Member of House of Delegates, January 19, 1998 to January 10, 2007. Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 2004-07 (deputy majority whip, 2003-04). Member, Economic Matters Committee, 1999-2007 (alcoholic beverages work group; unemployment insurance subcommittee, 1999-2003; workers' compensation subcommittee, 1999-2007; real estate & housing subcommittee, 2002-03; chair, banking, economic development, science & technology subcommittee, 2003-07). House Chair, Joint Technology Oversight Committee, 2003-07. Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 2004-07; House Facilities Committee, 2005-07. Member, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1998 (procurement subcommittee); Special Committee on Higher Education Affordability and Accessibility, 2003-04. Member, Law Enforcement and State-Appointed Boards Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 2003-07 (vice-chair, county affairs committee, 1999-2002). Member, Education Subcommittee, 2005, and State and County Issues Subcommittee, 2005, Anne Arundel County Delegation. Chair, Maryland Fire, Rescue and EMS Caucus, 2003-07. Member, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-07; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-07. Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (labor & workforce development committee, 2003-07).
Deputy Secretary of State, 2007-.
Born in Cheverly, Maryland, February 19, 1962. Attended Laurel High School, Laurel, Maryland; Community College of Baltimore; Catonsville Community College; Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, University of Maryland, College Park; Baltimore County Fire Rescue Academy. Master Fire Fighter, Department of Fire and Rescue Services, Howard County, 1982-. Board of Directors, Prince George's County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, 1996-98. Member, Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, 1978- (past president & fire chief). Member, Laurel Independence Day Committee, 1984-96. Co-Founder, Community Alert to Restore Education and Safety in Prince George's County, 1994. Member, West Laurel Civic Association; Sons of the American Legion, Post 60; Laurel Board of Trade; Ploughmen and Fishermen of Prince George's County; Local 2000 (Howard County), International Association of Fire Fighters, 1982-. Life member, American Council of Young Political Leaders. Member, Greater Laurel-Beltsville Democratic Club; Leo Wilson Democratic Club of Laurel; Young Men's Democratic Club of Prince George's County. Member, Bond Mill Elementary School PTA; Martin Luther King Middle School PTA; Pallotti High School Parent Guild. Exceptional Service Award, Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, 1983. Bronze Medal of Valor, Department of Fire and Rescue Services, Howard County, 1987. Hall of Fame, Prince George's County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, 1997. Honorary Colonel, Fort McHenry Guard, 2001. Citation, Maryland Healthy Air Act Coalition, 2006. Member, First United Methodist Church of Laurel. Married; three children.
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