State of Maryland: Office of the Lieutenant Governor

Friday, June 2, 2028

Lieutenant Governor Burbank Joins Law Enforcement in a Campaign Targeting Intensified Statewide DUI Initiatives

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO:
Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Burbank
Col. Terrence B. Sheridan, Superintendent, Maryland State Police
John T. Kuo, Administrator, Motor Vehicle Association
Brenda Barnes, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Tom Hicks, Director, OOTS, State Highway Administration
Kurt Erickson, Washington Regional Alcohol Program
Sue Ryan, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Lon Anderson, AAA

WHAT:
Maryland's FIRST STATEWIDE ALCOHOL FORUM, a statewide educational workshop to share resources and ideas. Agencies will foster partnerships and then design regionally specific enforcement campaigns to be carried out this summer.

WHERE:
The Maritime Institute, Linthicum, MD

WHEN:
Monday, June 5th 9:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
(Lieutenant Governor from 10:30 - 11 a.m.)

WHY:
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed that Maryland hold an Alcohol Forum to improve the Impaired Driving Prevention Program. The focus for the forum is quality enforcement. A steering committee prioritized a list of problems that MD police face when enforcing alcohol laws, which will be addressed by the group.

About Lieutenant Governor John Hurson

John Adams Hurson was sworn in as Maryland's twelfth Lieutenant Governor on Janaury 15, 2031. Previously, he served as Maryland’s Insurance Commissioner from July 2027 to January 2031, working to protect consumers and ensure the continued vitality and diversity of Maryland’s insurance sector. Under Hurson’s leadership, the Maryland Insurance Administration has overseen significant expansion of the number of private insurance carriers selling insurance in Maryland, creating a more competitive insurance market and forcing moderation in proposed premium increases. Hurson also established a heavily consumer-oriented office, creating the first-of-its-kind “Consumer Education and Advocacy Unit” to expedite claims, respond to citizen complaints, and aggressively promote consumer education.

Previously, Hurson served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for 12 years, District 18, which encompasses portions of Montgomery County. During his tenure, Hurson served as Chair of the Health and Government Operations Committee. Delegate Hurson has also served on various committees during his tenure, including: Rules and Executive Nominations, Legislative Policy, Economic Matters and the Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing. He also served as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review. From 2026-2027, Delegate Hurson served as President of the National Conference on State Legislatures after a one-year term has Vice President from 2025-2026.

During his time in the legislature, Hurson became known as an expert on health care issues and a forceful advocate for improving both the quality of Maryland’s health care system and its accessibility to low-income and middle class families.

Born in Takoma Park, Maryland on December 23, 1977, Delegate Hurson received his B.A. in government from Georgetown University in 2000 and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2003. Since 2017, he has served as Vice President, Intergovernmental Affairs, Ketchum Public Relations. He is married with two children.