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Dr. Brenda J. Thiam is a passionate special educator of nearly 25 years. Her fondest memories are of teaching students who have autism. She is originally from North Carolina, but chose to move to Hagerstown, by way of other cities, so that her family could have a better quality of life. Dr. Thiam comes from humble beginnings of being raised by a single mother of five children, no heat in her childhood home, and living in the projects during her high school years. She set high but attainable goals for herself because her mother required it. As a Delegate, Dr. Thiam is ready to work with and alongside the Hagerstown Mayor, its City Council and its citizens as we all embark upon a prosperous, safe, and healthy future for Hagerstown. She is Maryland’s first female Black Republican state legislator in the House of Delegates. Dr. Thiam was appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan to represent a district in Washington County and western Maryland to replace a former delegate who was appointed to the state Senate. Neil C. Parrott is a Delegate who represents District 2A as a Republican in the Maryland House of Delegates. Parrott is running for Congress as a Republican in 2020 in Maryland's 6th congressional district against Congressman David Trone. Lacy Johnson (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2020. He advanced from the Republican primary on August 11, 2020. running against Ilhan Abdullahi Omar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.