Sen. Susan Lee (D-16) will be Maryland’s next secretary of state. Lee, who has been a delegate since 2002 and a senator since 2014, is the first Asian American to hold this position.
Governor-Elect Wes Moore announced her appointment Tuesday.
“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,” Lee said.
While serving in the General Assembly, the Bethesda resident has been involved in such issues as cyber security, identity theft, online fraud, consumer protection, pay equity and gun safety and laws to fight domestic violence, sexual assault and human and labor trafficking.
Lee currently is the senate majority whip and has led efforts to bring bioscience, telehealth and other new technologies to the state.
She is cochair of the Maryland Cybersecurity Council Law & Policy Subcommittee, the Maryland Commission on Cyber Security, Innovation and Excellence and the Maryland Identity Theft Task Force.
“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 Moore.
Lee is an attorney and the daughter of a World War II U.S. Navy veteran who is a retired Washington Post artist. She graduated from Winston Churchill High School before attending the University of Maryland, College Park, and then the University of San Francisco School of Law.
She was an attorney with the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
She has served on many boards in Montgomery County, including the Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, Jewish Foundation for Group Homes Board, Progressive Maryland, Montgomery County NAACP Multicultural Community Partnership and the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Greater Washington Area.
District 16 covers Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Potomac, Rockville, Cabin John and Glen Echo.
Today I am proud to announce my appointment of @SenatorSusanLee as Maryland’s next Secretary of State.
Sen. Lee has been a force in Maryland for decades. Together we will swiftly create an economically thriving Maryland that leaves no one behind.https://t.co/tsXM4bVcpJ pic.twitter.com/bkNMOeusb0
— Gov. Wes Moore (@iamwesmoore) January 10, 2023
