Mr. Genn represented the 16th Legislative District in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1987 until 1999 when he voluntarily decided not to seek re-election to return to the private sector. 

   His areas of representation include, appropriations, transportation, procurement, telecommunications, wireless telephony, energy and utility restructuring, PSC regulation, corporate law, labor, health care, nurses, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, criminal law and security issues, municipal matters, environmental law, education, medical malpractice, election law, intellectual property rights, copyright and trademarks, software licensing, and Internet law emphasizing First Amendment.