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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Short description|American politician (born 1980)}}
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| name = Clarence K. Lam
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|state_senate = Maryland
|district = [[Maryland Legislative District 12|12th]]
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|predecessor = [[Edward J. Kasemeyer]]
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| district = [[Maryland Legislative District 12|12th]]
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| term_start = January 9, 2019
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|term_start2 = January 14, 2015
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|predecessor2 = [[Steven J. DeBoy Sr.]] (12A)<br>[[James E. Malone Jr.]] (12A)<br>[[Elizabeth Bobo]] (12B)
| state_delegate2 = Maryland
| district2 = [[Maryland Legislative District 12|12th]]
|successor2 = [[Jessica M. Feldmark]]
| term_start2 = January 14, 2015
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|26}}
| term_end2 = January 9, 2019
|birth_place = [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
|death_date =
| alongside2 = [[Eric Ebersole]] and [[Terri L. Hill]]
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| predecessor2 = [[Steven J. DeBoy Sr.]] (12A), [[James E. Malone Jr.]] (12A), and [[Elizabeth Bobo]] (12B)
| successor2 = [[Jessica M. Feldmark]]
|children = 1
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|26}}
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|education = [[Case Western Reserve University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Maryland, Baltimore]] ([[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])<br>[[Johns Hopkins University]] ([[Master of Public Health|MPH]])
| birth_place = [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| residence = [[Columbia, Maryland]], U.S.
| education = [[Case Western Reserve University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Maryland School of Medicine|University of Maryland]] ([[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])<br>[[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health|Johns Hopkins University]] ([[Master of Public Health|MPH]])
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'''Clarence K. Lam''' (born November 26, 1980) is an American politician and physician who has served in the [[Maryland Senate]] representing the [[Maryland Legislative District 19|12th district]] since 2019. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], his district stretches across [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel]] and [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard]] counties and includes parts of [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia]] and [[Glen Burnie, Maryland|Glen Burnie]]. Lam previously represented the district in the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] from 2015 to 2019.


Lam ran for the [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 3|2024 U.S. House of Representatives election]] in [[Maryland's 3rd congressional district]], in which he was defeated by state senator [[Sarah Elfreth]] in the Democratic primary election.
'''Clarence K. Lam''' (born November 26, 1980) is an American politician and public health physician. He is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Maryland Senate]] from the 12th district who previously served in the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] from the 12th district.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clarence K. Lam, Maryland State Senator |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa17058.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |accessdate=February 14, 2019 |date=February 12, 2019}}</ref> Lam is a co-chair of the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, and is a member of the Joint Committee on Fair Practices & State Personnel Oversight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/10/09/audit-faults-state-agency-for-personnel-law-violation/|title=Audit Faults State Agency for Personnel Law Violation|website=Maryland Matters|last1=DePuyt|first1=Bruce|date=October 9, 2020|accessdate=October 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aminerdetail.com/lam-korman-podcast-roy-mcgrath/|title=A Miner Detail Podcast Episode 279|website=A Miner Detail|last1=Miner|first1=Ryan|date=September 8, 2020|accessdate=October 14, 2020}}</ref> Lam has been an advocate against the practice "[[lunch shaming]]" in schools, where elementary school students with unpaid lunch debt are punished by teaching staff. In February 2020, Lam introduced Senate Bill 760 to the Senate, which was designed to ban the practice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/19/bill-would-ban-lunch-shaming-of-poor-children/|title=Bill Would Ban 'Lunch Shaming' of Poor Children|website=Maryland Matters|last1=Gaskill|first1=Hannah|date=February 19, 2020|accessdate=October 14, 2020}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
Lamb is a physician at the [[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]].
Lam was born in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="msa" /> He is a second-generation Asian American, with his mother immigrating to the U.S. from [[Taiwan]] and his father immigrating from [[Hong Kong]].<ref name="MeetLawmakers">{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Danielle J. |title=Meet the state lawmakers running for Congress: Sen. Clarence Lam |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/04/10/meet-the-state-lawmakers-running-for-congress-sen-clarence-lam/ |access-date=April 10, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=April 10, 2024}}</ref> After graduating from [[Emmaus High School]], Lam attended [[Case Western Reserve University]], where he earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in political science and biology in 2003; the [[University of Maryland School of Medicine]], where he earned a [[Doctor of Medicine]] degree in 2008; and [[Johns Hopkins University]], where he earned a [[Masters of Public Health]] degree in 2011.<ref name="msa" />


While at UMB, Lam was the president of the campus student body and worked as a research analyst for the [[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]] from 2005 to 2006.<ref name="msa">{{cite web |title=Clarence K. Lam, Maryland State Senator |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/msa17058.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=November 30, 2023 |date=November 1, 2023}}</ref>
==Election results==
{| class="wikitable"
|+2014 General Election Results, District 12 <br> House of Delegates (Vote for No More Than Three)<ref>{{cite web |title=Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01612.html |website=elections.maryland.gov |publisher=[[Maryland State Board of Elections]] |date=December 2, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Name
!Votes
!Percent
!Outcome
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|[[Eric Ebersole]], Dem.
|19,274
|&nbsp;&nbsp;18.9%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Won'''
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|[[Terri L. Hill]], Dem.
|19,236
|&nbsp;&nbsp;18.9%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Won'''
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|'''Clarence K. Lam''', Dem.
|18,568
|&nbsp;&nbsp;18.2%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Won'''
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|Gordon Bull, Rep.
|14,146
|&nbsp;&nbsp;13.9%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lost
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe, Rep.
|16,171
|&nbsp;&nbsp;15.9%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lost
|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
|Rick Martel, Rep.
|14,290
|&nbsp;&nbsp;14.0%
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lost
|-
|Other Write-Ins
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;110
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.1%
|}


