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Preceded by
  
Mary Louise Preis

Role
  
American Politician

Succeeded by
  
Mary Ann Lisanti

Party
  
Democratic Party

Political party
  
Democratic

Name
  
Mary-Dulany James


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Constituency
  
Harford County, Cecil County

Born
  
February 1, 1960 (age 64) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. (
1960-02-01
)

Children
  
Evelyn AnnWilliam GrantJarrett Dulany

Alma mater
  
University of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Maryland School of Law

Education
  
University of Maryland School of Law, University of Maryland, College Park

Residence
  
Maryland, United States

Mary dulany james for senate


Mary-Dulany James (born February 1, 1960) is an American politician who represented district 34A in the Maryland House of Delegates for sixteen years, representing Harford and Cecil Counties along the U.S. Route 40 corridor. Mary-Dulany James represented district 34A, formally district 34, for 16 having first been elected in 1998.

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James is the daughter of former President of the Maryland Senate William S. James, serving as Senate President from 1963 to 1974. In October 2013 James officially filled to run for State Senate in District 34 to replace retiring State Senator Nancy Jacobs. On June 24, 2014 James defeated long time Harford County politician and former State Senator Arthur Henry Helton, Jr., and went on to face Republican Bob Cassilly in November. Mary-Dulany James lost in the General Election.

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Early life, education, career

James was born in Baltimore, Maryland. James grew up and still lives on her family's farm in Harford County. She attended Havre de Grace High School and then traveled south to the University of Maryland where she earned a B.S. in psychology (with honors) in 1981. Returning to Baltimore, she attended the University of Maryland School of Law, earning a J.D., (with honors) in 1986. While studying for the bar exam she clerked for Judge Edward S. Northrop in the U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. She passed her bar exam and was admitted to Maryland Bar in 1986. She worked for several large law firms in Baltimore, but has returned to Harford County and set up her own practice.[1]

Maryland House of Delegates

James was elected to the House of Delegates on November 3, 1998, representing District 34 (Harford County). James was re-elected to the newly redisticted District 34A (Harford & Cecil Counties) in November 5, 2002, and was subsequently re-elected in 2006 and 2010.

Committee Assignments

  • Member, Appropriations Committee, 1999-2014
  • oversight committee on personnel, 1999–2003
  • oversight committee on program open space & agricultural land preservation, 1999–2002
  • vice-chair, transportation & the environment subcommittee, 2003–2006, member, 1999–2006
  • chair, oversight committee on pensions, 2003–2006, member, 2003-2014
  • chair, health & human resources subcommittee, 2007-2014
  • Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Preservation, 2003–Present
  • Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2003–Present, house chair, 2003–2006
  • Member, Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, 2007–Present
  • Member, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, 2003–07
  • Chair, Harford County Delegation, 2001–02, vice-chair, 1999–2000
  • Member, Maryland Green Caucus, 1999-2014
  • Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1999–Present, co-chair, legislative committee, 2005–Present
  • Member Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-2014
  • Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-2014
  • Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-2014
  • Member, National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Member, economic development, trade & cultural affairs committee, 2005–2007
  • Member, labor & economic development committee, 2007–Present

    • Legislative notes

  • voted in favor of increasing the sales tax by 20% - Tax Reform Act of 2007(HB2)[2]
  • voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)[3]
  • voted for the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007 (HB713), subjecting gang members to up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000 [4]
  • voted for Jessica’s Law (HB 930), eliminating parole for the most violent child sexual predators and creating a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in state prison, 2007 [5]
  • voted for Public Safety – Statewide DNA Database System – Crimes of Violence and Burglary – Post conviction (HB 370), helping to give police officers and prosecutors greater resources to solve crimes and eliminating a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed DNA samples, leading to 192 arrests, 2008 [6]
  • voted for Vehicle Laws – Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses – Suspension of License (HB 293), strengthening Maryland’s drunk driving laws by imposing a mandatory one year license suspension for a person convicted of drunk driving more than once in five years, 2009 [7]
  • voted for HB 102, creating the House Emergency Medical Services System Workgroup, leading to Maryland’s budgeting of $52 million to fund three new Medevac helicopters to replace the State’s aging fleet, 2009 [8]

    • For the past four years, Delegate James has annually voted to support classroom teachers, public schools, police and hospitals in Cecil and Harford Counties. Since 2002, funding to schools across the State has increased 82%, resulting in Maryland being ranked top in the nation for K-12 education.

    The District

    District 34 has been redistricted twice since James was first elected. When first elected James was one of three delegates that represented the development corridor in Harford County. The communities represented in district 34 are: Bel Air, Havre de Grace, Aberdeen, Edgewood, Joppatowne, Abingdon, Belcamp/Riverside, and Aberdeen Proving Ground.

    After the 2000 Census Maryland redistricted 34 into a split district with two Delegates representing 34A and one Delegate representing district 34B. Then district spanned parts of Harford and Cecil Counties. The communities represented in district 34A are: Havre de Grace, Aberdeen, Edgewood, Joppatowne, Belcamp/Riverside, and Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. Parts of Perryville and Port Deposit in Cecil County.

    James is currently running for State Senate in the recently redistricted District 34. After the 2010 Census Maryland redistricted 34 to similar boundaries prior to the 2000 Census. The communities represented in district 34 are: Bel Air, Havre de Grace, Aberdeen, Edgewood, Joppatowne, Abingdon, Belcamp/Riverside, and Aberdeen Proving Ground.

    2014 Maryland State Senate Candidacy

    James filed to run for Maryland State Senate in October 2013. In the 2014 Democratic Primary James faced long time Harford County politician and business owner Arthur Henry Helton, Jr. Helton was a former State Senator and County Council Member. Helton had run for State Senate during the last election and lost. Both Helton and James have considerable name recognition in Harford County. James ultimately defeated Helton by a 2 to 1 margin.

    James faced Bob Cassilly, former County Council Member in the General Election in November, but was not successful.

    Election results

  • 2014 Primary Election Results Maryland Senate – District 34 - Harford County
  • 2010 General Election Results Maryland House of Delegates – District 34A - Cecil & Harford County
  • 2010 Primary Election Results Maryland House of Delegates – District 34A - Cecil & Harford County
  • 2006 General Election Results Maryland House of Delegates – District 34A - Cecil & Harford County
  • 2002 General Election Results Maryland House of Delegates – District 34A - Cecil & Harford County
  • 1998 General Election Results Maryland House of Delegates – District 34 - Harford County

    • References

    Mary-Dulany James Wikipedia
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