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[photo, Jamel R. (Mel) Franklin, County Council, Prince George's County, Maryland] JAMEL R. (MEL) FRANKLIN, Member, County Council (Democrat)


Member, County Council, Prince George's County, representing District 9, since December 6, 2010. Chair, Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee, 2012- Member, Health, Education and Human Services Committee, 2011-; Rules and General Assembly Committee, 2012-. Vice-Chair, Public Safety and Fiscal Management Committee, 2011-12.

Attorney, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, 2001-05. Member, Human Relations Commission, Prince George's County, 2005-07. Board of Community College Trustees, Prince George's Community College, 2008-10. Assistant attorney general, Maryland Health Care Commission, 2008-10. Member, Board of Health, Prince George’s County, 2010-; Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law, 2011-13. Board of Directors, Economic Development Corporation, Prince George's County, 2012. Member, Human Services and Public Safety Policy Committee, 2012-, National Capital Region Emergency Preparedness Council, 2012-, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Born in Cheraw, South Carolina, November 30, 1975. University of South Carolina, B.A. (political science), 1998; Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2001. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 2001. Attorney. Associate, Sonnenschein, Nath, & Rosenthal, LLP, 2006-08. President & founder, Greater Marlboro Democratic Club, 2005-. Member, Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee, 2005-10. Board of Directors, Indian Head Highway Area Action Council, 2009-10. Member, U.S. Census Complete Count Committee, Prince George's County, 2009-10. Past member, Executive Board, Young Democrats of Maryland. Past board member, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Prince George's County Chapter. Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Prince George's County Chapter; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Member, Maryland for Obama Steering Committee, 2008. Young Democrat of the Year, Prince George's County Young Democracts, 2006. Forty Under 40, Prince George's County Social Innovation Fund, 2013. Married.

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