Lam has worked as a [[preventive medicine physician]] at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health since 2009. He has also served on the board of directors of [[Healthy Howard]] since 2011.<ref name="msa" /> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and following the 2020 legislative session, Lam worked as the interim director of the Johns Hopkins Occupational Health Services, in which he coordinated the screening of health care workers and treatment of COVID-19 patients.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeVille |first1=Taylor |title=Two legislators who represent Howard and Baltimore counties return to health care work amid coronavirus |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/cng-co-ca-at-legislators-doctors-coronavirus-20200410-zaomdrfnlrcz5bcejsfbcihpzi-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=April 10, 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"

|+2018 General Election Results, District 12 <br> State Senator (Vote For One)<ref>{{cite web |title=Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator |url=https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01512.html |website=elections.maryland.gov |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections |date=December 11, 2018 |access-date=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
==Political career==
|-
From 2009 to 2013, Lam worked as a legislative aide to state delegate [[Dan K. Morhaim]]. He also served as the executive director of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Council of the [[Maryland Democratic Party]] and as a member of the Howard County Spending Affordability Advisory Committee from 2011 to 2014. From 2012 to 2015, he was a member of the Governor's Commission on Asian-Pacific American Affairs.<ref name="msa" />
!Name

!Votes
Lam was elected to the Howard County Democratic Central Committee and became the chapter president of the local [[Young Democrats of America|Young Democrats club]] in 2010. He was elected to the board of directors of the village of [[Harper's Choice, Columbia, Maryland|Harper's Choice]] in 2011, serving until 2015.<ref name="msa" /> In 2012, Lam served as a delegate to the [[2012 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]], pledged to President [[Barack Obama]].<ref name="msa" />
!Percent

!Outcome
==In the legislature==
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
===Maryland House of Delegates===
|'''Clarence K. Lam''', Dem.
Lam was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in [[2014 Maryland House of Delegates election|2014]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Loricchio |first1=Lauren |title=District 12's new delegates prepare for debut in Annapolis on Jan. 14 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/catonsville/ph-ca-at-district-12-delegates-1119-20141118-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=November 18, 2014}}</ref> during which he ran on a slate with state senator [[Edward J. Kasemeyer]] and candidates [[Eric Ebersole]] and [[Terri L. Hill]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Baltimore Co. Republicans face Howard Co. Democrats in redrawn District 12 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-xpm-2014-09-20-bs-md-kasemeyer-pippy-20140920-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=September 20, 2014}}</ref> He was sworn in on January 14, 2015. He was a member of the Environment and Transportation Committee from 2015 to 2017, afterwards serving in the Appropriations Committee until 2019.<ref name="msa" />
|32,730

|&nbsp;&nbsp;66.1%
On February 13, 2018, Lam announced that he would [[2018 Maryland Senate election#District 12|run for the Maryland Senate]] in District 12, seeking to succeed Kasemeyer, who had announced his retirement. His candidacy was backed by the district's other two state delegates, Ebersole and Hill.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Solomon |first1=Libby |title=State Del. Lam to run for Senate seat |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/catonsville/ph-ca-at-lam-senate-0221-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=February 13, 2018}}</ref> The district was targeted by the [[Maryland Republican Party]] in their "Fight for Five" campaign in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Maryland GOP wages 'Fight for Five' campaign to end Democrats' supermajority in state Senate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-fight-for-five-20181017-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=October 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=GOP's 'Drive for Five' Stalls |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2018/11/07/gops-drive-for-five-stalls/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> Lam won the Democratic primary on June 26, 2018, defeating Howard County councilmember Mary Kay Sigaty with 72.6 percent of the vote,<ref name="SenatePrimary18">{{cite news |last1=Boteler |first1=Cody |title=Lam beats Sigaty in wide victory for District 12 Democratic candidate for state Senate |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/ph-ca-at-district-12-primary-20180626-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> faced Republican Joseph Hooe in the general election, who he defeated with 33.8 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boteler |first1=Cody |title=Election Day 2018 in Maryland: District 12 stays in Democratic hands |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/ph-ca-at-district-12-senate-110618-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2018 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> He was re-elected in [[2022 Maryland Senate election#District 12|2022]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Munro |first1=Dana |title=Incumbent General Assembly candidates in Anne Arundel County lead after first day of mail-in ballot counting |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/ac-cn-incumbents-lead-general-assembly-races-20221112-dpdjk6o7qzholkxpnqqn3zxheu-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Capital]] |publisher=[[Capital Gazette]] |date=November 12, 2022}}</ref>
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Won'''

|-{{Party shading/Republican}}
===Maryland Senate===
|Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe, Rep.
[[File:Fair Wage Act Finance Hearing (52722313919).jpg|thumb|Lam in the Senate Finance Committee, 2023]]
|16,747
Lam was sworn into the Maryland Senate on January 9, 2019. He was a member of the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee until 2023, afterwards serving as a member of the Finance Committee. He has also served on the Executive Nominations Committee since 2019<ref name="msa" /> and became the committee's vice chair in October 2023, making him the first Asian American to serve as chair or vice chair of a Senate committee.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sears |first1=Bryan P. |title=With committee chair's resignation, Ferguson makes changes to Senate leadership |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/10/10/with-committee-chairs-resignation-ferguson-makes-changes-to-senate-leadership/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=October 10, 2023}}</ref> As of 2024, Lam is the only physician and only Asian American in the Maryland Senate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Scott |last2=Tsirkin |first2=Julie |last3=Bowman |first3=Bridget |title=Jan. 6 police officer faces off with veteran legislators in big House race |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/jan-6-police-officer-maryland-primaries-house-race-rcna150886 |access-date=May 12, 2024 |work=[[NBC News]] |date=May 11, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|&nbsp;&nbsp;33.8%

