Legislation
Senator Malcolm Augustine

- District
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- County
- Prince George's
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Executive Nominations Committee
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
- Annapolis Info
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214 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3745
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3745
Fax 410-841-3387
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214 James Senate Office Building
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214 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen St.
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3745
Fax 410-841-3387
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214 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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malcolm.augustine@senate.state.md.us
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- Party
- Democrat

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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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SB0001 /CH0537 (HB0267) | Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 537 |
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SB0005 | Higher Education - University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland - Guaranteed Admissions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 2:00 p.m. |
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SB0018 /CH0232 (HB0076/CH0231) | Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 232 |
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SB0093 (HB0110) | Health Insurance – Utilization Review – Private Review Agents | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0122 /CH0060 (HB0284/CH0059) | Education - Provision of Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline Telephone Number - Alteration | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 60 |
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SB0124 (HB0400) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0126 /CH0533 (HB0198/CH0534) | Transportation - WMATA Operating Assistance - Alteration (Maryland Metro Funding Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 533 |
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SB0171 /CH0226 (HB0139/CH0225) | Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Utility Bills in Residential Leases - Gas and Electric Services | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 226 |
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SB0175 /CH0815 (HB0381/CH0814) | State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Criminal History Records Checks | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 815 |
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SB0395 /CH0215 (HB0569/CH0216) | Higher Education - Credit Eligibility and Transfer of Credits - English as a Second Language Courses (Credit for All Language Learning (CALL) Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215 |
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SB0522 /CH0810 (HB0501/CH0811) | Charter Counties - Enforcement of Local Laws | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 810 |
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SB0557 | Election Law – Polling Place Procedures – Individual Assisting a Voter | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0653 /CH0536 (HB1101/CH0535) | Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536 |
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SB0659 /CH0538 | Prince George's Gateway Development Authority - Modifications | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 538 |
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SB0684 /CH0233 (HB1074/CH0234) | Health Insurance – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Sunset Repeal and Modification of Reporting Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 233 |
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SB0685 | Program Open Space - Use of Property - Renewable Energy and Storage | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0686 (HB0830) | Environment - Covered Electronic Devices Recycling Program - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0691 /CH0224 (HB0899/CH0223) | Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 224 |
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SB0906 | Housing and Community Development - Conversion of Commercial Buildings for Residential Use - Report | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 2:00 p.m. |
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SB0907 | Motor Vehicles - Disability Parking Placards - Photo Identification | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0908 | Income Tax - Addition Modification - Interest for and Depreciation of Residential Rental Property | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0937 /CH0227 (HB1157/CH0228) | Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 227 |
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SB0938 /CH0812 (HB1293/CH0813) | Maryland Department of Health - Public Education Campaign on Prostate, Lung, and Breast Cancer Prevention | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 812 |
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SB0033 /CH0281 (HB0837) | More Opportunities for Career–Focused Students Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 281 |
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SB0088 /CH0010 (HB0055/CH0009) | Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 10 |
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SB0148 /CH0516 (HB0449/CH0517) | Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program - Funding for Underserved and Overburdened Communities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 516 |
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SB0165 /CH0734 (HB0204/CH0733) | Education – Coaches – Mental Health Training | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 734 |
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SB0169 (HB0660) | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations |
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SB0337 /CH0478 (HB0323/CH0477) | Environment - Commission on Climate Change Membership - Additions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 478 |
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SB0341 /CH0057 (HB0390/CH0058) | Commission on African American History and Culture - Museum Name Change | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 57 |
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SB0411 /CH0011 (HB0431/CH0012) | Department of Veterans Affairs - Renaming and Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11 |
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SB0425 /CH0062 (HB0386/CH0061) | Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Alterations (Maryland Meals for Achievement Flexibility Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 62 |
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SB0434 /CH0180 (HB0489) | Education - State Library Resource Center - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 180 |
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SB0436 (HB0465/CH0309) | Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Penalties and Referrals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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SB0442 /CH0570 (HB0601/CH0569) | Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 570 |
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SB0445 (HB0353/CH0840) | Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland - Oversight | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0448 /CH0434 (HB0133) | Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
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SB0541 /CH0455 (HB0567/CH0454) | Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455 |
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SB0567 /CH0300 (HB0539/CH0299) | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Student Withdrawal Policy - Reimbursement of Tuition and Fees (Cameron Carden Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 300 |
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SB0586 (HB0503) | Public Safety - Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing for Fuel Gas Piping Systems - Requirements and Prohibitions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0591 (HB0609/CH0132) | Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0592 /CH0173 (HB0336/CH0172) | Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Materials for Individualized Education Program, Individualized Family Service Plan, and 504 Plan Meetings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 173 |
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SB0615 /CH0805 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Maryland Veterans Suicide Prevention Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 805 |
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SB0642 (HB0735) | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0707 /CH0026 (HB1026/CH0027) | Armed Forces – Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 26 |
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SB0758 (HB0496/CH0761) | Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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SB0783 /CH0595 (HB1435) | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595 |
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SB0784 (HB0935) | Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/28 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0797 /CH0170 (HB0903/CH0171) | Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 |
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SB0818 /CH0496 (HB1271) | Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496 |
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SB0883 (HB1140) | Education - Virtual Tutoring Services - Background Checks and Fingerprinting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Conference Committee Appointed |
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SB0967 /CH0174 (HB0901/CH0175) | Higher Education - Part-Time Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 174 |
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SB0982 /CH0497 (HB1188) | Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 497 |
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SB1034 /CH0912 (HB1162/CH0911) | 9–1–1 Specialist Recruitment and Retention Workgroup | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 912 |
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SB1060 (HB1446) | Railroads - Safety Requirements (Maryland Railway Safety Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1099 /CH0764 | Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764 |
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SB1178 /CH0176 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
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SB0470 /CH0708 (HB0597/CH0709) | Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708 |
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SB0473 /CH0711 (HB0582/CH0710) | Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 711 |
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SB0474 /CH0411 (HB0579) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 |
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SB0475 /CH0707 (HB0583/CH0706) | Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Establishment | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 707 |
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SB0476 /CH0014 (HB0584/CH0013) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
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SB0477 /CH0008 (HB0580/CH0007) | Time to Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 |
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SB0478 /CH0006 (HB0604) | Families Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
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SB0479 (HB0513/CH0017) | Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0482 /CH0408 (HB0694) | Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 408 |
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Legislative Bond Initiatives |
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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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Green Grass for Little Toes | Introduced | Prince George's | $300,000 | $100,000 | $200,000 | $300,000 | |||
Lariscy Park | Introduced | Prince George's | $500,000 | $100,000 | $400,000 | $500,000 | |||
Robert Yost Park Playground | Introduced | Prince George's | $150,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | $150,000 | |||
Thump Yard - TTY Boxing and Fitness | Introduced | Prince George's | $100,000 | $0 |

