Justin Ross is an American politician, first elected to 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...

 in 2002 to represent District 22, which covers Prince George's County.

Background

Ross was born in Prince George's County, Maryland to David G. and Jane L. Ross, on April 18, 1976. Ross attended the public schools of Prince George's County and graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School

Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, Maryland)

Eleanor Roosevelt High School , is a Maryland public magnet high school specializing in science, mathematics, technology, and engineering. The school was established in 1978 at its current location in Greenbelt, Maryland and is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system...

 in 1994, where he wrestled and was the County champion at 145 lbs. Ross matriculated 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 received his 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 and politics in 1998.

In the legislature

Ross has been a member of House of Delegates since January 8, 2003. He serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and its election law and revenues subcommittees. Delegate Ross was also a member of the Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems from 2003 to 2006. He is currently chair of the County Affairs Committee of the Prince George's County Delegation. He is a member of the Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, the Maryland Green Caucus, and the Maryland Veterans Caucus.

In January 2006, Delegate Ross introduced a bill aimed at limiting the exposure of youngsters to violent and or adult video games. The bill would have required that retailers of violent and or adult video games label the games as such and provided for stiff penalties for failure to do so. During the 2007 session of the Maryland General Assembly

Maryland General Assembly

The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is a bicameral body. The upper chamber, the Maryland State Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower chamber, the Maryland House of Delegates, has 141 representatives...

, Delegate Ross sponsored House Bill 554 which was cross-filed with an identical bill, Senate Bill 488, by State Senator Gwendolyn Britt. These bills would have allowed specified convicted felons, who have been released and completed their conditions of parole and probation, the right to vote. Senate Bill 488 passed both houses and was signed into law by Governor O'Malley.

Legislative notes

• voted for the Healthy Air Act in 2006 (SB154)
• voted against slots in 2005 (HB1361)
• voted in favor of the Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf
• voted in favor of in-state tuition for students who attended Maryland highschools for at least 2 years. (HB6)(2007)
• sponsored House Bill 30 in 2007, Establishing the Maryland Education Fund.House Bill 30

External links

• http://archive1.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/06hse/html/msa13993.html
• http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/index.html
• http://www.justinross.us/