Member, County Council, Prince George's County, representing District 3, December 4, 2006 to December 1, 2014 (vice-chair, Dec. 7, 2010 to Dec. 4, 2012). Vice-Chair, Rules and General Assembly Committee, 2011-12, 2013-14. Member, Transportation, Housing and the Environment Committee, 2006-14 (vice-chair, 2006-07, 2012; chair, 2009-12); Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee, 2008-14 (vice-chair, 2008-09). Member, Health, Education and Human Services Committee, 2006-07, 2009-12; Education, Human Services and Human Resources Committee, 2007-08; Public Safety and Transportation Committee, 2007-08. Chair, Youth and Gang Violence Task Force, 2008-10.
Member, Task Force on Solar Hot Water Systems in Prince George's County, 2010; Task Force to Study Energy Generation in Prince George's County, 2013-14; Prince George's County Surcharge Exemptions for Projects Near Transit Properties Work Group, 2017-18.
Former aide to U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Former staff coordinator, Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Elmira College, B.A. (history); University of Maryland, M.A. (american studies), 1995. Former chair, University Communities Caucus, National League of Cities. Phyllis Campbell Newsome Public Policy Leadership Award, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 2008. Married; one child.
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