Q&A: Delegate Carr talks about legislative goals in upcoming session Mansur Shaheen | Dec 21, 2020
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Delegate Alfred C. Carr represents Maryland’s 18th district. He serves a member of the Maryland House Health & Government committee. Del. Carr shared with the State of Reform his committee’s goals for the upcoming 2021 legislative session, and how COVID-19 will change the way the General Assembly operates in the new year.
Mansur Shaheen: Tell me about yourself, what career path led to you to become a state delegate and why did you choose to run for office?
Alfred Carr: I have lived in Maryland for about 23 years. My origin story of how I got involved in public service has to do with pedestrian safety. I live right on Connecticut Avenue, which is a very busy road, and at the intersection here there is no traffic signal, so there is no safe way to get across. My next-door neighbor enlisted me to help in that effort. And then I became interested in improvi