Bilal Abdul Malik Ali is an American politician who served as a delegate to the Maryland General Assembly representing Maryland's District 41.

Political career

Ali was appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates, filling the vacancy created when

Jill P. Carter Jill Priscilla Carter (born June 18, 1964) is an American attorney and politician who represents Maryland's 41st legislative district of Baltimore City in the Maryland State Senate. She previously represented the same district in the Maryland H ...

resigned. He was defeated for election in the 2018 Democratic primary.

In the legislature

Ali was sworn in on February 3, 2017, and assigned to the House Ways and Means committee. He was a member of the

Baltimore City Delegation The Baltimore City Delegation refers to the delegates who are elected from districts in Baltimore to serve in the Maryland House of Delegates in the United States. By 1983, the Baltimore City Delegation had 27 members, 3 each from 9 districts ...

and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. In January 2018 Ali introduced a bill entitled the "Jared Kushner Act" to prohibit the issuing of civil arrest warrants for tenants being sued for less than $5,000 in unpaid rent. This proposal followed a report the previous year that Kushner's apartment management company was Maryland's most aggressive landlord in obtaining civil arrest warrants. In February 2018 Ali proposed disbanding and reconstituting the Baltimore Police Department in the wake of a police corruption trial. ''

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'' reported that in reaction to this Sen.

Joan Carter Conway Joan Carter Conway (born April 5, 1951) is an American politician who represented district 43 in the Maryland State Senate. She is the first African American woman to be appointed chairman of any of the standing committees in the Maryland Sena ...

questioned Ali's understanding of the police department.

Election results

*2018 Democratic Primary for Maryland House of Delegates – District 41 ::Voters to choose three: :

References

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