Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins
- District
- 20
- County
- Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Ways and Means Committee (Vice Chair)
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
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Ways and Means Committee (Vice Chair)
- Annapolis Info
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131 Taylor House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3493
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3493
Fax 410-841-3445
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131 Taylor House Office Building
- Interim Info
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131 Taylor House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3493
Fax 410-841-3445
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131 Taylor House Office Building
- Contact
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jheanelle.wilkins@house.state.md.us
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| HB0201 (SB0093) | Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Sending to Eligible Voters Before Primary Elections | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0707 | Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Notation of Nonapparent Disability (Eric's ID Law) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0708 (SB0668) | Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0709 (SB0651) | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0710 (SB0647) | Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0945 (SB0645) | Election Law - Gubernatorial Primary Election - Date | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB1006 | Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1110 | Election Law - Individuals Released from State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB1262 | County Boards of Education – Post College and Career Readiness Pathways – Payment of Costs | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:15 p.m. |
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| HB0055 | Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0317 | Election Law - Curbside Voting - Pilot Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0325 (SB0451) | Adult Education - High School Diploma by Examination - Requirements and Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0387 | Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0401 (SB0056) | State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0426 (SB0313) | Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0435 | Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0452 | Outdoor Lighting - Guidance and Use of State Funds | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0465 | Gaming - Problem Gambling and College Athlete Protections | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0493 (SB1003) | Public Schools - Commemorative Day - Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0524 (SB0462) | State Board of Education - Membership - Early Childhood Development Professional | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0527 | Maryland Transit Administration - Purple Line - Free Ridership and Promotional Materials and Services | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0579 (SB0608) | Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions and Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0596 (SB0601) | Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0606 (SB0441) | Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0609 (SB0583) | Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0610 (SB0649) | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0612 | Public Schools - Lifesaver Schools Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0635 (SB0292) | Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
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| HB0646 (SB0811) | Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0666 (SB0060) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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| HB0767 (SB0442) | Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0782 | Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0797 | Sports Wagering - Licenses and Application of Minority Business Enterprise Program Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0809 (SB0765) | Out-of-Home Placement Providers - Individuals Enrolled in Higher Education and Vocational Training Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0818 | Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0830 (SB0476) | Health Insurance - Genetic Testing and Cancer Imaging - Required Coverage | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0834 (SB0806) | Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0853 | Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/25 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0879 | Task Force to Improve Attendance and Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Schools | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0910 (SB0911) | Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals - Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation |
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| HB0930 (SB0848) | Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation |
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| HB0941 (SB1016) | University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0970 (SB0646) | Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0983 (SB0685) | Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0986 | Primary and Secondary Education - New Teachers - Retention Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1014 (SB0859) | Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1057 (SB0833) | Family Law - Treatment Foster Care Homes - Child Care Stipends for Private Providers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1077 | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1083 (SB0790) | Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Plan to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB1100 (SB0684) | Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB1121 (SB0687) | Child Care Scholarship Program - Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement to Successful Adulthood Pilot Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB1127 | Public Schools - Water Safety - Instructional Content | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1151 | Residential Real Property Sales – Appraisals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1198 (SB0632) | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation |
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| HB1222 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1251 | Hospitals and Medical Professional Liability Insurers - Obstetric Services Policies (Doula and Birth Policy Transparency Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1254 (SB0769) | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB1287 | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Convertible Pistols | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| HB1325 (SB0868) | Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB1328 (SB0926) | End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) and Hearing 3/03 at 2:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
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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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| HB1422 (SB0587) | State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1431 | State and Local Agencies - Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1433 (SB0422) | Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
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| HB1513 | Public Schools - School Security Personnel - Prohibition of Immigration Investigation and Enforcement Functions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HJ0004 (SJ0003) | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - The American Dream | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| HJ0005 (SJ0005) | Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| HJ0006 (SJ0004) | Use of Nuclear Weapons | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| HB0499 (SB0432) | Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0500 (SB0426) | Procurement Reform Act of 2025 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0502 (SB0433) | Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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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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| Metroplitan Washingtong Ear Critical Control Room and Studio | Introduced | Montgomery | $36,000 | $0 | |||||
| New Hampshire Estates Neighborhood Parks | Introduced | Montgomery | $975,000 | $0 | |||||
| Public Works Facility Renovations - Phase II Design | Introduced | Montgomery | $263,000 | $0 | |||||
| Teen Girl Center Renewal | Introduced | Montgomery | $500,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- Appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates December 29, 2016. Member of the House since January 25, 2017. First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in November 2018. Member of the House of Delegates since January 9, 2019
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee (Member, 2017)
- 2021 Chair, Election Law Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- 2023 Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- 2023 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
- 2023 Spending Affordability Committee
- 2023 Chair, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Member, 2017; Parliamentarian, 2020-2022)
- 2017 Women Legislators of Maryland
- 2024 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus (2017-2021)
- Past House Service
- House Parliamentarian, 2020-2023; Early Childhood Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2023; Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2017-2020; Finance Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2017-2020; Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2020; Opioid Workgroup, 2018.
- Public Service
- Student Data Privacy Council, 2019-2020; Work Group to Study the Maryland State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2019; 2020 Maryland Complete Count Committee, 2019-; Task Force on Restraint and Seclusion, 2017; Board of Directors, New Leaders Council Maryland, 2015-; Renters Alliance of Montgomery County, Board of Directors, 2015-; Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, District 20, 2014-2017; Montgomery County Committee on Hate/Violence (second term in 2014), 2010.
- Memberships
- Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-; Associate Member, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2017-2018; African American Democratic Club of Montgomery County, 2016-; Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, 2014-; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., 2006-; Montgomery County Young Democrats.
- Awards
- Legislative Champion Awarad, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2018; Legislative All Star, Maryland Retailers Association, 2018; Empowering Women Award, YWCA of National Capital Area, 2018; Dorothy Davidson Award, Montgomery County Young Democrats, 2015.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Kingston, Jamaica, May 29 1988; William Penn High School, New Castle, Delaware; University of Delaware, B.A. (sociology); American University, M.P.A. (social policy), 2011; Field Manager, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights 2011-2014; Fellow, New Leaders Council, 2015; Senior Field Manager, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, 2014 - Present.
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