Clarence K. Lam is a Democratic State Senator representing District 12 in Maryland, covering Anne Arundel and Howard counties. First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014 , he won a seat in the State Senate in 2018 and has served since January 2019. A physician with a background in public health, he previously worked as a legislative aide and has held leadership roles in Democratic organizations, including Chapter President of the Young Democrats of Howard County and Co-Executive Director of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Council for the Maryland Democratic Party .

Notable achievements include sponsoring legislation to cap insulin costs at $1 per day, expand healthcare access for expecting mothers and undocumented immigrants, and enact strong environmental protections. He serves on the Senate Finance Committee, chairs the Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight, and is Secretary of the Maryland Legislative Asian-American and Pacific Islander Caucus. As Vice Chair of the Executive Nominations Committee , he has championed voting rights expansions like electronic registration and public financing for elections.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Holds an MD; details on specific institutions not specified in records, but emphasized as a practicing physician influencing his public health-focused legislative work.
• Political Experience:
  • Maryland House of Delegates, District 12 : Served on Environment & Transportation Committee.
  • Maryland State Senate, District 12 : Finance Committee; Senate Chair, Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee; Chair, Howard County Senate Delegation.
  • Prior roles: Legislative aide to Delegate Dan K. Morhaim ; Howard County Spending Affordability Advisory Committee ; Delegate to 2012 Democratic National Convention.
  • Community leadership: Chair, Community Action Council of Howard County ; Board of Directors, Healthy Howard .