Member, House of Delegates, representing District 25 (Prince George's County), 1983-87. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 1983-87. Member, Governor's Task Force on Violence and Extremism, 1985-87. Member, State Senate, 1987-93. Deputy Majority Whip. Member, Budget and Taxation Committee; Joint Budget and Audit Committee; Joint Committee on Federal Relations. 1st Vice-Chair, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, 1988. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1951. University of Pittsburgh, B.S. (political science), 1973. Intern, U.S. State Department, African Regional Affairs, summer 1972, 1973. Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1977 (chair, Black American Law Student Association); Howard University, graduate studies (public administration). Attorney. Member, Maryland State Bar Association since 1979. Past executive director, Prince George's County Consumer Protection Commission. President, Metropolitan Washington Council of Consumer Agencies; Legal Assistance Program, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Board member, Consumer Credit Counseling Service. Member, Coalition on Black Affairs (COBA); Ford Motor Company Consumer Appeals Board; Voter Registration and Education Coalition. Delegate, Democratic Party National Conventions, 1984, 1988. Member, Franklin Bourne Law Club; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Member, Maple Springs Baptist Church. Married; one child.

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