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BALTIMORE
(Jan. 10, 2023) — Today, Governor-Elect Wes Moore announced the
appointment of Senator Susan Lee as Maryland’s next Secretary of
State, who is set to become Maryland’s first Asian American
Secretary of State. Sen. Lee has a decades-long record of public
service and will head into the Administration with a wealth of
experience at her disposal.
“Senator
Susan Lee has been a force in Maryland for decades and I'm
honored to have her join my Administration as Maryland’s next
Secretary of State,” said Governor-Elect Wes Moore.
“I know with Sen. Lee alongside me, we will swiftly create an
economically thriving Maryland that leaves no one behind.”
“I’m so
excited to work alongside Governor Wes Moore as Maryland’s next
Secretary of State to bring real change to our
communities,” said Senator Susan Lee. “On day one,
we’ll be ready to hit the ground running to create an
economically thriving state that leaves no one behind–one that
puts our working families first and sends a clear message to
businesses that we are ready to get to work.”
Senator
Susan Lee, Secretary of State
Susan C.
Lee was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2002 and to
the Senate in 2014 to represent District 16 and has been
described as a leader in the General Assembly on cyber security
and innovation, identity theft, online fraud, consumer
protection, pay equity, and gun safety and laws to fight domestic
violence, sexual assault, human and labor trafficking, child and
senior abuse, and hate crimes. She also has led efforts to
promote bioscience, nanobiotechnology, telehealth, IT, and
emerging technologies. Co-Chair of the Maryland
Cybersecurity Council Law & Policy Subcommittee, Co-Chair of
the Maryland Commission on Cyber Security, Innovation and
Excellence, and as Co-Chair of the Maryland Identity Theft Task
Force, Susan has authored and led efforts to pass major laws to
protect Marylanders against cyber attacks and terrorism,
ransomware, identity theft, and online fraud, and assist victims
of those crimes.
Susan was
the lead senate sponsor of the Maryland Equal Pay for Equal Work
Act, True Freedom Act, and Anti-Exploitation Act and laws to ban
ghost guns, require background checks on long gun sales, and to
empower women, children, families, and all hardworking
individuals.
Susan, an
attorney, is the first Asian American elected to the Senate and
Chinese American to the General Assembly. She is the Senate
Majority Whip and is a Member of the Governor’s Family Violence
Council, the first and past Chairman of the Maryland Legislative
Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus and past President of
the Women’s Legislative Caucus (Women Legislators of
Maryland).
Susan is
the daughter of a World War II veteran of the US Navy and retired
Washington Post artist, and a proud product of the Montgomery
County public schools, Leland Junior High School, Herbert Hoover
Junior High, and Winston Churchill High School. She graduated
from the University of Maryland, College Park and the University
of San Francisco School of Law. Having served in both the public
and private sectors, Susan was an attorney with the US Commission
on Civil Rights and the US Patent and Trademark Office and
practiced law with Washington Attorney Joseph Gebhardt. She was
appointed to serve on the United States Patent and Trademark
Advisory Board during the Clinton Administration. Susan was
a member of the Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory
Board, Jewish Foundation for Group Homes Board, Progressive
Maryland, Co-Chair of the Montgomery County NAACP Multicultural
Community Partnership, President of Asian Pacific American Bar
Association of Greater Washington Area, and Board Member of the
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies. Susan
represents District 16, which includes Bethesda, Chevy Chase,
Friendship Heights, Potomac, Rockville, Cabin John, and Glen
Echo. She and her Earl Ing husband live in Bethesda.
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