PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

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[photo, Todd M. Turner, County Council, Prince George's County, Maryland] TODD M. TURNER, Member, County Council (Democrat)


Member, County Council, Prince George's County, representing District 4, since December 1, 2014 (vice-chair, Dec. 5, 2017 to Dec. 4, 2018; chair, Dec. 4, 2018 to Dec. 1, 2020). Member, General Assembly Committee, 2019-; Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, 2019-. Member, Public Safety and Fiscal Management Committee, 2015-18. Chair, Transportation, Housing and the Environment Committee, 2016-18 (vice-chair, 2015-16). Chair, Rules and General Assembly Committee, 2018 (member, 2015-16; vice-chair, 2015). Member, Health, Education and Human Services Committee, 2017.

Member, Board of Health, Prince George's County, 2014-; District Council, Prince George's County, 2014-; Park and Recreation Advisory Board, Prince George's County, 2016-. Chair, Food Security Task Force, Prince George's County, 2020-21. Member, Police Reform Task Force, Prince George's County, 2020-.

Member, National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, 2015-17; Washington Suburban Transit Commission, 2015- (secretary/treasurer, 2020-21; vice-chair, 2021-22); Prince George's County Surcharge Exemptions for Projects Near Transit Properties Work Group, 2017-18. Board of Directors, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2017-19. Member, Prince George's County School Construction Master Plan Work Group, 2018-19; Prince George's County Environmental Justice Commission, 2018-. Member, National Capital Region Emergency Preparedness Council, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2019-.

Special Assistant to Senate President, 2002. Director, Constituent Services for Douglas J. J. Peters, Prince George's County Council, District 4, 2003-06.

Member, Bowie City Council, representing District 3, 2005-09; At Large, 2011-14 (city council liaison, community recreation committee & diversity committee). Mayor Pro Tem, City of Bowie, 2007-09. Member, Transportation Planning Board, Washington Council of Governments, 2008-14 (chair, 2012).

Legislative Officer, Prince George's County Council, 2007-14.

Born in New York, New York. Attended Curtis High School, Staten Island, New York; Lafayette College, B.A. (government & law), 1989; City University of New York School of Law at Queens College, J.D., 1994. Admitted to Maryland Bar; District of Columbia Bar; New York Bar. Attorney. Leadership Prince George's, Class of 2010-11. Leadership Greater Washington, Class of 2016-17. Member, Legislative Committee, Maryland Association of Counties, 2015-. Fellow, Academy for Excellence in Local Governance, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, 2017. Member, Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce; Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce; Disney Bell Post no. 66, Sons of the American Legion. Former secretary, Citizens Association of South Bowie. Past president, Covington Recreation Association. Elizabeth and David Scull Metropolitan Public Service Award, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2014. Government Leadership Award, Foundation for the Advancement of Musical Education, 2019. Married; two children.

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