Delegate Lily Qi was elected in 2018 when she became the first Chinese immigrant legislator in Maryland. A Shanghai native, she was featured on NPR and The Washington Post for energizing immigrant voters through her campaign. Delegate Qi is Deputy Majority Whip and was named “Legislator of the Year” by the Maryland Tech Council in 2020. Before her elective office, she was Montgomery County’s Assistant Chief Administrative Officer for economic and workforce development and had a career in DC economic development and higher education. Delegate Qi is also a speaker and trainer on immigrant integration and government cultural competency.
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