|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lost
In 2020, Senate President [[Bill Ferguson (politician)|Bill Ferguson]] appointed Lam to chair the Joint Committee on Fair Practices alongside [[Erek Barron]].<ref name="msa" /> In this capacity, he became a frequent critic of [[Larry Hogan]] and his administration,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hogan |first1=Jack |title=MD audit finds delays, lack of oversight in state procurement upgrades under Hogan |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2023/05/12/audit-finds-delays-lack-of-oversight-in-state-procurement-upgrades/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Daily Record (Maryland)|Maryland Daily Record]] |date=May 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |last2=Roberts |first2=Angela |title=Audit: Maryland Dept. of Health unable to provide documentation it received $1.4B in owed federal funding |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-maryland-department-of-health-audit-20231024-b26nxi37gjejbahxyxoukz26pi-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=October 24, 2023}}</ref> and investigated the circumstances surrounding the $238,250 [[severance package]] paid to [[Roy McGrath]], the former director of the Maryland Environmental Service and Hogan's chief of staff.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Lawmakers Vow Review of Payout to Hogan's Chief of Staff |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/08/15/lawmakers-vow-review-of-payout-to-hogans-chief-of-staff/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=August 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |last2=Mann |first2=Alex |last3=Sanderlin |first3=Lee O. |title=Affidavit sheds new light on when and what ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan knew about Roy McGrath's severance before it was public |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-md-larry-hogan-affidavit-roy-mcgrath-case-records-obtained-20230607-jnzm2egrubgb7ahlxrkv45m4ve-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=June 7, 2023}}</ref> He also criticized the [[University of Maryland Medical System]] following the [[Catherine Pugh#Resignation and criminal charges|''Healthy Holly'' scandal]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |last2=Rector |first2=Kevin |title=Citing coronavirus spread, Maryland Senate committee approves UMMS board nominees despite negative audit |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-umms-appointees-20200315-xyr3qtypfrfmzgglt3hpszhnya-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=March 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohn |first1=Meredith |last2=Richman |first2=Talia |title=After 'Healthy Holly' scandal involving no-bid deals, University of Maryland Medical System sticks with company it knows |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-umms-kelly-deal-20200702-5flqf7aiqje4fghl6ejwp6wcyi-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>
|-

|Other Write-Ins
===2024 congressional campaign===
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;46
{{main|2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 3}}
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.1%
On November 30, 2023, Lam announced that he would [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland#District 3|run for Congress]] in [[Maryland's 3rd congressional district]], seeking to succeed retiring U.S. Representative [[John Sarbanes]]. If elected, he would be the first Asian American to represent Maryland in Congress.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Sen. Lam joins congressional race to replace Sarbanes |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/11/30/sen-lam-joins-congressional-race-to-replace-sarbanes/ |access-date=November 30, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=November 30, 2023}}</ref> During the Democratic primary, which largely developed into a three-way race between Lam, [[Sarah Elfreth]], and [[Harry Dunn (police officer)|Harry Dunn]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Elfreth, Lam battle for fundraising supremacy in 3rd District race, but the landscape could change |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/02/02/elfreth-lam-battle-for-fundraising-supremacy-in-3rd-district-race-but-the-landscape-could-change/ |access-date=March 20, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=February 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sears |first1=Bryan P. |last2=Kurtz |first2=Josh |title=Political notes: Ferguson hits back at county executives, Elfreth poll has good news for Elfreth |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/03/08/political-notes-ferguson-hits-back-at-county-executives-elfreth-poll-has-good-news-for-elfreth/ |access-date=March 20, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=March 8, 2024}}</ref> Lam campaigned on health-related issues<ref name="MeetLawmakers" /> and received support from various advocacy groups and Howard County-based legislators.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wintrode |first1=Brenda |title=Race offers Anne Arundel, Howard voters a contrast in political styles |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/3rd-congressional-dunn-elfreth-lam-GC6PEQ3XRRCD7IAJ2BCQGOJ6DE/ |access-date=May 8, 2024 |work=[[The Baltimore Banner]] |date=May 8, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Lam was defeated in the Democratic primary election by Elfreth on May 14, 2024, placing third with 11.7 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fernandez |first1=Madison |last2=Shepard |first2=Steven |title=AIPAC-backed Sarah Elfreth wins primary for open Maryland congressional seat |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/14/aipac-backed-sarah-elfreth-wins-primary-for-open-maryland-congressional-seat-00158060 |access-date=May 14, 2024 |work=[[Politico]] |date=May 14, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Political positions==
[[File:Legislative AAPI Caucus Evening Reception (52707480307).jpg|thumb|Lam and other members of the Asian-American and Pacific-Islander Caucus with Governor [[Wes Moore]], 2023]]

===Education===
During the 2020 legislative session, Lam introduced a bill to ban [[lunch shaming]] in public schools.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Bill Would Ban 'Lunch Shaming' of Poor Children |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/19/bill-would-ban-lunch-shaming-of-poor-children/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=February 19, 2020}}</ref>

In 2023, Lam introduced legislation to create two appointed positions on the county board of education.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ehrenhaft |first1=Ethan |title=Howard County lawmakers Clarence Lam and Courtney Watson propose appointing, instead of electing, two school board members |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/cng-ho-appoint-school-board-member-proposal-20221117-6izxgyh7bvgi3psai3k2ouayhy-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=November 17, 2022}}</ref> The bill died after Lam and [[Courtney Watson (politician)|Courtney Watson]], a cosponsor, decided against bringing it up for a vote on the final work day of the [[Howard County Delegation]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ehrenhaft |first1=Ethan |title=Proposal to end Howard County school board's all-elected model fails; public campaign financing bill advances |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/howard/cng-ho-howard-school-board-public-financing-20230208-cphkzxefw5aohj3m27gmjs3zke-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=February 8, 2023}}</ref>

