Tenure

First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 2002. Member of the House since 2003.

Current Assignments

2003- Judiciary Committee

2003- Family Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee

2014 President Elect, Women Legislators of Maryland

Past House Service

Chair, Harford County Delegation, 2008-2009; Estates and Trusts Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2003-2006.

Public Service

Commission on the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, 2013-; Commission on Child Custody Decision Making, 2013-; First Vice President, Women Legislators of Maryland, Inc, 2013-2014; Treasurer, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2008-2009; Executive Board, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2007-2009; Legislative Effectiveness Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007-; Legislative Effectiveness and State Government Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2005-2007; Task Force to Study Identity Theft, 2005-2007; Governor's Workgroup on Young Drivers, 2005; State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, 2003-; Women Legislators of Maryland, Inc., 2003-; Vice Chair, Claims Committee, Local Government Insurance Trust, 2002-; Town Commission, Town of Bel Air, 1987-2002; Chair, Town Commission, Town of Bel Air, 1999-2000, 1997-1998, 1991-1992; Commission for Women, Harford County, 1991-1997; Claims Committee, Local Government Insurance Trust, 1996-; Legislative Committee, Cecil/Harford Chapter, Maryland Municipal League, 1989-1992; President, Cecil/Harford Chapter, Maryland Municipal League, 1989-1990.

Memberships

Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2006-; Maryland Rural Caucus, 2003-; Harford County Republican Central Committee, 1998-2002; Chair, Special Committee on Lawyer Referral, Maryland State Bar Association, 1989-1990; Board of Directors, Sexual Assault/Spouse Abuse Resource Center, 1982-1989; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association, 1986-1988; Maryland State Bar Association; Wyoming Bar Association; Harford County Bar Association.

Awards

Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League , 2008.

Biographical Information

Born, Denver, Colorado, April 3, 1951; Cheyenne Central High School, 1969; The Johns Hopkins University, B.A., Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1974; University of Wyoming College of Law, J.D., 1980; Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado, graduate work in public administration; File Clerk, Wyoming House of Representatives, 1977; Administrative Assistant, Community Action of Laramie County, 1977; Legal Intern, Wyoming Department of Health and Social Services, 1978; Legal Researcher, National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives, 1979; Intern, Legal Services, Albany County, Wyoming, 1979-80; Attorney: Private Practice (part-time), 1981-83; Commissioner, District Court, Harford County, 1983-85; Associate, Law Offices of Bruce J. Gilbert, 1984-85; Sole Practitioner, 1985-; Married.