Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Albert R. Wynn
MSA SC 3520-1957

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1951.  Attended public schools; University of Pittsburgh, B.S., political science, 1973; Howard University graduate school; Georgetown University School of Law, J.D., 1977; Howard University, graduate studies in public administration.  Married; one child.

General Assembly:
Member, House of Delegates, Legislative District 25 (D), Prince George's County, 1983-87.  Member, Ways and Means Committee.  Senate, Legislative District 25 (D), Prince George's County, 1987-93.  Deputy majority whip.  Member, Budget and Taxation Committee; Joint Budget and Audit Committee; Joint Committee on Federal Relations.  1st vice-chair, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, 1988.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Intern, U.S. State Department, African Regional Affairs, summer 1972, 1973.  Chair, Black American Law Student Association, Georgetown University School of Law, c. 1974-77.  Attorney.  Executive director, Prince George’s County consumer protection division, 1977-81.  Member, U.S. House of Representatives (Democrat), 4th Congressional District (parts of Prince George's and Montgomery counties), 1993-.  Deputy democratic whip.  Member, Commerce Committee, 1997-; Energy and Power Subcommittee; Telecommunications; Trade & Consumer Protection Subcommittee; Banking and Financial Services Committee; International Relations Committee.  Member, The Democratic Message Group.  Member, Maryland State Bar Association.  President, Metropolitan Washington Council of Consumer Agencies; Legal Assistance Program, NAACP.  Board member, Consumer Credit Counseling Service.  Member, Coalition on Black Affairs (COBA); Ford Motor Company Consumer Appeals Board; Voter Registration and Education Coalition.  Delegate, Democratic Party National Conventions, 1984, 1988.  Member, Governor's Task Force on Violence and Extremism, 1985-87.  Member, Franklin Bourne Law Club; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.  Member, Maple Springs Baptist church.

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