District 19 small business owner Mike Fannon discusses why he is supporting Sam Arora for the Maryland House of Delegates. Arora is a small business executive who has created jobs and knows how to help move our local economy forward. You can read more about Arora's business experience here.

Fannon is a veteran of the biotechnology and information technology fields and previously was Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Human Genome Sciences, Inc. from 1994 through September 2005. He managed the design and implementation of computerized systems to support HGS's high-volume laboratory data collection, biological research, clinical data management, product development, manufacturing and business operations. Prior to joining HGS, Fannon was the founder and president of TSI Consulting, Inc. in Silver Spring, MD, and held a series of technical and management positions with Martin Marietta's Information Systems Group.