Bridges was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 21, 1977. He attended the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Frostburg State University, where he earned a B.A. degree in mass communications in 2000, and Towson University, where he received a certificate in communications and strategic public relations in 2002. After graduating from Towson, Bridges worked at the Mayor's Office of Neighborhoods and Constituent Services in Baltimore City, for which he eventually became the Executive Director in 2007.[1]
Afterwards, he served as the Chief of Staff for the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives until 2013. He has also served as a senior advisor for the Maryland Department of Transportation and as the Chief of Staff for the Maryland Transit Administration.[1] In 2017, the Park Heights Renaissance named Bridges as its Director of Human Services and Operations.[3]
In the legislature
Bridges was sworn into the Maryland House of Delegates on January 9, 2019.[1]
Committee assignments
Appropriations Committee, 2019–2023 (transportation & the environment subcommittee, 2020; oversight committee on personnel, 2020; education & economic development subcommittee, 2021–2023; vice-chair, oversight committee on pensions, 2021–2023)
Study Group on Economic Stability, 2019–2023
Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019 (environment subcommittee, 2019; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2019)
