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[photo, Arthur Ellis, Maryland State Senator] ARTHUR CARR ELLIS
Democrat, District 28, Charles County


Member of Senate since January 9, 2019. Assistant Deputy Majority Leader, 2020-. Member, Finance Committee, 2023-; Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness, 2019-. Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, 2023-; Joint Committee on Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Insurance, 2025-. Vice-Chair, Rules Committee, 2025-. Member, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-22 (education subcommittee, 2019-22; health subcommittee, 2019-22); Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2019-22. Member, Senate President’s Advisory Work Group on Equity and Inclusion, 2020-21. Senate Chair, Charles County Delegation, 2019-25; Calvert County Delegation, 2021-25; St. Mary's County Delegation, 2021-25. Chair, Southern Maryland Delegation, 2021. Member, Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2019-. Financial Secretary, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2024- (member, 2019-; treasurer, 2019-20).

Member, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2019-; Historic St. Mary’s City Fort to 400 Commission, 2021-; Apprenticeship 2030 Commission, 2023-; Phosphorus Management Tool Transition Advisory Committee, 2023-; State Advisory Council on Serious Illness Care, 2024-.

Born in Jamaica, West Indies, July 26, 1961. University of Maryland, College Park, B.S. (chemistry & agriculture), 1983. Served in U.S. Air Force, 1983-90 (commendation medal for meritorious service, 1989); U.S. Air Force Reserves, 1989-2001. City University of New York, M.S. (accountancy), 1990. Certified Public Accountant, 1990-; Chartered Global Management Accountant, 2012-. Associate, Mitchell Titus Accounting Firm, New York, 1990. Instructor, Information Technology, Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, 1990. Accounting instructor, University of Maryland University College, 1991-93. Adjunct Professor (accounting), University of the District of Columbia, 1991-92. Certified volunteer leader, University of Maryland Extension, 2008-17. Coach, Charles County, 4-H Robotics Team, 2009-17. Chair, Communications Committee, Charles County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 2016. Member, American Institute of Ceritified Public Accountants, 1990-; Maryland Association of Public Accountants, 1990-; American Legion, 2005-. Life member, Disabled American Veterans, 2002-. President, Meyerhoff Parents Association, University of Maryland Baltimore County. Commanders' Trophy for Superior Cadet Leadership, U.S. Air Force R.O.T.C., 1982. Oklahoma Achiever Award for Community Service, 1985. Businessperson of the Year, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership, 1994. Outstanding 4-H Volunteer Leader Award, University of Maryland Extension, Charles County, 2016. Inductee, University of Maryland Alumni Lifetime Member Wall, 2017. Hall of Fame, Charles County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 2018. Legislator of the Year, Maryland Military Coalition, 2020. Beacon Award, Willing Helpers Society, 2022. Lifetime Achievement Award, Americorps, 2023. Changemaker Award, B’more for Healthy Babies, 2024-25; Senator of the Year, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2025. Fired Up Award, Concerned Christians of Maryland and Vicinity, 2026. Married; two children.

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