Delegate Chris Tomlinson
- District
- 5
- County
- Frederick and Carroll
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Judiciary Committee
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Judiciary Committee
- Annapolis Info
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321 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3359
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3359
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321 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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321 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3359
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321 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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chris.tomlinson@house.state.md.us
- Party
- Republican
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| HB0622 (SB0531) | Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation (Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2025) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0662 | Procurement - Indefinite Quantity Contracts - Authorization | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1132 (SB0783) | Public Schools - Student Fights - School Investigation and Discipline | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB1194 | Public Schools - Injury Incidents - Requirements for Tracking and Reporting | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:15 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB1282 | Criminal Law - Uploading Criminal Activity on Social Media Application - Prohibition (MaKenzi's Law) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1349 | Criminal Law - Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Trespass and Surveillance | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1397 (SB0952) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1398 (SB0604) | Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0067 | Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0081 (SB0661) | Real Property - Condemnation - Compensation for Farm and Agricultural Property (Protect Maryland Farm Lands Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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| HB0091 | Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0110 (SB0106) | Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0137 | Public Schools - Children Charged With a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School Safety Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0156 | Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means |
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| HB0187 (SB0170) | Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0236 (SB0092) | Peace Orders and Criminal Harassment - Intentional Visual Surveillance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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| HB0403 (SB0387) | Correctional Services - Transfers to Federal Authorities - Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders From Violent Offenders Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| HB0442 (SB0333) | Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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| HB0456 | Civil Actions - Child Nonsexual Abuse and Neglect - Damages and Statute of Limitations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0492 (SB0995) | Frederick County - County Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/25 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0509 (SB0354) | Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0535 (SB0963) | Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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| HB0537 (SB0532) | Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0630 (SB0368) | County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0631 (SB0189) | Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0640 (SB0034) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Overhead Transmission Lines – Conservation Easements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0650 (SB0563) | Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0651 (SB0816) | Public Service Commission - Membership - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0652 (SB0454) | Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0653 | Correctional Services - Transfers to Federal Authorities - Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders From Violent Crime Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| HB0657 (SB0483) | Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0674 (SB0394) | Criminal Law - Dismembering or Burying Human Remains With Intent to Conceal a Crime | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0675 (SB0669) | Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing - Tracking Program and Grant Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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| HB0682 | Public Safety - Persistent Aerial Surveillance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0732 (SB0791) | Public Schools - Career Ladder - Teacher Classroom Teaching Time | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0734 | Real Time for Violent Crime Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0740 | Election Law - Campaign Materials - Disclosure of Use of Synthetic Media | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0773 (SB0482) | Public Middle and High Schools - Student Discipline (Right to Teach Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0801 | Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0803 | Criminal Law - Revenge Porn - Computer-Generated Visual Representation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0903 | Courts - Global Warming and Climate Change - Prohibited Actions (Ratepayer Protection Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0929 (SB0721) | Family Law - Permanent Protective Orders - Consent | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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| HB0982 (SB0336) | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| HB1008 (SB0557) | Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB1031 | Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Prescription Weight Loss Drugs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB1048 (SB0982) | Sports Wagering - Wagers on Historical Horse Races - Authorization | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1101 (SB0836) | Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1131 | Public Health - Buprenorphine - Training Grant Program and Workgroup | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1186 (SB0933) | Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1188 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1208 | Public Health - Prohibited Ingredients in Food | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1211 | Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:15 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB1217 (SB0950) | Natural Gas Generating Facilities - Authorization | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1218 (SB0953) | Construction and Expansion of Transmission Lines and Task Force to Develop a Realistic Electricity Plan for Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1219 | Maryland Co-Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1264 | Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:15 p.m. |
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| HB1308 (SB1010) | Crime of Violence - Medical Facilities and Places of Worship - Penalty (Sacred Places Safety Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1314 | Health Care - Prior Authorizations - Prohibiting Fees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1319 | Criminal Law - Theft - Redeemable Credit Points | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1321 | Income Tax - Credit for Cybersecurity Measures Undertaken by Small Businesses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1324 | Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt to Nonprofit Organizations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1337 | Real Property - Condemnation - Damages Awarded for Lost Profits | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1346 (SB1001) | Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1350 | Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/25 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB1362 (SB0657) | Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1374 (SB0780) | Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1383 | State Board of Education - Online Special Education System - Technical Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1385 (SB0948) | Children - Parental Rights - Educational Rights | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB1396 (SB0737) | Property Rights Protection Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1403 | Primary and Secondary Education - Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations (Truancy Reduction Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1412 | Business Regulation - Retail Stores - Carryout Bags | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB1414 (SB0479) | Building Energy Performance Standards - Public Safety, Emergency, and Public Utility Buildings - Exclusion (Safe Solutions Now Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1426 | Carroll County - Board of Health and Health Department | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| HB1451 (SB0779) | Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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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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| Arc Carroll County - Raise the Roof | Introduced | Carroll | $150,000 | $0 | |||||
| Eldersburg Elementary School Inclusive Play Space | Introduced | Carroll | $75,000 | $0 | |||||
| Mount Airy Flat Iron Building | Introduced | Carroll | $300,000 | $0 | |||||
| Union Bridge Fire Company | Introduced | Carroll | $70,000 | $0 | |||||
| Union Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8806 | Introduced | Carroll | $51,600 | $0 | |||||
| Westminster Fiber Project | Introduced | Carroll | $1,000,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, November 2022. Member of the House of Delegates since January 11, 2023.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Judiciary Committee
- 2023 Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
- 2023 Public Safety Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
- 2024 Chair, Carroll County House Delegation
- Public Service
- Commissioner, Carroll County Historic Preservation Commission, 2017-2022; Board of Zoning Appeals, Town of Manchester, 2014-2017.
- Memberships
- North Carroll Business Alliance, 2021-; Lineboro-Manchester Lions Club (President 2021-2022), 2014-; Toastmasters International-Club #1597166 (Sergeant at Arms), 2014-2017.
- Awards
- Outstanding Man of the Year, Charles Carroll Award, Maryland GOP, 2022; Grassroots Activist of the Year, Maryland GOP, 2018.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Baltimore, Maryland, August 29, 1986; North Carroll High School, 2004; Towson University, B.S., Electronic Media and Film, 2009; Contracts Manager, Maryland Transit Administration, 2021-present; Board of Public Works (BPW) Coordinator, 2018-2021; QA/QC Manager of Procurement, 2017-2018; State and Local Political Opinion Columnist for the Carroll County Times/Baltimore Sun (Bi-Weekly); Married.
Last Updated: 3/27/2025 11:35 AM
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