Aisha N. Braveboy is an American politician who represents district 25 in the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

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Background

Born in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

, Delegate Braveboy attended Melwood Elementary school, Kettering Middle school and graduated from Largo High School

Largo High School (Maryland)

Largo High School or LHS is located near Largo in the unincorporated Largo section of Prince George's County, Maryland. It is operated by the Prince George's County Public Schools system....

 in 1992. She went on to the University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

, and earned her B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 in government & politics in 1997.Three years later she graduated from the Howard University School of Law

Howard University School of Law

Howard University School of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of Howard University. Located in Washington, D.C., it is one the oldest law schools in the country and the oldest historically black college or university law school in the United States...

 with a J.D.

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

 and was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2000. She is currently a member of the Maryland State Bar Association. Braveboy was elected after Delegate Anthony Brown

Anthony Brown

Anthony Brown is an American jazz percussionist, drummer, composer, and bandleader, and ethnomusicologist. He is the son of a Choctaw and African American father and a Japanese mother. Long associated with the Asian American jazz movement, he specializes in the juxtaposition of American and Asian...

vacated his seat to run for Lt. governor.

In the legislature

In 2006, Ms. Braveboy was elected to represent the 25th Legislative District in the Maryland General Assembly. She currently serves on the House Economic Matters Committee, as well as the Business Regulations, Consumer Protection and Alcoholic Beverage Subcommittees. She is the 2nd Vice Chair for the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Chair of the Prince George's County Delegation Bi-County Committee for WSSC, and a member of the Maryland's Women's Caucus.

Legislative notes

Ms. Braveboy championed for the cause for consumer protection by sponsoring legislation addressing:

• Mortgage foreclosures, and predatory lending practices;
• Unfair gas zone pricing schemes;
• Building a green economy in the state of Maryland;
• Protecting living wages and ensuring the quality of life for our communities;
• Raising the compulsory attendance age, thereby increasing the chance that young people will graduate with a high school diploma and continue to pursue higher education, promoting a better opportunity to succeed in this fast moving world of high science and advanced technology; and
• Funding for community-based non profits.