Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Albert R. Wynn
MSA SC 3520-1957

Biography:

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1951.  Attended public schools; University of Pittsburgh, B.S. (political science), 1973; Howard University graduate school (public administration); Georgetown University School of Law, J.D., 1977.  Admitted to the Maryland bar, 1979.  Married; two children.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Legislative District 25 (Prince George's County), 1983-87. Democrat. Member, Ways and Means Committee.

Maryland State Senate, Legislative District 25 (Prince George's County), 1987-93. Democrat.  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:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives, January 1993 through May 31, 2008. Resigned May 31, 2008. Deputy Democratic Whip, 1997-2008. Member, Energy and Commerce Committee, 1997-2008 (telecommunications & the internet, 2003-06; energy & air quality subcommittee, 2003-08; chair, environment & hazardous materials subcommittee, 2007-08, member, 2003-08; former member, energy & power subcommittee; former member, telecommunications, trade & consumer protection subcommittee). Member, Banking and Financial Services Committee, 1993-97; International Relations Committee, 1993-97. Member, Democratic Message Group; Congressional Black Caucus.

Attorney. Member, Maryland State Bar Association since 1979. Past executive director, Prince George's County Consumer Protection Commission. Intern, U.S. State Department, African Regional Affairs, summers of 1972 and 1973.  President, Metropolitan Washington Council of Consumer Agencies; Legal Assistance Program, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (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 Convention, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004. Member, Franklin Bourne Law Club; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Member, Maple Springs Baptist Church. Member, Society of Senates Past.

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