Tenure

Member of the Maryland House of Delegates since May 2, 2023.

Current Assignments

2023 Ways and Means Committee

2024 Racing and Gaming Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee

2024 Early Childhood Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee

2023 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland

2024 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus

Public Service

Montgomery County Human Relations Commission; Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Board Member; Children's Charities Foundation; Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce; The YMCA; The Boys and Girls Club.

Memberships

Rotary International; NAACP (President, Maryland Chapter); Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

Awards

History Makers Award; United States Department of Justice Award; Latino Democratic Club Ally Award; Leadership Montgomery Leader of the Year Award.

Biographical Information

Born in Bethesda, Maryland, September 2, 1949; Montgomery High School, 1968; Montgomery College; Coordinator, 4-H Club of Montgomery County, 1974; Head Start Teacher, Montgomery County Public Schools, 1974-1976 (First male HeadStart teacher); Chief Legislative Officer, Congressman Newton Steers, (MD-8), 1976-1978; Legislative Assistant, Representative Melvin H. Evans (USVI), 1979-1981; Special Assistant, U.S. Small Business Administration; Director of Public Affairs, Bold Concepts, Inc. 1986-present; President/Founder Victims' Rights Foundation 1996-present; UpCounty Regional Services Director, Montgomery County Government, 2022-2024; Married; three children; two grandchildren.