Clarence Lam
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| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 12th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Edward J. Kasemeyer |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 12th district | |
| In office January 14, 2015 – January 9, 2019 Serving with Eric Ebersole, Terri L. Hill | |
| Preceded by | Steven J. DeBoy Sr. (12A) James E. Malone Jr. (12A) Elizabeth Bobo (12B) |
| Succeeded by | Jessica Feldmark |
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| Born | Clarence Kirk Lam November 26, 1980 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Case Western Reserve University (BA) University of Maryland, Baltimore (MD) Johns Hopkins University (MPH) |
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| Website | Official website |
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Clarence Kirk 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.