Wanika B. Fisher | |
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Member of the Prince George's County Council, District 2 | |
Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Deni Taveras |
Member of the MarylandHouseofDelegates from the 47B district | |
In office January 9,2019 –January 5,2023 | |
Preceded by | Carlo Sanchez |
Succeeded by | Deni Taveras |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City,U.S. | June 16,1988
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Maryland (BA) Penn State Dickinson Law (JD) |
Profession | Attorney |
Wanika B. Fisher (born June 16,1988) is an American politician and lawyer. She is a member of the Prince George's County Council representing district 2. She was first elected to the council in 2022 as a Democrat. [1] Previously,she served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing district 47B from 2019 to 2022. [2]
Fisher was born in New York,New York. Her father is a Yoruba Nigerian and her mother is an Indian South African who moved to the United Kingdom as a teenager to escape apartheid. Her parents were small-business owners in Westchester County,New York. [1] She graduated from the University of Maryland,College Park with a B.A. in government and politics in 2010. While attending the university,she became a member of the sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha. Fisher earned a Juris Doctor at the Dickinson School of Law,Pennsylvania State University in 2013 and was admitted to Maryland Bar. She then worked as an assistant State's Attorney in Prince George's and is now in private practice.
Fisher was sworn in as a Delegate on January 9,2019,and assigned to the House Judiciary committee. She also serves at the Assistant Majority Leader. [2]
In June 2021,Fisher announced that she would not seek re-election to the House of Delegates,instead opting to run for Prince George's County Council. [3] Fisher won the Democratic primary election on July 19,2022,defeating former state senator Victor R. Ramirez and activist Raymond Nevo, [4] and later won general election on November 8,2022. [5]
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