Lesley Lopez

Lesley Lopez is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 39 in Montgomery County (Germantown). First elected in 2018, she serves as Deputy Majority Whip and chairs the Elder and Long-Term Care Subcommittee. Born in Bermuda while her mother served in the U.S. Navy, she grew up in a military family in Southern California and was adopted by her stepfather Emsley Lopez, whose grandparents immigrated from the Philippines. Before entering politics, she worked in broadcast journalism at ABC News, BBC, and CNN, then transitioned to Capitol Hill as Communications Director for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and head of communications at the National Immigration Forum. She is an Assistant Professor at George Washington University.

Born in Paget Parish, Bermuda while mother Patricia was serving on active duty in the U.S. Navy. Grew up in Southern California in a blended military family. Adopted as a child by stepfather Emsley Lopez, a naval officer who was the first Lopez family member born in America and the first to attend college. Paternal grandparents (Lopez family) migrated to the United States from the Philippines. Grandfather Bob was a retired Air Force officer who worked as a janitor. Grandmother Jeanne served in the Air Force and was born to sharecroppers in Dust Bowl-era Oklahoma. Married to Richard Kelly; two sons.