Kirill Reznik
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Kirill Reznik is an American politician from Maryland
and a member of the Democratic Party
. He is one of three members of the Maryland House of Delegates
from District 39. District 39 encompasses a horse-shoe shaped area in the middle of Montgomery County, Maryland
, and includes parts of North Potomac, Darnestown, Germantown
, Montgomery Village
, Derwood
, and the Town of Washington Grove. District 39 is represented by fellow Democrats, Senator Nancy J. King
, and Delegates Shane Robinson
and Charles E. Barkley
.
, Ukraine
(then a part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)), Reznik's family immigrated to the United States in 1978 when he was 4 years old. His family settled in Miami Beach, Florida
. Reznik attended Dade County Public Schools, graduating from North Miami Beach Senior High School in 1992. Reznik attended and graduated from Florida International University
with a B.A. in International Relations and a minor in Economics in 1995. Later, Reznik went on to attend American University
and received his M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from the School of International Service
in 1998, and received his J.D. in 2003 from American University
's Washington College of Law
. After graduation, Reznik was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2004 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2005.
, American Councils for International Education
, Center for International Private Enterprise, AECOM PADCO for donors organizations such as USAID, World Bank
, and United Nations
. Reznik currently is employed by the The QED Group, LLC where he serves as the Program Director on a variety of programs that focus on Democracy & Governance, Anti-Corruption, Rule of Law, Legislative Development, and Conflict Resolution.
In addition, Reznik has practiced law in Montgomery County
for the firm of Weinberg & Jacobs focusing on exempt organizations, estate planning, and small business.
in Montgomery County, Maryland in 2004 by joining the Montgomery County Young Democrats. Through his involvement, Reznik eventually went on to be Executive Vice President, and subsequently, President of the Montgomery County Young Democrats, as well as the National Committeeman for the Young Democrats of Maryland, and the Deputy Director of the Young Democrats of America
's Mid-Atlantic Region.
In 2005, Reznik volunteered to be the District 39 Coordinator for then-Mayor Martin O'Malley
in his run for Governor of Maryland. The Martin O'Malley-Anthony Brown
ticket won the Governorship of Maryland by a vote of 52.7% - 46.2% from incumbent Governor Robert Ehrlich
. The margin of victory in District 39 was 59.85% - 39.10%.
In 2006, Reznik successfully ran to represent the Democrats of Legislative District 39 on the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, the local Democratic Party. During his service, Reznik successfully recruited more precinct chairs and vice chairs in recent history for District 39, and successfully helped run the 2006 Maryland Democratic Coordinated Campaign in District 39.
to fill Senator Hogan's Senate seat, Reznik was nominated by Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, and appointed by Governor O'Malley, to fill Nancy King's seat for the remainder of her term on October 2, 2007.
During his first term, Reznik has sponsored the following legislation that has successfully been enacted as Maryland law:
During his second term, to date Reznik has sponsored the following legislation that has successfully been enacted as Maryland law:
→Subcommittee on Minority Health Disparities - 2007-2011
→Subcommittee on Government Operations - 2007-Present
→Subcommittee on Health Facilities and Occupations - 2011-Present
♦Joint Committee on Federal Relations - 2011-Present
♦Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services - 2011-Present
♦Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council - 2008-Present - Representative of the Maryland House of Delegates
♦Maryland Commission on Autism - 2009-Present - Representative of the Maryland House of Delegates
→Chair, Workgroup on Finances and Resources
♦Maryland Alliance for Responsible Gambling - 2011-Present - Representative of the Maryland House of Delegates
♦Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health and Social Services by State Agencies - 2011-Present - One of two representatives of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
and a member of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
. He is one of three members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
from District 39. District 39 encompasses a horse-shoe shaped area in the middle of Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...
, and includes parts of North Potomac, Darnestown, Germantown
Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,395 people, and 30,531 households residing in the area. The population density was 7,999.5 people per square mile . There were 31,807 housing units at an average density of 2,001.9 per square mile...
, Montgomery Village
Montgomery Village, Maryland
Montgomery Village is a northern suburb of Gaithersburg in an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a large, planned suburban community, developed in the late 1960s and 1970s right outside Gaithersburg city limits...