===Electoral reform===
During the 2020 legislative session, Lam introduced legislation that would require [[special elections]] to fill vacancies in the [[Maryland General Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Richman |first1=Talia |title=Maryland legislators target process for filling General Assembly vacancies, say it needs to be more democratic |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-filling-assembly-vacancies-20200120-b666psl3bvh33facglcs7qktyy-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=January 20, 2020}}</ref> He also introduced the Student Voter Empowerment Act, which would require higher education institutions to encourage students to vote in elections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Lawmakers Look to Colleges to Engage Young Voters |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2020/02/07/lawmakers-look-to-colleges-to-engage-young-voters/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=February 7, 2020}}</ref>

===Environment===
During the 2019 legislative session, Lam introduced a bill to ban deliberate balloon releases.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Teresa |title=Maryland bill may follow Queen Anne's balloon release law |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/ac-cns-balloon-releases-20191122-zdwvdrne5bcenjhvcj66qb73qu-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |agency=[[Capital News Service (Maryland)|Capital News Service]] |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> The bill was reintroduced by state delegate [[Wayne A. Hartman]] in 2021, during which he amended the bill to set penalties for mass balloon releases.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergel |first1=Tori |title=Away with up, up and away? Maryland bill would end balloon releases, which can endanger animals and foul environment |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-balloon-releases-20210409-bdclbphe55hkbczye3vpm4i4om-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |agency=[[Capital News Service (Maryland)|Capital News Service]] |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=April 9, 2021}}</ref>

In March 2023, during debate on a bill establishing the framework for the state's [[Cannabis in Maryland|recreational cannabis industry]], Lam introduced an amendment requiring "on-site consumption" establishments to follow the state's Clean Indoor Air Act. The amendment was adopted.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Janesch |first1=Sam |title=Cannabis legalization plan passes Maryland Senate committee; amended bill heads toward final steps |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-cannabis-senate-20230327-q4cui3j3fbg37gywuzbn7tmgsu-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=March 27, 2023}}</ref>

===Health care===
Lam opposes efforts to repeal the [[Affordable Care Act]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bleiweis |first1=Jon |title=In Annapolis, local projects will be championed by legislators |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/catonsville/ph-ca-at-legislative-session-0111-20170111-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> During his 2018 Senate candidacy, he ran on a platform that included expanding health care access, especially coverage for pregnant women, and taking steps toward [[universal health coverage]].<ref name="SenatePrimary18" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Boteler |first1=Cody |title=Two Democrats face off for state Senate District 12 seat |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/ph-ca-at-district-12-senate-20180614-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> Lam frequently criticized the Hogan administration's decision-making during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland|COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohn |first1=Meredith |last2=Wood |first2=Pamela |title=Questions about South Korean coronavirus tests linger in Maryland |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-hogan-testing-questions-20200605-pikl74z4nfcynoofrylcfe2hcu-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=June 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Following problematic deals for test kits and PPE, Maryland lawmakers tighten rules on emergency contracts |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-emergency-contracts-20210409-qppvanvqbvewvc7ppyzxb37qsy-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=April 9, 2021}}</ref> including the distribution and contracting of the [[COVID-19 vaccine]].<ref name="Physician">{{cite news |last1=DeVille |first1=Taylor |title=State Senate's only physician questions Maryland health secretary over delay alerting patients of possibly spoiled vaccines |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-truecare-work-group-20220105-ddk3yatzsnaybk5tv5watdptd4-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=January 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Condon |first1=Christine |last2=Mann |first2=Alex |title=Maryland hopes adding pharmacies to COVID vaccine rollout will expand its reach |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-retail-pharmacy-20210208-fgzdybjv4nh4hf3iwltr5zktyu-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=February 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mann |first1=Alex |last2=Miller |first2=Hallie |title=Maryland seniors, others eligible for coronavirus vaccine frustrated by communication void, wait |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-coronavirus-vaccine-frustrations-20210121-cezcu24b6rbb3o5utt2o33s2ba-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=January 21, 2021}}</ref> In April 2021, he was one of two state senators to vote against confirming Dennis Schrader as Secretary of the [[Maryland Department of Health]], citing criticism of his COVID-19 vaccine rollout.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Maryland Senate OK's Gov. Hogan's pick for health secretary |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-schrader-confirmed-20210402-aczfcmyvvnfnfkeug5m5htkmci-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=April 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Josh |title=Schrader Wins Senate Confirmation to be Health Secretary, 45-2 |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/04/02/schrader-wins-senate-confirmation-to-be-health-secretary-45-2/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=April 2, 2021}}</ref>

During the 2015 legislative session, Lam introduced a bill to make it easier for physicians to [[HIV screening|screen patients for HIV]]. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor [[Larry Hogan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yeager |first1=Amanda |title=Session wrap: Q&A with District 12's delegates |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/catonsville/ph-ca-at-district12-interviews-20150414-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=April 14, 2015}}</ref> In 2019, he introduced a bill that would allow medical professionals to prescribe [[pre-exposure prophylaxis]], a HIV-prevent drug, to minors, which passed and became law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaines |first1=Danielle E. |title=Lawmakers Pass Bill Giving Youth Access to HIV-Prevention Drug Without Parental Consent |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2019/03/26/lawmakers-pass-bill-giving-youth-access-to-hiv-prevention-drug-without-parental-consent/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=March 26, 2019}}</ref>

During the 2020 legislative session, Lam introduced legislation to extend temporary unemployment benefits to workers who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill passed and became law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadwater |first1=Luke |title=Maryland Senate passes emergency legislation to extend temporary unemployment benefits during coronavirus pandemic |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-coronavirus-legislation-20200316-27v2qj3rjvbbxmcj4tbodb65l4-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=March 16, 2020}}</ref>

