Adrienne A. Jones

Adrienne A. Jones DEMDemocrat

Delegate, District 10

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Adrienne A. JonesDEMDemocrat Delegate, District 10
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Adrienne Alease Jones (born November 20, 1954) is an American politician who has served as the 107th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first African-American and first woman to serve in that position in Maryland. She has represented District 10 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 1997.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Goucher College
HC Law
2008
United States Army War College
Participant National Security Seminar
2007
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
BA Psychology
1972 - 1976
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Speaker
Maryland State House of Representatives
2019 - Current
Speaker Pro Tempore
Maryland State House of Representatives
2003 - 2019
Delegate
Maryland State House of Delegates
1997 - Current
Deputy Director
Office of Human Resources, Baltimore County
2011 - 2014
Executive Director
Office of Fair Practices and Community Affairs, Baltimore County
1994 - 2010
Part-Time Columnist
The Baltimore Times
1990 - 2000
Director
Office of Minority Affairs and Fair Practices, Baltimore County
1986 - 1994
Assistant to Baltimore County Executive
Baltimore County Government
1979 - 1986
Assistant to the Assistant Director, Central Services
Baltimore County Government
1976 - 1979
Other Experience1 - 57 of 57
Member
State House Trust
2019 - Current
Member
Governor's P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland
2015 - 2019
Member
School of Public Policy External Advisory Board, University of Maryland Baltimore County
2016 - Current
Delegate
Democratic Party National Convention
2008
Member
Budgets and Revenue Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
2005 - Current
Member
Board of Stewards, Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
2003
Member
We Are Family Community Development Center
2003
President-Elect
Women Legislators of Maryland
2002 - 2003
Board Member
Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland
2002
First Vice President
Women Legislators of Maryland
2001 - 2002
Second Vice President
Women Legislators of Maryland
2000 - 2001
Board Member
The Friends of Benjamin Banneker Historical Park
1987 - 1997
Member
Coalition of 100 Black Women
1990 - 1997
Member
Liberty/Randallstown Coalition
1995 - 1997
Member
Trial Court Judicial Nominating Commission, Third Commission District
1991 - 1995
Member
Woman Power Incorporated
1987 - Current
Board Member
American Cancer Society
At-Large Member
Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee
Former Mentor
Partnership for Success Program, Deer Park Elementary School
Former Panelist
Baltimore County Bar Association
Former Panelist
Baltimore County Board of Education
Member
Baltimore County Leadership Alumni Board
Member
Tenth District Democratic Club
Member
National Forum for Black Public Administrators
Member
Baltimore Neighborhoods, Incorporated
Member
Coalition Opposed to Violence and Extremism (COVE)
Member
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Co-Chair
Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Current
Member
Consent Calendars Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Current
Member
Health and Human Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
2011 - 2013
House Chair
Joint Legislative Workgroup to Study State, County, and Municipal Fiscal Relationships, Maryland State House of Delegates
2009 - 2010
Member
Education and Economic Development Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
2004 - 2010
Member
Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment
2008
House Chair
Special Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections, Maryland State House of Delegates
2005 - 2006
Member
Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
2003
Member
Tax and Revenue Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
2003
Member
Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
1999 - 2003
Member
Finance Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
2003
Member
Oversight Committee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland State House of Delegates
1999 - 2003
Member
Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates
1997 - 2003
Member
Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
1997 - 2003
Vice Chair
Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
1999 - 2003
Secretary
Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
2000 - 2002
Chair
Endorsement Committee, Women Legislators of Maryland
2001 - Current
Chair
Redistricting Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
2000 - Current
Member
Ethics Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
2000
Member
Budget Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
2000
Member
Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (formerly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus)
1997 - Current
Member
Women Legislators of Maryland
1997 - Current
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Education and Economic Development, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Capital Budget, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Co-Chair
Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Co-Chair
Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member
Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member
Oversight Committee on Personnel, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member
Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, Maryland House of Delegates
Former Member
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
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