, Derwood
Derwood, Maryland
Derwood is an unincorporated area of about 15,600 people in east-central Montgomery County, Maryland. It is a relatively dense area. It lies just east of Rockville, south east of Gaithersburg, south west of Olney, and north west of the greater Silver Spring, Maryland area. Residents of Derwood...
, and the Town of Washington Grove. District 39 is represented by fellow Democrats, Senator Nancy J. King
Nancy J. King
Nancy J. King is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. After serving five years in the Maryland House of Delegates, she was appointed to the Maryland State Senate in 2007. King represents Maryland's 39th district in Montgomery County. She serves on the Budget...
, and Delegates Shane Robinson
Shane Robinson
Shane Robinson is an Irish football midfielder currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga club FC Haka. Scored 7 goals in his first season in Finnish football and won supporters player of the year 2011....
and Charles E. Barkley
Charles E. Barkley
Charles E. "Charlie" Barkley is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his third term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 39 in Montgomery County...
.
Background
Born in KievKiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
(then a part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)), Reznik's family immigrated to the United States in 1978 when he was 4 years old. His family settled in Miami Beach, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Reznik attended Dade County Public Schools, graduating from North Miami Beach Senior High School in 1992. Reznik attended and graduated from Florida International University
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
with a B.A. in International Relations and a minor in Economics in 1995. Later, Reznik went on to attend American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
and received his M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from the School of International Service
School of International Service
The School of International Service is American University's school of advanced international study in the areas of international politics, international communication, development, international economic relations, peace and conflict resolution, global environmental politics, and U.S...
in 1998, and received his J.D. in 2003 from American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
's Washington College of Law
Washington College of Law
American University Washington College of Law is the law school of American University. It is located on Massachusetts Avenue in the Spring Valley neighborhood of northwest Washington. WCL is ranked 50th among law schools by US News and World Report...
. After graduation, Reznik was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2004 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2005.
Professional history
Reznik's professional experience includes working in international development and foreign aid programs since 1994. Focusing specifically in the areas of democracy, civil society, and economic development. Reznik has had experience with implementing international development programs throughout the world for well respected implementing organizations and companies such as ACDI/VOCAACDI/VOCA
ACDI/VOCA is a private, international development nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C, United States...
, American Councils for International Education
American Councils for International Education
American Councils for International Education is an international, non-profit, educational organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices and / or representative branches in over 25 countries, including most of the countries of the former Soviet Union .-Mission:American Councils for...
, Center for International Private Enterprise, AECOM PADCO for donors organizations such as USAID, World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, and United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. Reznik currently is employed by the The QED Group, LLC where he serves as the Program Director on a variety of programs that focus on Democracy & Governance, Anti-Corruption, Rule of Law, Legislative Development, and Conflict Resolution.
In addition, Reznik has practiced law in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...
for the firm of Weinberg & Jacobs focusing on exempt organizations, estate planning, and small business.
Political activism
Reznik became actively involved with the local Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
in Montgomery County, Maryland in 2004 by joining the Montgomery County Young Democrats. Through his involvement, Reznik eventually went on to be Executive Vice President, and subsequently, President of the Montgomery County Young Democrats, as well as the National Committeeman for the Young Democrats of Maryland, and the Deputy Director of the Young Democrats of America
Young Democrats of America
The Young Democrats of America , founded in 1932, is the official youth arm of the Democratic Party of the United States, although it severed official ties with the Democratic National Committee following passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 and became an independent 527 group...
's Mid-Atlantic Region.
In 2005, Reznik volunteered to be the District 39 Coordinator for then-Mayor Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
Martin Joseph O'Malley is an American Democratic politician who is currently serving as the 61st Governor of Maryland. Previously, he served as the mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007. He is currently the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.-Early life, education and career:O'Malley...
in his run for Governor of Maryland. The Martin O'Malley-Anthony Brown
Anthony G. Brown
Anthony G. Brown is a Democratic Party politician from the State of Maryland and is the current Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. He was elected as Maryland’s eighth Lieutenant Governor in 2006 on a ticket with Governor Martin O'Malley. Both were reelected in 2010. He is the second African...
ticket won the Governorship of Maryland by a vote of 52.7% - 46.2% from incumbent Governor Robert Ehrlich
Robert Ehrlich
Robert Leroy "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 60th Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, he became governor after defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a member of the Kennedy family, 51% to 48% in the 2002 elections...
. The margin of victory in District 39 was 59.85% - 39.10%.
