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Tiffany T. Alston
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 24th district |
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| Assumed office January 11, 2023 Serving with Jazz Lewis and Andrea Harrison
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| Preceded by | Faye Martin Howell |
| In office January 12, 2011 – October 9, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Joanne C. Benson |
| Succeeded by | Darren Swain |
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Tiffany T. Alston
April 22, 1977 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kendal Gray |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Mitchellville, Maryland |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BA) University of the District of Columbia (JD) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Tiffany T. Alston, born on April 22, 1977, is an American politician from Maryland. She has served as a representative for Prince George's County in the Maryland House of Delegates. She first held this position from January 2011 to October 2012. After some time away, she returned to the House of Delegates in January 2023. During her first term, she was suspended from her role due to issues related to how funds were managed.
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Early Life and Education
Tiffany Alston was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Prince George's County, Maryland. She went to Seat Pleasant Elementary School. For her college education, she attended the University of Maryland, College Park. There, she earned a degree in criminology and criminal justice. Later, she went to David A. Clarke School of Law and became a lawyer in 2002.
Community Involvement
Ms. Alston has always been involved in her community. From 1999 to 2001, she volunteered as a teacher with the AmeriCorps National Service Corporation. She also worked as a Chief of Staff for the Division of Correction at the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services from 2004 to 2005. She has been a mentor for the I Have a Dream Foundation and is a member of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.
From 2004 to 2012, Tiffany Alston ran her own law firm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. However, her license to practice law was suspended in September 2012, and she was no longer able to work as a lawyer starting in May 2013.
Time in the Legislature
Tiffany Alston first served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2011 to 2012. During this time, she was a member of the Judiciary Committee, which deals with laws about justice. She was also part of the Prince George's County Delegation, the Women's Caucus, and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. These groups work together on issues important to their communities and interests.
Returning to Office
In 2022, Tiffany Alston decided to run for the Maryland House of Delegates again in District 24. She won the election and was sworn into office on January 11, 2023. Since then, she has been a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee, which focuses on health-related laws and how the government operates.
In January 2024, a former Baltimore State's Attorney, Marilyn Mosby, hired Ms. Alston to represent her in a legal case concerning her own law license. In 2024, Ms. Alston also applied to be a delegate for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, supporting Joe Biden. However, her application was not approved by the Maryland Democratic Party.
Views on Marriage Equality
During the 2011 legislative session, Tiffany Alston was a co-sponsor of a bill called the "Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act." This bill was about allowing same-sex couples to marry in Maryland. When the bill was being discussed in the committee she was on, she changed her mind and suggested an amendment to change the bill from full marriage to civil unions, which offer some, but not all, of the same rights as marriage. This amendment did not pass, and she then voted against the bill. Even though she voted against it, the bill was approved by the committee but did not become law that session.
When a similar bill, the Civil Marriage Protection Act, was brought back in 2012, Ms. Alston again voted against it in committee. However, after the bill was changed to address some legal concerns, she voted for it. This bill eventually became law, allowing same-sex marriage in Maryland.
After Her First Term
After her first time in the legislature, Tiffany Alston continued to be involved in politics.
Running for Office Again
In February 2014, Ms. Alston ran for her old seat in the Maryland House of Delegates for District 24. To do this, she had to pay back some late fees she owed for not filing campaign finance reports on time. She came in fourth place in the Democratic primary election that year.
In 2017, she decided to run for the Maryland Senate, challenging the person who was already in that seat, Joanne C. Benson. She received a good number of votes in the Democratic primary election, but did not win the seat.
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