Ashanti Martínez takes office in Md. House

Maryland state Del. Ashanti Martínez (D-Prince George’s County) took office on Feb. 24.

The Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee earlier this month voted unanimously to select Martinez to represent District 22 in the Maryland House of Delegates.

Martínez, a Howard University alum, succeeds now-state Sen. Alonzo Washington (D-Prince George’s County), who the committee nominated to finish Maryland Energy Administration Director Paul Pinsky’s term in the House after he joined Gov. Wes Moore’s administration.

Martínez, who is Afro-Latino, is the first openly gay man to represent Prince George’s County in the House of Delegates. He is also the first person of Latino descent to represent District 22.

FROM STAFF REPORTS