D. Antonio Bridges II (born January 21, 1977) is an

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who has served as the Assistant Secretary for the

Maryland Department of Transportation The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is an organization comprising five business units and one Authority: * Maryland Transportation Authority (Transportation Secretary serves as chairman of the Maryland Transportation Authority) * M ...

since 2023. He was previously a member of the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...

, representing District 41 in west

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from 2019 to 2023.

Early life and career

Bridges was born in

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on January 21, 1977. He attended the

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute The Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, colloquially referred to as BPI, Poly, and The Institute, is a U.S. public high school founded in 1883. Established as an all-male manual trade / vocational school by the Baltimore City Council and the Baltim ...

and

Frostburg State University Frostburg State University (FSU) is a public university in Frostburg, Maryland. The university is the only four-year institution of the University System of Maryland west of the Baltimore-Washington passageway in the state's Appalachian highlan ...

, where he earned a

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degree in mass communications in 2000, and

Towson University Towson University (TU or Towson) is a public university in Towson, Maryland. Founded in 1866 as Maryland's first training school for teachers, Towson University is a part of the University System of Maryland. Since its founding, the university h ...

, where he received a certificate in communications and strategic public relations in 2002. After graduating from Towson, Bridges worked at the Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods and Constituent Services in Baltimore City, for which he eventually became the Executive Director in 2007. Afterwards, he served as the Chief of Staff for the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives until 2013. He has also served as a senior advisor for the

and as the Chief of Staff for the

Maryland Transit Administration The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is a state-operated mass transit administration in Maryland, and is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation. The MTA operates a comprehensive transit system throughout the Baltimore-Washingt ...

. In 2017, the Park Heights Renaissance named Bridges as its Director of Human Services and Operations.

In the legislature

Bridges was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 9, 2019.

Committee assignments

* Appropriations Committee, 2019–2023 (transportation & the environment subcommittee, 2020; oversight committee on personnel, 2020; education & economic development subcommittee, 2021–2023; vice-chair, oversight committee on pensions, 2021–2023) * Study Group on Economic Stability, 2019–2023 * Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019 (environment subcommittee, 2019; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2019)

Other memberships

Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc. (also known as The Maryland Legislative Black Caucus) is an American political organization composed of African Americans elected to the Maryland General Assembly. Incorporated in 1970, the Caucus m ...

, 2019–2023 * Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019–2023

Electoral history

2018 elections

2022 elections

References

African-American state legislators in Maryland 21st-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Living people Baltimore Polytechnic Institute alumni Frostburg State University alumni Towson University alumni 1977 births 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people {{Maryland-politician-stub