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MELONY GHEE GRIFFITH
Democrat, District 25, Prince George's County
Member of House of Delegates since January 13, 1999. Member, Appropriations Committee, 2002- (public safety & administration subcommittee, 2002-03; oversight committee on pensions, 2002-; transportation & the environment subcommittee, 2003-; vice-chair, capital budget subcommittee, 2003-); Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2003-. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1999-2002 (civil law & procedure subcommittee, 1999-2002); Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 1999-2003. Member, County Affairs Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 1999-. Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (formerly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus), 1999- (chair, environmental committee, 2000; member, education committee, 2000-); Women Legislators of Maryland, 1999-.
Member, Maryland State Arts Council, 2003-.
Born in Abilene, Texas, June 5, 1963. Attended Charles M. Russell High School, Great Falls, Montana; Eastern Montana College, B.S. (psychology, criminology, rehabilitation), 1985; Howard University, M.S.W., 1987. Clinical social worker, public health specialist, and workshop facilitator. Project coordinator, National Basketball Players Association Health Education Project, The Johns Hopkins University, 1992-93. Senior Program Officer, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC, 1998-. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2000. Married; two sons.
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