Biography
Born in Hyderabad, India, November 6, 1964. Attended New York public schools; University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology), B.S. (civil engineering), 1989. Traffic Engineer, Dept. of Public Works, Los Angeles County, California, 1989-90. Traffic Engineer, Dept. of Public Works and Transportation, Montgomery County, 1990-94; Dept. of Permitting Services, Montgomery County, 1994-96. Program Manager, Division of Engineering Services, Dept. of Public Works and Transportation, Montgomery County, 1996-2001. Manager, Dept. of Permitting Services, Montgomery County, 2001-02. Senior Transportation Planner, Go Montgomery!, 2002-04. Manager, Transportation Facility Planning, Division of Transportation Engineering, Dept. of Transportation, Montgomery County, 2007- (project manager, 2004-07). At large member, Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, 2006-10. President, South Asian American Society, 2007-08. Board of Directors, Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation, Inc., 2008-. Chair, Serving Our Communities, 2009-10. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2024. Legislative Champion Award, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2018. Maryland Women�s Hall of Fame, 2024. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2024. Anti-Stigma Advocacy Prize, Maryland Foundation for Psychiatry, 2024. Married; three children.
The Lieutenant Governor takes over if the Governor leaves office. In many states they also lead the state senate and can break tie votes there, and the Governor often gives them other duties. In some states the Governor and Lieutenant Governor run together as a team, so one vote elects both.