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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, National Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives

Education

  • JD, Harvard University School of Law, 1988
  • BA, Law and Politics, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 1984

Professional Experience

  • JD, Harvard University School of Law, 1988
  • BA, Law and Politics, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 1984
  • Chair/Attorney, Health Care Practices, Venable Limited Liability Partnership, 1989-2007
  • President, Public Justice Center, 1990-2006
  • Liaison, Baltimore City Public Schools, Maryland State Department of Education, 1998-2005
  • Law Clerk, Judge J. Frederick Motz, United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 1988-1989

Political Experience

  • JD, Harvard University School of Law, 1988
  • BA, Law and Politics, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 1984
  • Chair/Attorney, Health Care Practices, Venable Limited Liability Partnership, 1989-2007
  • President, Public Justice Center, 1990-2006
  • Liaison, Baltimore City Public Schools, Maryland State Department of Education, 1998-2005
  • Law Clerk, Judge J. Frederick Motz, United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 1988-1989
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2007-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, National Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce

Member, Committee on Oversight and Reform

Member, Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change

Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations

Member, Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce)

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Harvard University School of Law, 1988
  • BA, Law and Politics, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 1984
  • Chair/Attorney, Health Care Practices, Venable Limited Liability Partnership, 1989-2007
  • President, Public Justice Center, 1990-2006
  • Liaison, Baltimore City Public Schools, Maryland State Department of Education, 1998-2005
  • Law Clerk, Judge J. Frederick Motz, United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 1988-1989
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2007-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2020
  • Member, Bolton Street Synagogue, present
  • Member, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, present
  • Former Co-Chair, Harvard Law School Democrats
  • Former Chair, Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies
  • Former Board Member, Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Fulbright Scholar, Greece, 1984-1985

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- No

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

Congress Bills
Speeches
Events

2020

Jul. 14
Sarbanes Live Telephone Town Hall

Tue 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM EDT

Jun. 25
Sarbanes Live Telephone Town Hall

Thur 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT

Jun. 11
Sarbanes Live Telephone Town Hall

Thur 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM EDT