Legislation
Delegate Geraldine Valentino-Smith

- District
- 23A
- County
- Prince George's
- Committee Assignment(s)
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- Annapolis Info
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427 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3101 | 301-858-3101
Toll-free in MD
Fax 301-858-3294
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427 House Office Building
- Interim Info
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427 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3101 | 301-858-3101
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427 House Office Building
- Contact
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geraldine.valentino@house.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat

Denotes enacted legislation

- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 2010. Member of the House since 2011.
- Current Assignments
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- 2015 Deputy Majority Whip
- 2016 Appropriations Committee
- 2016 Health and Human Resources Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee
- 2016 Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee
- 2016 Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness
- 2016 Joint Committee on Children, Youth and Families (House Chair 2015-2016)
- 2012 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- 2011- Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past House Service
- Judiciary Committee, 2011-2016; Chair, Family Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2015-2016; Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2011-2016; Workgroup on Death with Dignity, 2015.
- Public Service
- Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council, 2015-2016; First Vice-Chair Prince George's County Delegation, 2015-; Prince George's County Juvenile Court and School Safety Workgroup, 2013-2014; Law Enforcement and State Appointed Boards Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 2013-; Maryland Organization of Nurse Executives Advisory Board for the Nurse Graduate Residency Program, 2013-; Task Force on Military Service Members, Veterans and the Courts, 2012-2014; Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 2011-2012; Governor's Juvenile Grant Planning and Review Council, Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, 2011-; Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2009-2010; Metropolitan Development Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2008-2010; Bowie City Council, Member At Large, 2007-2010.
- Memberships
- Maryland State Bar Association; Prince George's County Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of Maryland; Maryland Organization of Nurse Executives; National Foundation for Women Legislators; Bowie State University Foundation Board; Maryland Veterans Caucus; Maryland Fire-EMS Caucus; Maryland Italian Caucus; Young Men's Democratic Club; Soroptimist International, Bowie-Crofton; Honorary Member of the Free State Marine Detachment #544 Marine Corps League.
- Awards
- Washington Regional Alcohol Program's WRAPPY Award for Public Service, 2014; Outstanding Friend of Maryland Municipal League, 2014; Maryland State's Attorneys' Association Legislator of the Year, 2014; Maryland Municipal League Certificate of Appreciation, 2013; Maryland Nurse's Association, Legislator of the Year Award, 2012; Martin Luther King Commemoration Award, 2012; Department of Maryland Disabled American Veterans Outstanding Freshman Legislator, 2011; Prince George's County Educators' Association Award.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Brooklyn, New York, March 5; Attended Bowie High School, 1982; Catholic University, B.S., Nursing, 1987; Catholic University Columbia School of Law, J.D., 1992; Former Clinical Nurse, National Institutes of Health; Attorney; Bowie City Council Member at Large 2007-2010 (Council Liaison to the Education and Diversity Committee; the Prince George's Municipal Association;; the Metropolitan Council on Government; co-chair, the Children's National Medical Center on Advocacy and Public Policy); Member, St. Pius X Catholic Church; Married, Three children.
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