User:George Seymore

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About George Seymore

George Seymore is a progressive Democrat who will bring a broad range of experience and a fresh perspective to the Maryland State Senate. George is an accomplished policy expert and a successful voting rights organizer. While some leaders seek to divide us, George has the vision and plans to bring Maryland together and move us forward. George Seymore will be a dynamic voice for the people by taking action, not just casting party-line votes.

Born to working class parents, George learned about the importance of hard work, integrity, faith and conviction at a very young age. These values have guided him through every stage of his academic and professional life.

George has lived in Prince George's County for more than 15 years. He was educated at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), majoring in Government and Politics. After UMCP, George immediately dedicated himself to public service and change through government.

As a long-time Legislative Director & Senior Policy Advisor to Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-IL), George helped oversee a cutting-edge legislative agenda that now serves as a national model of progressive political thought. Specifically, George drafted legislation on equal high quality public education and healthcare. And in an effort to ensure that the right to fully participate in our great democracy is guaranteed for all, George worked to enact federal voting rights and reform legislation. Also, as top aide to a seasoned member of the US House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, George worked to deliver unprecedented resources and change to hard working constituents long neglected by state and federal lawmakers.

Fueled by his passion for public service, and guided by his belief in the power of collective democratic will to effect democratic change, George founded Your Vote Matters (YVM), a non-partisan organization whose mission is to increase voter participation and empower young Americans (18-36) through political education. YVM has registered over 100,000 voters since its creation in the year 2000.

George Seymore is a member of First Baptist Church of Glenarden, and lives in Cheverly Maryland, where he proudly serves as a Prince George’s County Volunteer Firefighter, and is a Cheverly Youth League Soccer Coach. Seymore is a member of Progressive Cheverly, 100 Black Men of Maryland, NAACP - Prince George’s County Chapter, Rainbow-Push, The Greater Washington Urban League, and Prince George’s County’s Sierra Club.