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Brenda J. Thiam
Brenda Jeanette Thiam (born September 9, 1969) is an American politician who was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Maryland House of Delegates District 2B, District 2B from 2020 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, she was the first African-American Republican woman to serve in the Maryland General Assembly. In 2024, she unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Maryland's 6th congressional district, losing to former state delegate Neil Parrott in the Republican primary election. Early life and education Brenda Jeanette Thiam was born and raised in Raeford, North Carolina on September 9, 1969. She was one of four children and was raised in a single-mother family after her father, a radio personality, filed for divorce and moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Thiam graduated from Hoke County High School in 1987, and later attended North Carolina Central University in 1994, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in phys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland House Of Delegates District 2B
Maryland House of Delegates District 2B is one of the 67 districts that compose the Maryland House of Delegates. Along with subdistrict Maryland House of Delegates District 2A, 2A, it makes up the Maryland Legislative District 2, 2nd district of the Maryland Senate. District 2B includes part of Washington County, Maryland, Washington County, notably Hagerstown, Maryland, Hagerstown and is represented by one delegate. Demographic characteristics As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 44,417, of whom 33,244 (74.8%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 27,619 (62.2%) White (U.S. Census), White, 8,891 (20.0%) African American (U.S. Census), African American, 159 (0.4%) Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 1,011 (2.3%) Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 17 (0.0%) Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), Pacific Islander, 2,000 (4.5%) from Race (United States Census), some other race, and 4,710 (10.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |