Jazz Lewis

Jazz M. Lewis (born February 26, 1989) is an American politician and Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates.

[8] Lewis applied to fill the vacancy left by Vaughn's resignation, and was nominated by the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee on January 24.

[9][10] Lewis was appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates by Governor Larry Hogan on February 10, 2017, and was sworn in on the same day.

[2] From 2019 until October 2021, Lewis worked as a senior policy advisor to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.

[14] In October 2021, Lewis announced his candidacy for Maryland's 4th congressional district, seeking to succeed outgoing Representative Anthony Brown, who was a candidate for Attorney General.

[4] During his 2022 congressional campaign, Lewis told Jewish Insider that he did not express a desire to align with The Squad, but hoped to befriend and work with its members.

[20] In 2019, Lewis said he opposed a controversial bill that would allow Johns Hopkins University to employ its own private police force.

[28][29] During his 2022 House campaign, Lewis said he supported the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, calling it one of his priorities.

[4] During the 2021 legislative session, Lewis introduced a bill to establish five Health Equity Resource Communities, each tasked with reducing disparities in the incidence and treatment of diseases, funded by a one percent increase in the state's alcohol tax.

"[39] In 2019, Lewis voted to advance a bill that would lift a ban on candidates running in Prince George's County county-level political races from accepting developer contributions.

Jazz Lewis sits in front of a laptop during a House Appropriations Committee hearing
Lewis has served as a member of the Appropriations Committee since 2021.