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Kris Valderrama's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

405 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401-1991

P.O. Box 1165
Fort Washington, MD 20749

Full Name:

Kriselda 'Kris' Valderrama

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Abraham; 2 Children: Jordan, Evan

Birth Date:

11/19/1970

Birth Place:

Washington, DC

Home City:

Fort Washington, MD

Religion:

Catholic

BS, Respiratory Therapy, Salisbury State University, 1996

Deputy Majority Leader, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2023-present

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 26, 2006-present

Former Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore, Maryland State House of Delegates

Deputy Majority Whip, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2011-2018, 2021-2023

Candidate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 26, 2022

Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2021-present

Member, Economic Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2019-present

Appointed Boards Committee, Chair, Law Enforcement and State-Appointed Boards Committee, Prince George’s County Delegation, 2011-present

Member, Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, 2010-present

Member, Governor's Family Violence Council, 2008-present

Member, Maryland State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, 2007-present

Member, Prince George’s County Delegation, 2007-present

Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2007-present

Former Member, Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Banking, Economic Development, Science and Technology, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Business Regulation, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Unemployment Insurance, Maryland State House of Delegates

Appointed Boards Committee, Vice-Chair/Chair, Law Enforcement and State-Appointed Boards Committee, Prince George’s County Delegation, 2008-2014

Chair, Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Maryland, 1996-1997

Anchor/Co-Host, Valderrama's America, 1997-present

Strategic Communications Specialist, Public Affairs Department, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), 2001-2012

Executive Staff, Office of International President, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), 1998-2001

Respiratory Therapist, CRT, Inova Fairfax Hospital, 1996-1999

Certified Respiratory Therapist, Inova Fairfax Hospital, 1996-1998

Executive Staff, Office of International President, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), 1992-1993

Board of Directors, Family Matters of Greater Washington, 2018-present

Member, Board of Directors, Maryland Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation, 2015-present

Member, Local (video lottery) Development Council, Prince George's County, 2015-present

Member, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1992-present

Communications Director, International Chamber of Asian & American Business Executives

Communications Director, International Chamber of Asian and American Business Executives

Member, National Philippine Cultural Foundation Incorporated

Member, Prince George's County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Member, Saint Columba Church

Member, Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Member, Young Democrats of Maryland

Co-Chair, Task Force on the Use of Master Meters for Utility Services in Prince George's County, 2018-2020

Member, Filipino Inter-Collegiate Network Dialogue, 1993-1996

Member, Philippine American Cultural Arts Society, 1985-1990

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