In March 2022, Lam said he supported legislation to prevent state health officers from being fired without reason.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohn |first1=Meredith |title=Threats and retaliation against Maryland public health workers are aired during hearing in Annapolis |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-hs-lawmakers-hear-health-worker-threats-20220302-6stzq65efvhhfdm4tv67kfa4iy-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=March 2, 2022}}</ref>

During the 2023 legislative session, Lam introduced the Access to Care Act, which would allow undocumented immigrants to buy into the state's health exchange.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Angela |title=Advocates, Maryland lawmakers pitch Health Care for All 2023 legislative agenda |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-health-care-for-all-20230131-qz3x6d5hybg3lbssdeaymxx4ze-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=January 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=William J. |title=Advocates rally for bills that would expand access to health care |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/03/14/advocates-push-for-lawmakers-to-approve-health-care-legislation-in-support-of-undocumented-residents-other-medical-matters/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=March 14, 2023}}</ref> The bill was reintroduced during the 2024 legislative session.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Danielle J. |title=Bill allowing undocumented residents to more easily buy health care finally clears Senate hurdle |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/03/08/bill-allowing-undocumented-residents-to-more-easily-buy-health-care-finally-clears-senate-hurdle/ |access-date=March 20, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=March 8, 2024}}</ref>

===Immigration===
In 2017, Lam supported the Maryland Trust Act, which would prevent the use of state and local funding for [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|federal immigration enforcement]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Turque |first1=Bill |title=These first-generation Chinese Americans are vigorously opposing sanctuary laws |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/these-first-generation-chinese-americans-are-loudly-opposing-sanctuary-laws/2017/03/17/92728e94-09db-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 24, 2023}}</ref>

During the 2021 legislative session, Lam introduced the Maryland Driver Privacy Act, which would prohibit federal agencies from accessing state databases unless it had a [[warrant (law)|warrant]] and blocked the state from providing agencies with photos of individuals for immigration investigations.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harwell |first1=Drew |last2=Cox |first2=Erin |title=ICE has run facial-recognition searches on millions of Maryland drivers |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/02/26/ice-has-run-facial-recognition-searches-millions-maryland-drivers/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 27, 2020}}</ref> The bill passed, but was vetoed by Governor Larry Hogan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Pamela |title=Maryland Gov. Hogan vetoes bills that would limit state's aid to federal immigration enforcement |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-hogan-vetoes-20210526-3spc7m4vlzgufordfqwahrandi-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=May 26, 2021}}</ref> The Maryland General Assembly overrode Hogan's veto during the special legislative session later that year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gaskill |first=Hannah |title=Legislature Prepares to Override Hogan's Vetoes During Special Session |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/12/05/legislature-prepares-to-override-hogans-vetoes-during-special-session/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=December 5, 2021}}</ref>

===Social issues===
During the 2016 legislative session, Lam introduced legislation to ban dogfighting paraphernalia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pacella |first1=Rachael |title=Delegates Lam, Ebersole, Hill talk about priorities for District 12 in 2016 |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/catonsville/ph-ca-at-legislative-preview-0113-20160111-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=January 12, 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, Lam introduced legislation to provide immunity to first responders to provide aid to animals during emergencies.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bleiweis |first1=Jon |title=Maryland bill gives first responders protections when aiding pets |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/catonsville/ph-at-pet-rescue-bill-0426-20170424-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=April 24, 2017}}</ref>

In 2020, Lam introduced legislation to make [[Daylight saving time in the United States|daylight savings time]] permanent in Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Jeff |title=Bill could make Daylight Saving Time permanent in Maryland |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/ac-cn-cns-daylight-saving-20200305-w5fpjrn6x5f5halfk3plkmjq4i-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |agency=[[Capital News Service (Maryland)|Capital News Service]] |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=March 5, 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, Lam introduced legislation to ban the use of [[gay panic defense]] in criminal court proceedings.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slooten |first1=Philip Van |title=Bill Would Eliminate 'Panic' Defense for Attacks on LGBTQ Individuals |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/01/22/bill-would-eliminate-panic-defense-for-attacks-on-lgbtq-individuals/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=January 22, 2021}}</ref> The bill passed and went into effect without Governor Larry Hogan's signature.<ref>{{cite news |title=LGBTQ panic defense, Maryland bill to be law without Governor's signature |url=https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/06/01/lgbtq-panic-defense-maryland-bill-to-be-law-without-governors-signature/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Washington Blade]] |date=June 1, 2021}}</ref>

During the 2022 legislative session and following reports that Governor [[Larry Hogan]] and his administration was using the messaging app [[Wickr]], which automatically deletes messages, in official state communications, Lam introduced legislation that would revise the Maryland Public Information Act to include messages sent in the app.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Pamela |title=Maryland lawmakers target disappearing text messages used by governor |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-governor-records-20220215-s4qydqfg6vfj5oztqcgl4mzqzu-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=February 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=DePuyt |first1=Bruce |title=Lawmakers Craft Measures to Rein in Hogan's Use of Text-Destroying App |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/01/07/lawmakers-craft-measures-to-rein-in-hogans-use-of-text-destroying-app/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=January 7, 2022}}</ref>

In March 2022, Lam spoke in support of a bill to provide $3.5 million toward training doctors on abortion care.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stole |first1=Bryn |title=Bill to expand Maryland abortion access heads to Gov. Larry Hogan's desk |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-abortion-access-20220330-viqzxzhl5bfrbgqhoxndtvvnyq-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>