In 2006, Reznik successfully ran to represent the Democrats of Legislative District 39 on the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, the local Democratic Party. During his service, Reznik successfully recruited more precinct chairs and vice chairs in recent history for District 39, and successfully helped run the 2006 Maryland Democratic Coordinated Campaign in District 39.
First Term In the State Legislature (2007 - 2011)
After the retirement of State Senator Patrick J. Hogan, and ascension of Maryland State Delegate Nancy J. KingNancy J. King
Nancy J. King is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. After serving five years in the Maryland House of Delegates, she was appointed to the Maryland State Senate in 2007. King represents Maryland's 39th district in Montgomery County. She serves on the Budget...
to fill Senator Hogan's Senate seat, Reznik was nominated by Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, and appointed by Governor O'Malley, to fill Nancy King's seat for the remainder of her term on October 2, 2007.
During his first term, Reznik has sponsored the following legislation that has successfully been enacted as Maryland law:
- HB 527/2008 - Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health and Social Services by State Agencies
- HB 795/2008 - Establishment of and regulation by State Athletic Commission of professional and amateur Mixed Martial Arts events
- HB 910/2008 - Disclosure of medical records in Children In Need of Assistance (CINA) Proceedings
- HB 374/2009 - Establishment of licensure renewal requirements for radiology professionals
- HB 1135/2009 - Provides employees of Maryland-National Capital Parks & Planning Commission workers' compensation presumption for Lyme Disease.
- HB 531/2010 - Extension of Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health and Social Services by State Agencies
- HB 646/2010 - Bans the use of corded window blinds in foster homes, family day care facilities, and child care centers.
- HB 647/2010 - Exempting the Department of Natural Resources from State Procurement law related to conservation service opportunities entered into with nonprofit entities.
- HB 699/2010 - Requiring the State to set hospital reimbursement rates for specific freestanding emergency facilities and altering how the state can issue a license for new facilities.
- HB 870/2010 - Prohibiting the performance of specific cosmetic surgical procedures in unaccredited medical offices or facilities.
- HB 1017/2010 - Requiring health insurance to cover visits for obesity evaluation and management and visits for and costs of developmental screening for child wellness services.
Second Term In the State Legislature (2011 - 2015)
On November 2, 2010, Reznik was re-elected to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 39.During his second term, to date Reznik has sponsored the following legislation that has successfully been enacted as Maryland law:
- HB 87/2011 - Restricting the ability of employers to use an individual's credit historyCredit historyCredit history or credit report is, in many countries, a record of an individual's or company's past borrowing and repaying, including information about late payments and bankruptcy...
against them in hiring or retention.
Assignment to Committees, Panels, Councils, Commissions, and Task Forces
♦Committee on Health and Government Operations - Standing Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates - 2007-Present→Subcommittee on Minority Health Disparities - 2007-2011
→Subcommittee on Government Operations - 2007-Present
→Subcommittee on Health Facilities and Occupations - 2011-Present
♦Joint Committee on Federal Relations - 2011-Present
♦Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services - 2011-Present
♦Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council - 2008-Present - Representative of the Maryland House of Delegates
♦Maryland Commission on Autism - 2009-Present - Representative of the Maryland House of Delegates
→Chair, Workgroup on Finances and Resources
♦Maryland Alliance for Responsible Gambling - 2011-Present - Representative of the Maryland House of Delegates
♦Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health and Social Services by State Agencies - 2011-Present - One of two representatives of the Maryland House of Delegates
Electoral history
- 2010 Race for Maryland House of Delegates–39th Districthttp://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2010/results/General/StateResults_office_016_district_39.html
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Charles E. Barkley Charles E. BarkleyCharles E. "Charlie" Barkley is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his third term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 39 in Montgomery County...
, Democratic18,060 23.54% Won Kirill Reznik Kirill ReznikKirill Reznik is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is one of three members of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 39...
, Democratic16,199 21.12% Won Shane Robinson Shane RobinsonShane Robinson is an Irish football midfielder currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga club FC Haka. Scored 7 goals in his first season in Finnish football and won supporters player of the year 2011....
, Democratic15,961 20.81% Won Jim Pettit, Republican 9,695 12.64% Lost Bill Witham, Republican 8,482 11.06% Lost Al Phillips, Republican 8,482 11.06% Lost
- Voters to choose three: