Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 11, 2007-2020

Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 11, 2018

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 11, 1998-2006

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

Founder, Chesapeake Sports Consulting, 2018-present

Partner, Renaissance Law Firm, 2003-present

Attorney, Law office of Bobby A. Zirkin, 2008-present

Member, Baltimore County Bar Association

Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Member, President's Advisory Council, Stevenson University, 2009-present

Member, Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council, 2015-2016

Member, Governor's Commission to Reform Maryland's Pretrial System, 2014

Vice-President, Resource Title, 1999-2002

Speaker, Democratic Party National Convention, 1996

President, Young Democrats of Maryland, 1994-1995

Awards:

Legislator of the Year, American College of Emergency Medical Physicians, 2005

Legislator of the Year, Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, 2005

Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2008

Legislative Achievement Award, Maryland State Bar Association, 2009

Award of Special Recognition, Maryland Legal Services Corporation, 2009

Legislator of the Year, Maryland State Surgical Association, 2006

Spouse's Occupation:

Emergency Room Nurse