Family: Married; 2 Children

Home: District Heights, Maryland

Education: MA, The American University, 1968 BS, Social Studies/History, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State College, 1959

Profession: United States Army, 1960-1963 Educator, Prince George's County

Political: Senator, Maryland State Senate, 1994-present Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State Senate, 1999-2002 Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1996, 2000 Assistant Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State Senate, 1996-1998 Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1987-1994 Majority Whip, Maryland State House of Delegates

Congressional Membership: Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2005-present Governor's Commission on Quality Education in Maryland, 2004-present Board of Directors, University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, 2003-present Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2001-present Member, Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation, 2000-present Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, 1995-present Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2004 Member, Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, 2004 Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, 1995-2004 Chair, Special Commission on Legislative Prayer, 2003 Transportation Task Force, 2003 Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure, 2002-2003 Prince George's Hospital System Improvement Task Force, 2002-2003 Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2002, 2003 Co-Chair, Task Force on the Prince George's County Transfer Tax Rate, 2000-2001 Transit Policy Panel, 2000 Maryland Child-Care Business Partnership, 1998-2000 Commission on Transportation Investment, 1999 Maryland Comprehensive Transit Plan Transit Advisory Panel, 1998-1999 Chair, Task Force to Study School Construction Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Programs, 1998-1999 Child Care Administration Advisory Council, 1995-1998 Task Force on the Loss of Supplemental Security Income for Legal Immigrants in Maryland, 1996-1997 Task Force on Education Funding in Prince George's County, 1995-1996 Task Force on Law Enforcement of Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1995-1996 Governor's Commission on Black Males, 1990-1996

Organization Membership: Association of School-Based Administrators and Supervisors of Prince George's County, Maryland Charter Member, Coalition for Handicapped Children Board Member, First Generation College Bound Mental Health Association of Prince George's County Incorporated

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