation

2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland

2021 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus

Past House Service

Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee, 2022-2023; Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2021; Racing and Gaming Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2021; Local Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2020; Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2021; Special Joint Legislative Committee to Select the State Treasurer, 2023.

Public Service

Workgroup on Home Detention Monitoring, 2021; Community Relations Commission, City of Baltimore; Greater Baltimore Health Improvement Initiative; Greater Baltimore Leaderhip Association.

Memberships

Reedeemed Life family Resource Center; Greater Baltimore Urban League; Hometown Heroes Scholarship Committee; Sierra Club; Maryland-DC Audubon Society.

Awards

Very Important Professionals Successful by 40, The Daily Record, 2019.

Biographical Information

Born, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 20, 1981; Hampton University, B.A., Political Science, 2003; University of Delaware, M.A., Urban Affairs and Public Policy, 2006; Howard University School of Law, J.D., 2009; AmeriCorps VISTA; Fellow, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation; Earthjustice, Staff Attorney, 2010-2016; Assistant Director, Department of Planning (Equity, Engagement and Communications), City of Baltimore, 2017-; Married; two children.