1. LaToya Nkongolo was born on August 8,1978 and is an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 31st district.
12 Facts About LaToya Nkongolo
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LaToya Nkongolo graduated from Christiana High School, afterwards attending Delaware State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work, Springfield College, where she earned a master's in organizational management, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, where she earned a Master of Arts degree in social work.
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LaToya Nkongolo has been a licensed therapist for over 25 years and runs her own mental health facility, Work Life Behavioral Health.
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LaToya Nkongolo was involved with many of Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh's opioid abuse prevention campaigns and served on the transition team of Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman in 2018.
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In 2022, LaToya Nkongolo ran for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 31B on a platform of "Christian, conservative values" that included support for children's mental health following the COVID-19 pandemic and opposition to school shutdowns and COVID-19 pandemic-related mandates.
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LaToya Nkongolo was defeated in the Republican primary election by the district's three incumbents, Nic Kipke, Brian Chisholm, and Rachel Munoz.
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In 2024, LaToya Nkongolo ran for the Anne Arundel County Board of Education.
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In October 2024, she accused her opponent, Dana Schalleheim, who is Jewish, of using Yom Kippur as an excuse to avoid attending a candidate forum; Schallheim rejected LaToya Nkongolo's accusations, saying that she told forum moderators weeks in advance that she would not attend the forum and calling LaToya Nkongolo's claims "antisemitic".
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In December 2024, after Rachel Munoz announced that she would resign from the Maryland House of Delegates, LaToya Nkongolo applied to fill the remainder of her term in the Maryland House of Delegates.
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LaToya Nkongolo was appointed by Governor Wes Moore and sworn in on January 10,2025.
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On January 28,2024, LaToya Nkongolo was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol, as well as several vehicle-related charges due to the damaged condition of her car.
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LaToya Nkongolo pleaded guilty to negligent driving while all alcohol-related charges were later dropped by state prosecutors.