Brooke Lierman

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Brooke Lierman
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Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 46th district
Assumed office
2015
Preceded byBrian K. McHale
Personal details
Born (1979-02-14) February 14, 1979 (age 42)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Eben Hansel
ResidenceBaltimore

Brooke E. Lierman (born February 14, 1979 in Washington, D.C.) is an elected official in the U.S. state of Maryland who serves District 46 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Life and career[]

Lierman was born in Washington, DC February 14, 1979. Lierman graduated from Walt Whitman High School in 1997. In 2001, she graduated from Dartmouth College with an A.B. in history. She later attended the University of Texas, Austin School of Law where she earned a J.D. Between college and law schools, Lierman was an AmeriCorps VISTA member at The DREAM Program in Vermont, working with children living in public housing developments. She worked on the 2002 campaign of the late Senator Paul Wellstone, and on the presidential campaign of Howard Dean and John Kerry. Immediately prior to going to law school, Lierman worked at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. During law school, Lierman was President of the American Constitution Society and worked as a policy advisor to Texas State Senator, Rodney Ellis. Lierman clerked for the Chief Judge of the federal District Court of Maryland from 2009-2010 (Judge Benson Everett Legg and Judge Deborah K. Chasanow).[1]

Lierman is Of Counsel at the Baltimore civil rights firm of Brown, Goldstein, & Levy LLP, where she handles a variety of civil rights and disability rights cases. Lierman has participated in disability rights and wage theft cases.[2][3] Lierman is a trustee of the Baltimore Museum of Art[4] and on the board of Advocates for Children and Youth and the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.[5] Lierman is married and has two children.[6]

Political work[]

Lierman was sworn in as a member of the House of Delegates in January 2015 and assigned to the Appropriations committee.[7] Shortly after the election of President Donald Trump in November 2016, Lierman initiated a coalition of female volunteers and activists, Baltimore Women United. The organization held their first meeting in January 2017.[8] Lierman co-founded and co-chairs Maryland Women for Biden.[9]

In 2019, new House Speaker Adrienne Jones appointed Lierman to chair the Land Use & Ethics Subcommittee of the Environment & Transportation Committee. She also serves on the Joint Committee on Pension Oversight and the Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness, as well as the Baltimore Regional Revitalization Workgroup.[citation needed]

Lierman has passed numerous pieces of statewide legislation including:

Public Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2018

Prohibition on Sexual Activity Between Police Officers and People in Custody

The Jill Wrigley Memorial Scholarship Expansion Act

Prohibitions on Suspensions and Expulsions for Pre-K to Second Graders

Maryland Transit Administration - Farebox Recovery Rate - Repeal

Labor and Employment - Flexible Leave - Use of Leave for Family Illness

Maryland Transit Administration Oversight and Planning Board

Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2016

Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products - Prohibition The HOME Act (2020)

References[]

  1. ^ "Brooke Lierman". Brown Goldstein Levy. Jul 5, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Civil Right Litigation Clearinghouse". clearinghouse.net. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Workers secure $1 million settlement for wage claims against Mo's Seafood restaurants". publicjustice.org. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "BMA Board Of Trustees FY2020". artbma.org. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Board Members of Advocates for Children and Youth". acy.org. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Biography". Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "House of Delegates". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Local group unites women in the fight for women". baltimorewatchdog.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Biden Campaign Unveils Md. Women's Group". marylandmatters.com. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

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