Tenure

Sworn into the Maryland Senate on January 8, 2020. Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Member of the House of Delegates 2015-2020.

Current Assignments

2023 Deputy Majority Whip

2020 Judicial Proceedings Committee

2023 Executive Nominations Committee

2023 Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics

2023 Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR)

2020 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families

2023 Senate Chair, Task Force to Study Transparency Standards for State's Attorneys

2023 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 4 - Baltimore County

2015 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Parliamentarian, 2016-20)

Past Senate Service

Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, 2020-2023; Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness, 2020-2023.

Past House Service

Deputy Majority Whip, 2019-2020; Judiciary Committee, 2015-2020; Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee (Chair, 2017-2018), 2015-2019; Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2015-2019; Chair, Criminal Law and Procedure Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020; Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020; Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 2019-2020; House Study Group to Study Economic Stability, 2019-2020; Task Force to Study Crime Classification and Penalties, 2019-2020.

Public Service

Task Force to Study Transparency Standards for State's Attorneys, 2023-; State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 2020-; Vice Chair, Law Enforcement Body Camera Task Force, 2020-2023; Criminal Just Information Advisory Board, 2019-2020; Task Force to Study Crime Classification and Penalties, 2019-2020; Commission on the Implementation and Use of Body Cameras by Law Enforcement Officers, 2015-2016.

Memberships

Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee, 2014-; American Constitution Society, 2011-; U.S. Supreme Court Bar, 2005-; District of Columbia Bar Association, 2002-; American Bar Association, 2001-; Maryland State Bar Association, 2001-; Board of Directors, Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc., 2001-2003; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 1996-; Omicron Delta Kappa, Inc., 1995-.

Awards

Leadership in Law (The Daily Record), 2012; Public Service Award, University of Maryland Carey School of Law, 2002; Student Excellence Award for Leadership and Service, 1996.

Biographical Information

Born, Baltimore, Maryland, March 18, 1974; Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, 1992; Johns Hopkins University, B.A., History, 1996; University of Maryland, Baltimore County, M.A., Policy Sciences, 2000; University of Maryland, Carey School of Law, J.D., 2000; Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Law Clerk, 2000-2001; Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. Senior Attorney, 2001-; Married; three children.