Jeff Waldstreicher

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Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher

In office
2007 – present
Preceded by Richard S. Madaleno, Jr.
Constituency District 18, Montgomery County

Born December 31, 1979(1979-12-31)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse Joanna
Children none yet
Residence Kensington, Maryland
Occupation Attorney
Religion Jewish

Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Waldstreicher is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 1st term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 18 in Montgomery County.

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[edit] Background

Born in Silver Spring, Maryland on December 31, 1979, Waldstreicher attended Emory University before earning a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Berkeley's Boalt School of Law. During law school, he externed for the Attorney’s Office for the US Northern District of California, where he prosecuted federal crimes and worked on the Enron Task Force. Waldstreicher is now an attorney with the firm Steptoe & Johnson.[1]

[edit] In the legislature

Waldstreicher has been a member of House of Delegates since January 10, 2007 and serves on the House Judiciary Committee and its criminal justice subcommittee.

[edit] Legislative notes

  • voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)[2]
  • voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[3]
  • voted in favor of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in 2007 (HB6)[4]

[edit] References

Maryland Manual Online. Maryland State Archives (2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-17.