Preceded by Pauline Menes Role American Politician Spouse Markian Melnyk | Occupation Attorney Name Joseline Pena-Melnyk | |
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Children Camilo,(twins) Alejandra and Katerina Residence College Park, Maryland, USA | ||
Joseline pe a melnyk for u s congress
Joseline Peña-Melnyk (born June 25, 1966) is an American politician who represents District 21 in the Maryland House of Delegates.
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- Joseline pe a melnyk for u s congress
- Turnout joseline pen a melnyk on maryland s 4th congressional district candidacy
- Background
- In the legislature
- Democratic Party activist
- References
Turnout joseline pen a melnyk on maryland s 4th congressional district candidacy
Background
Born in the Dominican Republic, Joseline Peña (maiden name) attended John F. Kennedy High School (Bronx, New York) and graduated from Buffalo State College with a B.S. in Criminal Justice. Delegate Peña-Melnyk was determined to be the first in her family to achieve a college degree. She later attended the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she earned her J.D. (Campaign website). After receiving her law degree, Delegate Peña-Melnyk pursued a successful legal career both as a defense attorney and as an Assistant United States Attorney prosecuting criminal cases. Delegate Peña-Melnyk served a two-term tenure on the College Park City Council before being elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2006, and subsequently being reelected in 2010 and 2014.
In the legislature
Delegate Peña-Melnyk is a member of the House Health and Government Operations Committee and its Government Operations and Public Health & Long-Term Care subcommittees. She is also a member of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the Women Legislators of Maryland. She sits on the Governor’s Wellmobile Program Advisory Board and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, and previously chaired the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Committee and co-chaired the Joint Committee on Behavioral Health Services. She was appointed to the Joint Oversight Committee on the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, the Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders, the Public Safety and Policing Work Group, the Regional Revitalization Work Group, and the Justice Reinvestment Initiative Work Group. She is a founding member of the Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus and served as its first Chairperson.
Democratic Party activist
During the 2008 democratic presidential campaign, Pena-Melnyk endorsed the candidacy of Barack Obama. In 2012, she served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. She also was a member of the electoral college in that election, casting her vote for Barack Obama in a ceremony at Maryland's State House.
