Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 26, 2023-Present

Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 26, 2006-2019

Candidate, United States Senate, 2012

Chair, Prince George's County Delegation, Maryland State Senate, 2008-2009

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 26, 1995-1998

Member, Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR) Committee

Member, Federal Relations Committee

Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee

Member, Prince George's County Juvenile Court and School Safety Work Group, 2013-present

Member, State Council on Cancer Control, 2013-present

Member, Work Group on Cancer Clusters and Environmental Causes of Cancer, 2013-present

Member, Superintendent's Council of Advisors on Diversity and Inclusion, 2012-present

Member, Task Force on Prisoner Re-Entry, 2010-present

Member, Task Force to Study Thoroughbred Horse Racing at Rosecroft Raceway, 2008-present

Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 1995-present

Teacher Advisory Council, Baltimore City

Member, Bi-County Affairs Committee, Prince George's County Delegation

Former Co-Chair, Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Foster Care Review Board, Prince George's County

Member, Human Services and Welfare Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007-present

Former Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland State Senate

Member, Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee, 2008-present

Member, Task Force to Study Temporary Disability Insurance Programs and the Process for Assisting Individuals with Disabilities at Local Departments of Social Services, 2013-2014

Member, Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2010-2012

Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, Maryland State Senate, 2007-2010

Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2007-2010

Co-Chair, Task Force to Study How to Improve Financial Literacy in the State, 2008-2010

Member, Task Force to Study Locations in Prince George's County Best Suited for Use by State Agencies, 2008-2009

Member, Task Force to Study Group-Home Education and Placement Practices, 2007-2008

Member, Task Force to Study Thoroughbred Horse Racing at Rosecroft Raceway, 2008

Member, Task Force to Study Rent Stabilization for the Elderly in Prince George's County, 2007

Member, Governor-Elect's Transition Team, 2002-2003

Member, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, 1995-1999

Co-Chair, Task Force on the Education of Homeless Children and Youth in Maryland, 1997-1999

Member, Transportation Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-1999

Member, Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1995-1999

Member, Task Force to Study County Property-Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues, 1997

Member, Task Force to Examine the State's Cemetery and Funeral Industry, 1996

Member, State Ethics Commission, 1987-1992

Founder/Senior Pastor, Ark of Safety Christian Church, Upper Marlboro, 1999-present

Former Senior Pastor, Gibbons United Methodist Church, Brandywine

Former Pastor, Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Catonsville

Former Pastor, Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Ellicott City

Teacher/Lecturer, United Methodist School of Christian Growth

Coordinator, Youth Program, Baltimore-Washington Area Methodist Conference

Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, present

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, present

Member, Advisory Committee, Wesley Theological Seminary

Former Participant, Aftercare Program, Prince George's County Corrections Department

Member, Board of Directors, Red Cross

Member, Clergy United

Member, Greater Southeast Community Hospital

Former Chaplain, Howard County Police Department

Former President, Prince George's Community Ministries

President, Prince George's Community Ministry

Member, South County Economic Development Association

Executive Board, Southern Maryland Area Self Help

President, Southern Maryland Ministers' Alliance

Chaplain, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, 1995-1999

Awards:

Outstanding Citizen Award, Baltimore County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

E. Stanley Jones Award

Community Service Award, Howard County Council

Community Service Award, Baltimore County Executive

Outstanding Young Men of America, Jaycees (twice a recipient)

Spouse's Occupation:

News Anchor, NBC4