He is a Republican who previously served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing district 33 (Anne Arundel County) from March 2015 to October 2021.
[1] Malone resigned from the House of Delegates on October 1, 2021, after being appointed to serve as an associate judge for the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court by Governor Larry Hogan.
[1] He has been a resident of Anne Arundel County since his father, who attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, was stationed at Fort Meade.
[1] He has been active in the legal field since college, interning for federal judge Herbert Murry and the Maryland Attorney General's Office.
[10] In January 2019, following the 2018–2019 partial government shutdown, Malone joined a group of 54 bipartisan Maryland lawmakers in signing a letter requesting the state send some money back to nonprofits that supported unpaid federal workers and contractors.
In February 2019, Malone introduced House Bill 463, which would have placed a referendum on ballots in the 2020 United States elections that, if approved, would add an amendment to the Maryland Constitution requiring future legislatures to adhere to the same standards when drawing congressional districts that the Maryland Constitution requires of state legislative districts.