Adler Pruitt currently serves as Chief of Staff to the Maryland House Judiciary Committee and works on the leadership’s legislative efforts on criminal and juvenile justice reform. Graduating with degrees in Government & Politics and Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park, he represented students charged by the with conduct violations as part of the campus Legal Aid Office and co-founded one of the fastest growing student organizations: a non-partisan platform to research, explore, and discuss politics. AJ was elected to serve as Student Body President his senior year, lobbying for several pieces of successful legislation including mandating priority registration for student veterans and requiring no-excuse absentee voting for all local elections in Maryland. Since graduating in 2018, he continues to volunteer as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children and youth. A native of Baltimore, AJ is inspired by the community activists working to improve the city’s future. He will study Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation at Trinity College Dublin (Belfast location).