Andrea C. Harrison was sworn into office May 19, 2008, following a special election to fill the seat left vacant by the gubernatorial appointment of David C. Harrington to a vacancy in the Maryland State Senate. Council Member Harrison, the first woman elected to serve District 5 on the County Council, occupies the seat once held by her late father, the Honorable James C. Fletcher. Council Member Harrison is Chair of the Council Committee on Health, Education, and Human Services (HEHS) and a member of the Council Committee on Transportation, Housing, and the Environment (THE).

A lifelong resident of District 5, Council Member Harrison has served the residents of Prince George’s County for more than 15 years as a community activist. She attended Prince George’s Community College and earned her undergraduate degree in Public Policy from Bowie State University. Additionally, Council Member Harrison is a graduate of Leadership Prince George’s; a Fellow in the Academy of Excellence in Governance at the Institute of Governmental Service of the University of Maryland; North/East Regional Director of the National Association of Black County Officials (NABCO); and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Council of Governments (COG).

District 5 constituent areas include Bladensburg, Cheverly, Edmonston, Fairmount Heights, Glenarden, Landover, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, Springdale, and portions of Lanham and Mitchellville.

For more information about Council Member Harrison please feel free to contact her office via email councildistrict5@co.pg.md.us .