During the 2023 legislative session, Lam spoke against a proposed amendment that would require minors to get parental consent to receive [[gender-affirming care]]. The amendment was rejected in a 14-29 vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |last2=Janesch |first2=Sam |title=On busy 'crossover day,' legislature advances abortion records protections, Senate introduces budget bill |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-crossover-day-2023-20230320-abq3gmvx2bdczd25eq6qkcnkyq-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=March 20, 2023}}</ref> He also introduced legislation to repeal [[Sodomy laws in the United States|sodomy as a criminal offense]], which passed and became law without Governor [[Wes Moore]]'s signature,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaskill |first1=Hannah |title=Maryland Gov. Wes Moore vetoes 3 bills, lets repeal of sexual acts statute and others go into effect without his signature |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-moore-vetoes-2023-20230519-2dji4yoyr5bz7kymcbwgr4iyh4-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=May 19, 2023}}</ref> and another bill that would cut state funding from school systems that refuse to instruct state-approved curriculum.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiggins |first1=Ovetta |last2=Asbury |first2=Nicole |title=A financial penalty for not teaching gender identity? Md. bill would impose one. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/10/maryland-curriculum-sex-education/ |access-date=October 26, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> During the 2024 legislative session, Lam introduced a bill to protect health care providers from liability if they provide gender-affirming care to out-of-state patients.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Danielle J. |title=Abortion care and transgender health care are 'parallel struggles' in 2024 legislation |url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/02/16/abortion-care-and-transgender-health-care-are-parallel-struggles-in-2024-legislation/ |access-date=February 16, 2024 |work=[[Maryland Matters]] |date=February 16, 2024}}</ref>

===Taxes===
In March 2014, Lam said he would only support "progressive" tax increases.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Loricchio |first1=Lauren |title=District 12 candidates talk taxes at Thursday night forum |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/catonsville/ph-ca-at-district-12-forum-0312-20140307-story.html |access-date=October 26, 2023 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=March 7, 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Lam has a daughter.<ref name="MeetLawmakers" />

==Electoral history==
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| title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates
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| date =July 16, 2014 }}</ref>
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|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clarence K. Lam
|votes = 6,307
|percentage = 21.3
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Terri L. Hill]]
|votes = 6,059
|percentage = 20.5
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Eric Ebersole]]
|votes = 4,427
|percentage = 14.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Rebecca P. Dongarra
|votes = 3,782
|percentage = 12.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Nick Stewart
|votes = 2,991
|percentage = 10.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Renee McGuirk-Spence
|votes = 1,908
|percentage = 6.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Brian S. Bailey
|votes = 1,576
|percentage = 5.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael Gisriel
|votes = 1,246
|percentage = 4.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Adam Sachs
|votes = 747
|percentage = 2.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jay Fred Cohen
|votes = 580
|percentage = 2.0
}}
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| title = Maryland House of Delegates District 12 election, 2014<ref>{{cite web
| title = Official 2014 Gubernatorial General Election results for House of Delegates
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| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2014/results/General/gen_results_2014_2_01612.html
| date = December 2, 2014}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Eric Ebersole
|votes = 19,274
|percentage = 18.9
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Terri L. Hill
|votes = 19,236
|percentage = 18.9
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clarence K. Lam
|votes = 18,568
|percentage = 18.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph D."Joe" Hooe
|votes = 16,171
|percentage = 15.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Rick Martel
|votes = 14,290
|percentage = 14.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gordon Bull
|votes = 14,146
|percentage = 13.9
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 110
|percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland Senate District 12 Democratic primary election, 2018<ref>{{cite web
| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for State Senator
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/primary/gen_results_2018_1_01512.html
| date = July 31, 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clarence K. Lam
|votes = 9,658
|percentage = 72.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mary Kay Sigaty
|votes = 3,651
|percentage = 27.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland Senate District 12 election, 2018<ref>{{cite web
| title = Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2018/results/general/gen_results_2018_2_01512.html
| date = December 11, 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clarence K. Lam
|votes = 32,730
|percentage = 66.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe
|votes = 16,747
|percentage = 33.8
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 46
|percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Maryland Senate District 12 election, 2022<ref>{{cite web
| title = Official 2022 Gubernatorial General Election results for State Senator
| work = Maryland State Board of Elections
| url = https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2022/general_results/gen_results_2022_6_12.html
| date = December 7, 2022}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Clarence K. Lam (incumbent)
|votes = 30,570
|percentage = 70.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bob Cockey
|votes = 13,078
|percentage = 29.9
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 44
|percentage = 0.1
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Sarah Elfreth]]|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=29,459|percentage=36.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Harry Dunn (police officer)|Harry Dunn]]|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=20,380|percentage=25.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Clarence Lam|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=9,548|percentage=11.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Terri Hill]]|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=5,318|percentage=6.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Mark S. Chang|Mark Chang]]|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=4,106|percentage=5.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Aisha Khan|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=2,199|percentage=2.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Mike Rogers (Maryland politician)|Mike Rogers]]|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=2,147|percentage=2.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=John Morse|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=1,447|percentage=1.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Abigail Diehl|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=1,379|percentage=1.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Lindsay Donahue|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=1,213|percentage=1.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Juan Dominguez|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=1,205|percentage=1.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Michael Coburn (''withdrawn'')|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=583|percentage=0.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Malcolm Thomas Colombo|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=527|percentage=0.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Don Quinn|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=408|percentage=0.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Kristin Lyman Nabors|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=397|percentage=0.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Jeff Woodard|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=352|percentage=0.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Gary Schuman|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=286|percentage=0.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Mark Gosnell|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=221|percentage=0.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Jake Pretot|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=162|percentage=0.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Matt Libber|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=159|percentage=0.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Stewart Silver|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=78|percentage=0.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Danny Rupli|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=34|percentage=<0.1}}
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Clarence Lam
Member of the Maryland Senate
from the 12th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byEdward J. Kasemeyer
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 12th district
In office
January 14, 2015 – January 9, 2019
Preceded bySteven J. DeBoy Sr. (12A)
James E. Malone Jr. (12A)
Elizabeth Bobo (12B)
Succeeded byJessica M. Feldmark
Personal details
Born (1980-11-26) November 26, 1980 (age 44)
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children1
EducationCase Western Reserve University (BA)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (MD)
Johns Hopkins University (MPH)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Clarence K. Lam (born November 26, 1980) is an American politician and physician who has served in the Maryland Senate representing the 12th district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, his district stretches across Anne Arundel and Howard counties and includes parts of Columbia and Glen Burnie. Lam previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2019.

