Alonzo T. Washington

Alonzo T. Washington (born September 2, 1983) is an American politician, appointed to the Maryland Senate in 2023 to represent District 22, which covers Prince George's County.

He previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2012 to 2023 after being appointed to the seat by Governor Martin O'Malley.

[6] Washington first got involved with politics in 2005 by becoming a member of the Prince George's County Young Democrats association.

[1] After the resignation of Delegate Justin D. Ross, the Prince George's County Democratic Committee recommended Washington to the Governor to fill the vacated seat.

[10] The task force presented a list of recommendations in its final report on December 4, 2020, which included repealing the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, getting rid of military equipment, and increasing police diversity and county residency;[11][12] 46 of the plan's 50 recommendations were implemented.

[13] In December 2022, Governor-elect Wes Moore nominated state senator Paul G. Pinsky to serve as the director of the Maryland Energy Administration.

Washington filed to fill the vacancy left by Pinsky in the Maryland Senate later that month.

[14] On January 21, 2023, the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee nominated Washington to serve the rest of Pinsky's term.

[16] On December 11, 2024, Washington announced that he would run for Prince George's County Executive in the 2025 special election to fill the remainder of Angela Alsobrooks's term.

[24] He also introduced legislation that would allow teachers to instruct students remotely during the COVID-19 state of emergency if they hadn't been fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

[36][37] Afterwards, the Board of Education voted unanimously to ban its members from having county-issued credit cards.