Member, Superintendent's Council of Advisors on Diversity and Inclusion, 2012-present
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Children, Youth, Families Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Member, Human Services and Welfare Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
Former Co-Chair, Management of Public Funds Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Legislative Chair, Maryland Latino Legislative Caucus
Former Member, Maryland Womens Legislators Caucus
County Affairs Committee Member, Montgomery County Delegation, 2003-present
Former Vice President for Public Policy, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
Former Member, Oversight Committee on Pensions, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Vice Chair, Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Co-Chair, Maryland Democratic Hispanic Caucus, 2004-2019
Member, Health and Human Resources Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2014
Member, County Affairs Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2003-2010
Member, Girls Services Strategic Plan Task Force, Department of Juvenile Services, 2010
Co-Chair, Delinquency Prevention and Diversion Services Task Force, 2006-2009
Member, Judiciary Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2006
Member, Juvenile Law Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2006
Member, Task Force to Study Driver Licensing Documentation, 2003-2004
Member, Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 1989-1994
— Awards:
Hispanic Achievement Award in Science, Apple Computers and Hispanic Magazine, 1993
Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2006, 2010
Legislative Award, The Arc of Maryland, 2009
Featured in "100 Most Influential Hispanics in USA", Hispanic Business Magazine, 1991, 1996
Participation with Honor and Distinction Award, Leadership Maryland, 1999
Outstanding Achievement in Education and Politics Award, Maryland State Teachers Association, 1999
Political Leadership Award, Hispanic Democratic Club, 2002
Favorite Book:
SciFi
Favorite Color:
Fire Red
Favorite Food:
Crab
Favorite Movie:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Quote:
"Making the world safe for Diego, Sasha, Daniel, Leila, Alea and Marisol" Grandma Ana
Priority Issues:
Her passion for education equity and her extensive experience with public policy at local, state, and national levels have made her an effective, progressive leader in Annapolis, where she continues to work to close the educational achievement gaps for Latino and African American students, to ensure fair, livable wages and paid sick leave for all working women and men, and to protect immigrant, civil, human, and women's rights. She worked incessantly to pass the MD Dream Act and Marriage Equality, to protect access to Maryland Driver's Licenses by residents regardless of immigration status, and fought to eliminate the death penalty. She supports strengthening gun safety laws, advocates for universal access to health care by all, and promotes expanding language access for English Language Learners and dual Language programs for all students in early grades.
Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position
Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position
Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Unknown Position
Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Unknown Position
Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes
Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
- Unknown Position
Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- Unknown Position
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