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KRISTERFER A. L. BURNETT
Member, City Council (Democrat), 2016-24
Member, City Council, Baltimore, representing District 8, December 8, 2016 to December 5, 2024. Vice-Chair, Executive Appointments Committee, 2016-20; Public Safety Committee, 2019-20 (member, 2016-20). Chair, Health Committee, 2019-20; Legislative Investigations Committee, 2019-20. Member, Education and Youth Committee, 2016-20; Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, 2016-20. Member, Equity and Structure Committee, 2019-24; Public Safety and Government Operations Committee, 2020-24; Rules and Legislative Oversight Committee, 2020-24; Ways and Means Committee, 2020-24.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, February 15, 1986. Attended Baltimore City and Baltimore County public schools; University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. (african-american studies), 2008; University of Maryland Baltimore County, M.P.P. (public policy), 2011. Lead community organizer, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), 2011-12. Director of Community Organizing, Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc., 2012-16. Board of Directors, Red Line Now P.A.C., 2012-15; B.E.S.T. Democratic Club, 2013-. Co-founder, Neighbors Without Borders of Greater Southwest Baltimore, 2014. Board of Directors, Young Non-Profit Professional Network, 2015. Co-Founder, Edmondson Village Farmers Market, 2015-. Board of Directors, Local Progress. Award, Baltimore Social Innovation Journal, 2014. Community Leader of the Year, B.E.S.T. Democratic Club, 2015. 20 in Their Twenties Award, Daily Record, 2015. Married.
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