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Senator Cheryl C. Kagan

District

County

Montgomery

Committee Assignment(s)

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee (Vice Chair)

Annapolis Info

2 West Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone: 410-841-3134
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3134
Fax 410-841-3665

Interim Info

2 West Miller Senate Office Bldg.
11 Bladen St.
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3134
Fax 410-841-3665

Contact

Cheryl.Kagan@senate.state.md.us

Party

Democrat

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0002 (HB0174) Title General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0008 (HB0072) Title Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0024 (HB0002) Title Annotated Code - Terminology - Clergy and Churches, Faith Institutions, and Places of Worship Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0027 (HB0111) Title Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0036 Title Public Safety - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Hotline Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0081 Title Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0088 Title Election Law - State Administrator of Elections - Municipal Elections Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0105 (HB0145) Title Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0127 Title State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0138 Title Public Safety - Maryland 9-1-1 Board and Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Regulatory Authority Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0164 Title Terminology and Obsolete References - Maryland State Firefighters Association and Related Terms Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings
SB0002 (HB0174)	General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment	Education, Energy, and the Environment
SB0008 (HB0072)	Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment	Education, Energy, and the Environment
SB0024 (HB0002)	Annotated Code - Terminology - Clergy and Churches, Faith Institutions, and Places of Worship	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment	Education, Energy, and the Environment
SB0027 (HB0111)	Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment	Education, Energy, and the Environment
SB0036	Public Safety - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Hotline	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0081	Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings
SB0088	Election Law - State Administrator of Elections - Municipal Elections	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment	Education, Energy, and the Environment
SB0105 (HB0145)	Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0127	State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0138	Public Safety - Maryland 9-1-1 Board and Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Regulatory Authority	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment	Education, Energy, and the Environment
SB0164	Terminology and Obsolete References - Maryland State Firefighters Association and Related Terms	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment	Education, Energy, and the Environment

Denotes enacted legislation

Legislative Bond Initiatives

Project Name	Status	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	County	Amount Requested	Senate Initiative	House Initiative	Other Funding	Total Funding

Tenure: Member of the House of Delegates January 11, 1995 to January 8, 2003, representing District 17, Montgomery County. First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2014. Member of the Senate since 2015.

Current Assignments

2023 Vice Chair, Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment

2023 Chair, Environment Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment

2023 Education Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment

2016 Joint Committee on Federal Relations

2019 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee

2024 9-1-1 Specialist Recruitment and Retention Workgroup

2015 Women Legislators of Maryland

2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus

2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Associate Member

2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus

Past Senate Service: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (Vice Chair 2020-2023), 2015-2023; Chair, Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2020-2023; Environment Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2023; Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2015-2019; Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2015-2019; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2016-2024; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, 2016-2019; Joint Committee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2016-2024; Joint Audit Committee, 2015-2019; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR), 2019.

Past House Service 1995-2003: Appropriations Committee, 1999-2003; Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1995-1999; Joint Audit Committee, 2001-2003; Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2001-2003.

Public Service: Open Data Council, 2023-; Maryland State Arts Council, 2023-, 1995-2003; Workgroup on English Language Learners in Public Schools, 2021-; Commission to Advance Next Generation 911 Across Maryland, 2018-2022; Governor's Workforce Development Board, 2018-2020; Commission on the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, 2016-2020; Maryland Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation, 2016-; One Maryland Blue Ribbon Commission, 2015-2016; Department of Transportation, Board of Advisors, 1997-1998; The Universities at Shady Grove, 2002-2007; Charter Review Commission, Montgomery County, 2003-2006; Alternative Community Service Commission, City of Rockville; Study Group on Organizational, Commemorative and Personalized License Plate Programs.

Memberships: Congregation Har Shalom, Potomac, Maryland; Americans for Democratic Action, National Board, 1981-; Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, 2003-; Montgomery County Democratic Trustees, 2009-; Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, 2006-2008.

Awards: Government Leader of the Year, NG9-1-1 Institute, 2023; Friend of Municipal Government, Maryland Municipal League, 2019; Senator William H. Amoss Memorial Legislative Award, Maryland State Firemen's Association, 2019; National Leader Award, Next Generation 9-1-1 Institute, 2018; Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2017, 2003; Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2005; Woman of Achievement, Montgomery County Business and Professional Women, 2006; Leader of the Year, Greater Washington Board of Trade, 2001, 1998; Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 1998, 1997.

Biographical Information: Born in Washington, D.C., July 2, 1961; Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, Maryland; Vassar College, A.B. Political Science 1983; The American University (Washington Semester Program), Fall1981; University of Maryland, College Park, graduate study, School of Public Affairs 1991-1995; Maryland House of Delegates (District 17, Montgomery County) 1995-2003; Vice President, Strategic Message Design Group, 1999-2000; Executive Director, Carl M. Freeman Foundation, 2003-2007; Professor, Montgomery College 2008 - 2009; Executive Director, Education Fund, Americans for Democratic Action, 2010-2012; Director of Community Engagement, Mid-Atlantic Hub, Bnai Brith Youth Organization 2012-2014.