Councilmember Will Jawando was elected to an At-Large seat on the County Council in 2018 and has been working to fight for racial justice since he took office. He has been actively using his platform to push for more equal treatment for people of all backgrounds through legislation such as the Law Enforcement Trust and Transparency Act, the CROWN Act. Just this week, he introduced a resolution to declare racism as a public health emergency, and in the weeks to come he intends to introduce additional legislation on police use of force.
Councilmember Jawando grew up in the Long Branch Community, attended MCPS for Elementary and Middle Schools before attending St. Johns College High School on scholarship. He went on to attend Catholic University for College and Law School, forming the first NAACP chapter on campus. After graduation, he went to work on Capitol Hill for Speaker Pelosi, Senator Brown and then-Senator Obama before going on to work in the Obama White House and Department of Education. He lives in Colesville with his wife and four children.