Malcolm Peter Ruff was born on April 18,1984 and is an American politician and attorney who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 41 since 2023.
17 Facts About Malcolm Ruff
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Malcolm Ruff has been described as a protege of Murphy.
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Malcolm Ruff grew up in the Park Heights neighborhood of Baltimore, and spent his summers on a small family-owned farm in Harford County, Maryland.
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Malcolm Ruff graduated from the Gilman School in 2002, where he was considered a track and football standout.
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Malcolm Ruff later attended Duke University, where he played for the Duke Blue Devils football team and earned a bachelor's degree in African and African American studies in 2006.
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Malcolm Ruff later attended the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 2012.
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Malcolm Ruff has been a member of the Maryland Bar since 2012.
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Malcolm Ruff began his legal career as an assistant state's attorney in Baltimore and Baltimore County, where he prosecuted criminal cases.
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Outside of his legal career, Malcolm Ruff is the founder of the Pagya Project, a non-profit to support residents of underserved communities and to address homelessness and street violence in Baltimore.
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In February 2023, Malcolm Ruff participated in and spoke at a Tyre Nichols protest at Festival Park in Aberdeen, Maryland, where he read a list of names of African Americans killed in police encounters and suggested that police agencies "clean house".
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In May 2023, following the appointment of state delegate Tony Bridges as the Assistant Secretary for the Maryland Department of Transportation, Malcolm Ruff applied to fill the vacancy left by his resignation in the Maryland House of Delegates.
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On June 18,2023, Moore appointed Malcolm Ruff to fill the vacancy.
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House speaker Adrienne A Jones assigned Ruff to the Appropriations committee and he is a member of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the Baltimore City Delegation.
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In January 2025, after state senator Jill P Carter resigned following her nomination to the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals, Ruff applied to fill the remainder of Carter's term in the Maryland Senate.
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Malcolm Ruff was backed by Carter and Baltimore lawyer Billy Murphy Jr.
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Malcolm Ruff is married to his wife, Sydnee, and has four children.
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Malcolm Ruff is a member of the Heritage United Church of Christ.