Member of House of Delegates, January 8, 2003 to January 11, 2016. Resigned January 11, 2016. Member, Joint Technology Oversight Committee, 2003-09; Economic Matters Committee 2003-17 (alcoholic beverages subcommittee, 2003-10; banking, economic development, science & technology subcommittee, 2003-15; public utilities work group, 2005-10; chair, business regulation subcommittee, 2007-17, member, 2003-17; member, public utilities subcommittee, 2015-17). Deputy Majority Whip, 2006-17. Member, Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee, 2009-14; Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, 2014-15; Joint Committee on Legislative Information Technology and Open Government, 2015-17. 2nd Vice-Chair, Prince George's County Delegation, 2014-17 (vice-chair, 2008-12; bi-county committee, 2003-08; maryland-national capital park & planning commission committee, 2008-12; chair, bi-county committee, 2015-17, vice-chair, 2013-15, member, 2003-08, 2013-17). Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2003-17. President, Maryland Black Caucus Foundation, 2004-10. Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (communications, technology & interstate commerce committee, 2005-07; communications, financial services & interstate commerce committee, 2007-17).
Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, November 12, 1957. Attended DuVal High School, Lanham, Maryland; Southern University, B.S. (business administration). Financial Representative, Fidelity Investment Corporation, 1988-93. Independent Financial Marketing Group Representative, Riggs National Bank, 1993-94. Financial Services Representative, Chevy Chase Financial Services, 1994-96. Exectutive Meetings Manager, Marriot Corporation, 1996-98. Director of Sales and Marketing, Guest Services, Inc., 1998-2001. Senior Sales Manager, Hilton Washington Embassy Row, 2001. Former investment advisor, Merrill Lynch, Dean Witter, Fidelity Investment. Realtor, Century 21 Home Center, 2013-. Married; three children.
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