Lam ran for the 2024 U.S. House of Representatives election in Maryland's 3rd congressional district, in which he was defeated by state senator Sarah Elfreth in the Democratic primary election.

Early life and education

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Lam was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[1] He is a second-generation Asian American, with his mother immigrating to the U.S. from Taiwan and his father immigrating from Hong Kong.[2] After graduating from Emmaus High School, Lam attended Case Western Reserve University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and biology in 2003; the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he earned a Doctor of Medicine degree in 2008; and Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a Masters of Public Health degree in 2011.[1]

While at UMB, Lam was the president of the campus student body and worked as a research analyst for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health from 2005 to 2006.[1]

Lam has worked as a preventive medicine physician at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health since 2009. He has also served on the board of directors of Healthy Howard since 2011.[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic and following the 2020 legislative session, Lam worked as the interim director of the Johns Hopkins Occupational Health Services, in which he coordinated the screening of health care workers and treatment of COVID-19 patients.[3]

Political career

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From 2009 to 2013, Lam worked as a legislative aide to state delegate Dan K. Morhaim. He also served as the executive director of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Council of the Maryland Democratic Party and as a member of the Howard County Spending Affordability Advisory Committee from 2011 to 2014. From 2012 to 2015, he was a member of the Governor's Commission on Asian-Pacific American Affairs.[1]

Lam was elected to the Howard County Democratic Central Committee and became the chapter president of the local Young Democrats club in 2010. He was elected to the board of directors of the village of Harper's Choice in 2011, serving until 2015.[1] In 2012, Lam served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, pledged to President Barack Obama.[1]

In the legislature

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Maryland House of Delegates

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Lam was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014,[4] during which he ran on a slate with state senator Edward J. Kasemeyer and candidates Eric Ebersole and Terri L. Hill.[5] He was sworn in on January 14, 2015. He was a member of the Environment and Transportation Committee from 2015 to 2017, afterwards serving in the Appropriations Committee until 2019.[1]

On February 13, 2018, Lam announced that he would run for the Maryland Senate in District 12, seeking to succeed Kasemeyer, who had announced his retirement. His candidacy was backed by the district's other two state delegates, Ebersole and Hill.[6] The district was targeted by the Maryland Republican Party in their "Fight for Five" campaign in 2018.[7][8] Lam won the Democratic primary on June 26, 2018, defeating Howard County councilmember Mary Kay Sigaty with 72.6 percent of the vote,[9] faced Republican Joseph Hooe in the general election, who he defeated with 33.8 percent of the vote.[10] He was re-elected in 2022.[11]

Maryland Senate

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Lam in the Senate Finance Committee, 2023

Lam was sworn into the Maryland Senate on January 9, 2019. He was a member of the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee until 2023, afterwards serving as a member of the Finance Committee. He has also served on the Executive Nominations Committee since 2019[1] and became the committee's vice chair in October 2023, making him the first Asian American to serve as chair or vice chair of a Senate committee.[12] As of 2024, Lam is the only physician and only Asian American in the Maryland Senate.[13]

In 2020, Senate President Bill Ferguson appointed Lam to chair the Joint Committee on Fair Practices alongside Erek Barron.[1] In this capacity, he became a frequent critic of Larry Hogan and his administration,[14][15] and investigated the circumstances surrounding the $238,250 severance package paid to Roy McGrath, the former director of the Maryland Environmental Service and Hogan's chief of staff.[16][17] He also criticized the University of Maryland Medical System following the Healthy Holly scandal.[18][19]

2024 congressional campaign

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On November 30, 2023, Lam announced that he would run for Congress in Maryland's 3rd congressional district, seeking to succeed retiring U.S. Representative John Sarbanes. If elected, he would be the first Asian American to represent Maryland in Congress.[20] During the Democratic primary, which largely developed into a three-way race between Lam, Sarah Elfreth, and Harry Dunn,[21][22] Lam campaigned on health-related issues[2] and received support from various advocacy groups and Howard County-based legislators.[23] Lam was defeated in the Democratic primary election by Elfreth on May 14, 2024, placing third with 11.7 percent of the vote.[24]

Political positions

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Lam and other members of the Asian-American and Pacific-Islander Caucus with Governor Wes Moore, 2023

Education

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During the 2020 legislative session, Lam introduced a bill to ban lunch shaming in public schools.[25]

In 2023, Lam introduced legislation to create two appointed positions on the county board of education.[26] The bill died after Lam and Courtney Watson, a cosponsor, decided against bringing it up for a vote on the final work day of the Howard County Delegation.[27]

Electoral reform

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During the 2020 legislative session, Lam introduced legislation that would require special elections to fill vacancies in the Maryland General Assembly.[28] He also introduced the Student Voter Empowerment Act, which would require higher education institutions to encourage students to vote in elections.[29]

Environment

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During the 2019 legislative session, Lam introduced a bill to ban deliberate balloon releases.[30] The bill was reintroduced by state delegate Wayne A. Hartman in 2021, during which he amended the bill to set penalties for mass balloon releases.[31]

In March 2023, during debate on a bill establishing the framework for the state's recreational cannabis industry, Lam introduced an amendment requiring "on-site consumption" establishments to follow the state's Clean Indoor Air Act. The amendment was adopted.[32]

