Shawn Z. Tarrant
| Shawn Z. Tarrant | |
|---|---|
.jpg) |
|
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 40th district |
|
|
In office January 10, 2007 – January 14, 2015 |
|
| Preceded by | Catherine Pugh |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Hayes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 30, 1965 Freeport, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | divorced |
| Children | Kayla and Shawn, Jr. |
| Residence | Baltimore, Maryland |
Shawn Z. Tarrant (born July 30, 1965) is an American politician who represented the 40th legislative district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2007 to 2015.[1] Tarrant was a member of the House Health and Government Operations Committee, Insurance Subcommittee and Secretary to the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.[2]
Delegate Tarrant graduated from Norfolk State University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance/Marketing.Tarrant has been employed for the past 17 years by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. He currently serves as the Director of State Policy. In this role, he ensures patients with Medicaid as their insurance have access to the entire portfolio of life saving medications sold by Bristol-Myers Squibb. In previous positions, he has helped municipalities and cities conduct HIV/AIDS testing and awareness programs.
Tarrant is a member of the NSU Prince Georges Alumni Association Chapter. In 1985, Mr. Tarrant was initiated into the Epsilon Zeta chapter (NSU) of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He is a life member of NSU National Alumni Association and Kappa Alpha Psi.
Prior to running for office, he was the president of Ashburton Area Association from 1994–1999, a community improvement group in his neighborhood. He created several long-standing programs and is most proud of success achieved in re-zoning Ashburton to an R-1 zone status (i.e., allowing single family only dwellings). He is a frequent speaker on improving housing and zoning codes. Tarrant is also very committed to public school education serving 6 terms as a PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) board member and vice president of the PTO at his children’s public elementary school.
Tarrant’s first session in the Maryland House of Delegates was 2007. Tarrant served for 8 years in the Maryland General Assembly passing over 30 bills during his tenure. He led the charge of the initiative to increase taxes by 70% on cheap candy flavored cigars targeting urban youth. He is most proud of his legislation that protects student privacy by banning University coaches, faculty and administrators from asking students for their private user names and passwords. This legislation has become the policy for University of Maryland Systems.
...
Wikipedia