Angela Angel was born on December 26,1979 and is an American politician who represented District 25 in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2019.
19 Facts About Angela Angel
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Angela Angel received her undergraduate degree at Virginia's Hampton University.
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Angela Angel graduated with Honors and a specialization in Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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Angela Angel served as a judicial fellow to Judge James A Yates of the New York Supreme Court from 2004 to 2005.
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In 2010, Angel served as the principal coordinator for policy and politics in Prince George's County for Governor Martin O'Malley, and later served as legislator director for the Prince George's County Delegation until 2011.
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From 2015 to 2019, Angela Angel served on the Health and Government Operations committee in the Maryland House of Delegates.
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Angela Angel was a member of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.
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Angela Angel announced that she would run for the Maryland Senate on November 8,2017, seeking to succeed retiring state Senator Ulysses Currie.
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Angela Angel lost the Democratic primary to former state Delegate Melony G Griffith, receiving 36.8 percent of the vote to Griffith's 55.0 percent.
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In December 2023, Angela Angel again applied to fill a vacancy in District 25 of the House of Delegates left by the appointment of Nick Charles to the Maryland Senate.
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In July 2024, after Prince George's County councilmember Mel Frankin resigned from his at-large seat on the county council, Angela Angel filed to run in the special election to succeed Franklin.
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Angela Angel was defeated by Jolene Ivey in the Democratic primary on August 6,2024.
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On December 20,2021, Angela Angel announced her bid for the Democratic nomination in Maryland's 4th congressional district.
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Angela Angel was defeated in the Democratic primary on July 19,2022, placing third behind former Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn Ivey and former Congresswoman Donna Edwards.
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In June 2012, Angela Angel briefly lived in a homeless shelter after escaping an abusive marriage.
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In 2018, Angela Angel was a sponsor of the Healthy Maryland Act, a bill that would establish a universal single-payer healthcare system in Maryland.
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In November 2015, Angela Angel signed a letter condemning Governor Larry Hogan's decision to block Syrian refugees from resettling to Maryland.
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Veteran lawmakers accused Angela Angel of violating constitutional rules by making this move, with House parliamentarian William Frick arguing that reviving a dead bill by grafting it onto a live bill "upends the integrity of the committee system that first put the brakes on Angela Angel's legislation".
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Angela Angel supported a 2018 historically Black colleges and universities lawsuit against the state of Maryland, saying that "institutions with predominantly Black student bodies should be given equitable funding by the state with those with White students in the majority".