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[photo, Salima Siler Marriott, State Delegate] SALIMA SILER MARRIOTT
Democrat, District 40, Baltimore City


Member of House of Delegates since January 9, 1991. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 1991- (education subcommittee, 1994, 1996; tax & revenue subcommittee, 1995; finance resources subcommittee, 1997-98; transportation subcommittee, 2001-03; vice-chair's subcommittee, 2003-; chair, children & youth subcommittee, 2003-, member, 1999-2000); Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, 1993-. Chair, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2003-. Member, Joint Legislative Workgroup on Community College Financing, 1994-95; Joint Task Force on Payment Schedule of Property Taxes, 1995; Special Committee on Rail Mergers, 1997; Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2003; Special Committee on Higher Education Affordability and Accessibility, 2003-04. Chair, Baltimore City Delegation, 1999- (chair, liaison work group). Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (formerly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus), 1991- (vice-chair, 1994-96; chair, law & justice committee, 2000-; member, labor committee, 2000, drug treatment committee, 2001-), Women Legislators of Maryland, 1991-. Regional Chair, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, 1994-98. Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators; National Conference of State Legislatures (human services & welfare committee).

Member, Task Force on Educational Assistants and Paraprofessionals in the Public Schools of Maryland, 1996; Task Force on Public Charter Schools, 1998; Effectiveness Committee of Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs, 1998-2001. Member, Baltimore City Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, 2004-.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 5, 1940. Attended Baltimore City public schools; Morgan State College, B.S., 1964; University of Maryland, M.S.W., 1972; Howard University, D.S.W., 1988. Assistant professor, Morgan State University, 1972-96. Member, Democratic State Central Committee, 1987-90. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1988. Secretary, National Rainbow Coalition, 1994-96. Chair, Park Heights Development Corporation, 1986-91; National Black Women's Health Project, 1993-94; Health Education Resource Organization (HERO), Inc. Member, National Council of Negro Women; National Political Congress of Black Women; National Organization of Women; Woman Power; Delta Sigma Theta. Co-Editor, U.S. Policy Toward Southern Africa (1984). Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Social Work and Mental Health, Morgan State University, 1990. African-American Humanitarian Award, 1991. Senator Verda F. Welcome Political Award, 1992. Perseverance Award, Consortium of Doctors, 1992. Delegate of the Year, Middle Atlantic Division, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, 1993. Sarah's Circle Award, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, 1994. National Legacy Award, Delta Sigma Theta, 1994. Labor Roundtable Award, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, 1999. Chairman's Meritorious Award, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, 2000. Member, Agape' Fellowship, African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Two children.

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