Member of House of Delegates since January 9, 2019. Deputy Speaker Pro Tem, 2023-. Member, Appropriations Committee, 2019- (education & economic development subcommittee, 2019-23, vice-chair, 2021-23; capital budget subcommittee, 2023-; transportation & the environment subcommittee, 2023-; chair, oversight committee on personnel, 2023-, member, 2019-). Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2021-. House Chair, Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, 2023-. Member, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2019-; Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-. Associate member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2019-. House Chair, Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus, 2024-.
Legislative assistant and policy advisor to U.S. Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, 2014-18.
University of Pittsburgh, B.A. (political science, history & economics), summa cum laude, 2007; London School of Economics, 2006 (one semester); The Johns Hopkins University, M.A. (secondary social studies), 2009. Teach for America social studies teacher, Northwestern High School, Baltimore, Maryland, 2007-09. Project Coordinator, Critical Response Team, District of Columbia Public Schools, 2009-11. Senior Director, Budget Policy, First Focus, 2011-13. Member, National Assessment Governing Board, 2024-. Chair, Board of Directors, The Intersection. Married; two children.
