Tony Bridges

D. Antonio Bridges II (born January 21, 1977) is an American politician who currently serves in the Maryland House of Delegates. Delegate Bridges represents the 41st Legislative District of the state of Maryland which is located in west Baltimore City.[1]

Tony Bridges
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 41st district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Serving with Dalya Attar (D) and Samuel I. Rosenberg (D)
Preceded byAngela Gibson (D)
ConstituencyBaltimore City
Personal details
Born
Deoleous Antonio Bridges II

(1977-01-21) January 21, 1977
Baltimore, Maryland
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenTwo children
ResidenceBaltimore, Maryland
EducationBaltimore Polytechnic Institute
Alma materFrostburg State University, B.S. (mass communications), 2000; Towson University, certificate in communications and strategic public relations, 2002

Early life and career

Bridges was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 21, 1977. He attended the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Frostburg State University, where he earned a B.A. degree in mass communications in 2000, and Towson University, where he received a certificate in communications and strategic public relations in 2002. After graduating from Towson, Bridges worked at the Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods and Constituent Services in Baltimore City, for which he eventually became the Executive Director in 2007.[1]

Afterwards, he served as the Chief of Staff for the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives until 2013. He has also served as a senior advisor for the Maryland Department of Transportation and as the Chief of Staff for the Maryland Transit Administration.[1] In 2017, the Park Heights Renaissance named Bridges as its Director of Human Services and Operations.[2]

In the legislature

Bridges was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 9, 2019.[1]

Committee assignments
  • Appropriations Committee, 2019–present (transportation & the environment subcommittee, 2020; oversight committee on personnel, 2020; education & economic development subcommittee, 2021–present; vice-chair, oversight committee on pensions, 2021–present)
  • Study Group on Economic Stability, 2019–present
  • Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019 (environment subcommittee, 2019; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2019)

Other memberships

Electoral history
Maryland House of Delegates 41st District Democratic Primary Election, 2018[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Samuel I. "Sandy" Rosenberg 7,795 17
Democratic Dalya Attar 7,773 17
Democratic Tony Bridges 5,476 12
Democratic Angela C. Gibson 5,308 12
Democratic Bilal Ali 5,194 11
Democratic Richard Bruno 2,996 7
Democratic Tessa Hill-Aston 2,862 6
Democratic Sean Stinnett 2,806 6
Democratic Joyce J. Smith 2,291 5
Democratic George E. Mitchell 2,101 5
Democratic Walter J. Horton 773 2
Maryland House of Delegates 41st District General Election, 2018[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dalya Attar 26,605 31
Democratic Samuel I. "Sandy" Rosenberg 26,333 31
Democratic Tony Bridges 26,194 31
Green Drew A. Pate 5,350 6
Other/Write-in Other/Write-in 409 1

References
  1. "Tony Bridges, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. Joyce, Kara (February 15, 2017). "Park Heights Renaissance Names Tony Bridges New Director of Human Services and Operations". Cision. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. "Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates". Maryland State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 18, 2022.


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