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Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin is a Democratic member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 11. He was first elected to the chamber in 2006. Zirkin is running for re-election in the primary on June 26, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.
Zirkin earned his bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1993 and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1998.
Former Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Environment Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Ethics and Election Law Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Public Safety, Transportation and Environment Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member, Special Committee on Renewables and Clean Energy, Maryland State Senate
Member, Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2015-2020
Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2015-2020
Member, Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2015-2020
Member, Special Committee on Substance Abuse, Maryland State Senate, 2007-2020
Member, Task Force to Study Implementing a Civil Right to Counsel in Maryland, 2013
Member, Intergovernmental Work Group to Study the Effects of Representation of Indigent Defendants in the Criminal Justice System, 2010-2011
Member, Task Force on the Membership and Operation of the Baltimore County Board of Education, 2011
Member, State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services, 2007-2008
Chair, Task Force to Study Group-Home Education and Placement Practices, 2007-2008
Chair, Education Subcommittee of Baltimore County Delegation, 2005-2007
Member, Judiciary Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2007
Chair, Juvenile Law Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2007
Member, Juvenile Services Workgroup, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2005-2007
Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2006-2007
Member, Drug Treatment Court Commission, 2003-2006
Member, Task Force to Study Alternative Living Arrangements for Children in Out-of-Home Placement, 2003-2004
Member, Task Force to Study the Mentoring and Monitoring of Children in the Custody of or under the Supervision of the Department of Juvenile Services, 2003-2004
Member, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2000-2003
Member, Gaming Law and Enforcement Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2001
Member, Task Force to Study the Licensing and Monitoring of Community-Based Homes for Children, 2000-2001
— Awards:
Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2008
Legislator of the Year, American College of Emergency Medical Physicians, 2005
Legislator of the Year, Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, 2005
Legislative Achievement Award, Maryland State Bar Association, 2009
Legislator of the Year, Maryland State Surgical Association, 2006
Spouse's Occupation:
Emergency Room Nurse
Type: bill Chamber: upper
Type: bill Chamber: upper
Type: bill Chamber: upper
