ft. Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-10). The podcast opens with a discussion about Baltimore County. Speaker Jones talks about her 38-year career in Baltimore County Government (4:00). The Speaker then breaks down the significance of the Baltimore County African American Cultural Festival (now in its 23rd year) in Towson, and the importance of bringing the people of the County— East, West, and Central— together (8:14). Arinze asks about the role of the Democratic State Central Committee, where Jones held her first public position, and finds out more about her first campaign (11:15). The discussion turns to the changes the Speaker has implemented in her first legislative session and her management style as she steps into the day to day role of managing the House during session (16:30). The conversation wraps with a discussion about the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, a signature initiative to reform Maryland’s education system (25:30).