Health care

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Lam opposes efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.[33] During his 2018 Senate candidacy, he ran on a platform that included expanding health care access, especially coverage for pregnant women, and taking steps toward universal health coverage.[9][34] Lam frequently criticized the Hogan administration's decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic,[35][36] including the distribution and contracting of the COVID-19 vaccine.[37][38][39] In April 2021, he was one of two state senators to vote against confirming Dennis Schrader as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health, citing criticism of his COVID-19 vaccine rollout.[40][41]

During the 2015 legislative session, Lam introduced a bill to make it easier for physicians to screen patients for HIV. The bill passed and was signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan.[42] In 2019, he introduced a bill that would allow medical professionals to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis, a HIV-prevent drug, to minors, which passed and became law.[43]

During the 2020 legislative session, Lam introduced legislation to extend temporary unemployment benefits to workers who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill passed and became law.[44]

In March 2022, Lam said he supported legislation to prevent state health officers from being fired without reason.[45]

During the 2023 legislative session, Lam introduced the Access to Care Act, which would allow undocumented immigrants to buy into the state's health exchange.[46][47] The bill was reintroduced during the 2024 legislative session.[48]

Immigration

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In 2017, Lam supported the Maryland Trust Act, which would prevent the use of state and local funding for federal immigration enforcement.[49]

During the 2021 legislative session, Lam introduced the Maryland Driver Privacy Act, which would prohibit federal agencies from accessing state databases unless it had a warrant and blocked the state from providing agencies with photos of individuals for immigration investigations.[50] The bill passed, but was vetoed by Governor Larry Hogan.[51] The Maryland General Assembly overrode Hogan's veto during the special legislative session later that year.[52]

Social issues

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During the 2016 legislative session, Lam introduced legislation to ban dogfighting paraphernalia.[53]

In 2017, Lam introduced legislation to provide immunity to first responders to provide aid to animals during emergencies.[54]

In 2020, Lam introduced legislation to make daylight savings time permanent in Maryland.[55]

In 2021, Lam introduced legislation to ban the use of gay panic defense in criminal court proceedings.[56] The bill passed and went into effect without Governor Larry Hogan's signature.[57]

During the 2022 legislative session and following reports that Governor Larry Hogan and his administration was using the messaging app Wickr, which automatically deletes messages, in official state communications, Lam introduced legislation that would revise the Maryland Public Information Act to include messages sent in the app.[58][59]

In March 2022, Lam spoke in support of a bill to provide $3.5 million toward training doctors on abortion care.[60]

During the 2023 legislative session, Lam spoke against a proposed amendment that would require minors to get parental consent to receive gender-affirming care. The amendment was rejected in a 14-29 vote.[61] He also introduced legislation to repeal sodomy as a criminal offense, which passed and became law without Governor Wes Moore's signature,[62] and another bill that would cut state funding from school systems that refuse to instruct state-approved curriculum.[63] During the 2024 legislative session, Lam introduced a bill to protect health care providers from liability if they provide gender-affirming care to out-of-state patients.[64]

Taxes

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In March 2014, Lam said he would only support "progressive" tax increases.[65]

Personal life

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Lam has a daughter.[2]

Electoral history

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Maryland House of Delegates District 12 Democratic primary election, 2014[66]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarence K. Lam 6,307 21.3
Democratic Terri L. Hill 6,059 20.5
Democratic Eric Ebersole 4,427 14.9
Democratic Rebecca P. Dongarra 3,782 12.8
Democratic Nick Stewart 2,991 10.1
Democratic Renee McGuirk-Spence 1,908 6.4
Democratic Brian S. Bailey 1,576 5.3
Democratic Michael Gisriel 1,246 4.2
Democratic Adam Sachs 747 2.5
Democratic Jay Fred Cohen 580 2.0
Maryland House of Delegates District 12 election, 2014[67]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Ebersole 19,274 18.9
Democratic Terri L. Hill 19,236 18.9
Democratic Clarence K. Lam 18,568 18.2
Republican Joseph D."Joe" Hooe 16,171 15.9
Republican Rick Martel 14,290 14.0
Republican Gordon Bull 14,146 13.9
Write-in 110 0.1
Maryland Senate District 12 Democratic primary election, 2018[68]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarence K. Lam 9,658 72.6
Democratic Mary Kay Sigaty 3,651 27.4
Maryland Senate District 12 election, 2018[69]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarence K. Lam 32,730 66.1
Republican Joseph D. "Joe" Hooe 16,747 33.8
Write-in 46 0.1
Maryland Senate District 12 election, 2022[70]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarence K. Lam (incumbent) 30,570 70.0
Republican Bob Cockey 13,078 29.9
Write-in 44 0.1
Maryland's 3rd congressional district Democratic primary results, 2024[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah Elfreth 29,459 36.2
Democratic Harry Dunn 20,380 25.0
Democratic Clarence Lam 9,548 11.7
Democratic Terri Hill 5,318 6.5
Democratic Mark Chang 4,106 5.0
Democratic Aisha Khan 2,199 2.7
Democratic Mike Rogers 2,147 2.6
Democratic John Morse 1,447 1.8
Democratic Abigail Diehl 1,379 1.7
Democratic Lindsay Donahue 1,213 1.5
Democratic Juan Dominguez 1,205 1.3
Democratic Michael Coburn (withdrawn) 583 0.7
Democratic Malcolm Thomas Colombo 527 0.7
Democratic Don Quinn 408 0.5
Democratic Kristin Lyman Nabors 397 0.5
Democratic Jeff Woodard 352 0.4
Democratic Gary Schuman 286 0.4
Democratic Mark Gosnell 221 0.3
Democratic Jake Pretot 162 0.2
Democratic Matt Libber 159 0.2
Democratic Stewart Silver 78 0.1
Democratic Danny Rupli 34 <0.1

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