- Tenure
- First elected to the Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 President Pro Tem
- 2023 Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment
- 2023 Chair, Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2023 Environment Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2023 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2021 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2023 Apprenticeship 2030 Commission
- 2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Past Senate Service
- Finance Committee, 2019-2023; Energy and Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2019-2023; Joint Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) Workgroup, 2020-2023; Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders, 2019, 2020-2021; Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds (Senate Chair, ), 2019-2023; Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, 2019-2023; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 2019-2023; Joint Commmittee on Federal Relations, 2019-2023; Senate Chair, Special Joint Legislative Committee to Select the State Treasurer, 2023.
- Public Service
- Governor's Commission on Suicide Prevention, 2024-; Energy Industry Revitalization Working Group, 2023-; Maryland Behavioral Health and Public Safety Center of Excellence Advisory Group, 2023-; Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance, 2021-; Commission on Trauma Informed Care, 2021-; Board of Directors, Maryland Patient Safety Center, 2020-; Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Transportation Access, 2019-2022; Prince George's County Workgroup on Alcohol Outlet Density Zones, 2019-2020; Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, 2019-2023; Board of Directors, Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA), 2015-2018; Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee, 2015-2018; Washington Suburban Transit Commission, 2015-2018; Executive Board, Progressive Cheverly, 2014-; Chair, Prince George's County Cable Commission, 2012-2015.
- Memberships
- Kappa Alpha Psi; Prince George's County NAACP.
- Awards
- Maryland Dental Action Coalition Oral Health Champion Award, 2023; The Arc Maryland Legislator of the Year, 2023; Friend of Maryland Municipal League, 2023; Maryland Chapter American College of Emergency Physicians Legislator of the Year, 2022; Stratford University Nursing Graduates Award of Appreciation, 2022; Mental Health Association of Maryland Legislator of the Year, 2021; Guardian Angels Transforming Christian Counseling Service Award of Appreciation, 2021; Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Advocacy Award, 2021; Cancer Action Network of the American Cancer Society Distinguished Advocacy Award, 2020; Maryland Retailers Association All Star Team, 2020; Radiant Valley Civic Association Award of Appreciation, 2017.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Lafayette, Louisiana, March 10, 1969; Pittsford Mendon High School, 1987; Harvard College, A.B. Government, 1991; Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Operations Support Analyst, 1991-1993; Alliance Telcom, Co-Founder, Managing Director, 1993-1995; Eltrex Industries, Executive Vice President, Customer Relations, 1996-2003; Gyde Communications, Principal, 2002-2010; Intra-Mail Network, Director,of Business Development, 2006-present; Industrial Bank New Market Tax Credits Advisory Board, 2021-present; Married; two children.
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