The Honorable Isiah Leggett

The Honorable Isiah Leggett

  • Former County Executive, Montgomery County, Maryland
  • First African American elected to Montgomery County Executive
  • First African American elected to the County Council
  • Chair, Maryland Democratic Party from December 2002 – December 2004
  • Served four terms as an At-Large Member (1986 – 2002)
  • Served as the Council’s President three times (1991, 1998, 1999)
  • Served as Vice-President three times (1990, 1997 and 2002)
  • Chaired the Council’s Transportation and Environment Committee
  • Served on the Education Committee
  • Professor of Law, Howard University Law School, 1975 – 2006
  • Assistant Dean, Howard University Law School, 1979 – 1986
  • Selected as a White House Fellow, 1977 – one of a small number of citizens from across the country chosen for exemplary civic, professional and educational achievements
  • Captain, United States Army. His tour of duty in the Vietnam War earned him the Bronze Star Medal, the Vietnam Service, and Vietnam Campaign Medals

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