His family soon after moved to the United States and he lived in Mount Rainier, Maryland.

from Frostburg State University in 1996 and his J.D from St. Thomas School of Law in Miami in 2001.

In January 2007 he proposed a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to attend public colleges and universities at the in-state tuition rate.

Rather than seek reelection to the Senate in 2018, Ramirez ran for Prince George's County state's attorney, losing in the Democratic primary with 27 percent of the vote total.

[9] Ramirez announced in March 2021 that he would run for an open seat on the Prince George's County Council from district 2.