Justin Ross

Justin Ross is an American politician, first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates 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 in 1994, where he wrestled and was the County champion at 145 lbs. Ross matriculated to the University of Maryland, College Park and received his B.A. in government and politics in 1998.

Career

Since graduating from college, Ross has been a real estate broker.

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. 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...
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