Albert Russell Wynn

Congressman Albert Wynn represented Maryland’s 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2008 (103rd-110th Congresses). Wynn served on the Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (later named Financial Services); Foreign Affairs; and Post Office and Civil Service committees. In the 105th Congress, Wynn accepted a post on the prestigious Commerce Committee (later named Energy and Commerce), requiring him to yield his prior assignments. Later, he was appointed chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Wynn was a leading advocate for protecting federal salaries and pensions and creating more federal contracts for minority businesses and small businesses. Wynn earned degrees at the University of Pittsburgh, Howard University, and Georgetown University Law Center.