Jim Rosapepe

Jim Rosapepe DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 21

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Jim RosapepeDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 21
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James Carew Rosapepe (born May 20, 1951) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland Senate representing District 21 in since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1987 to 1997, and served as the United States Ambassador to Romania from 1998 to 2001.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Yale University
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Assistant Deputy Majority Whip
Maryland State Senate
2007 - 2011
Senator
Maryland State Senate
2007 - Current
Delegate
Maryland State House of Delegates
1987 - 1997
Co-Author
"Dracula is Dead: How Romanians Survived Communism, Ended It, and Emerged since 1989 as the New Italy"
2009
United States Ambassador to Romania
1998 - 2001
Other Experience1 - 47 of 47
Member
Workgroup to Study the Transformation in Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy
2021 - Current
Member
Educational Development Specifications Workgroup
2018 - Current
Member
Prince George's County Utility Services Use of Master Meters and Task force
2018 - Current
Member
Prince George's County School Construction Master Plan Work group
2018 - Current
Member
Prince George's County Surcharge Exemptions for Projects Near Transit Properties Workgroup
2017 - Current
Member
Task Force to Study a Promise Scholarship Program in Prince George's County
2016 - Current
Member
Commission to Modernize State Procurement
2016 - Current
Member
Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board
2016 - Current
Member
Governor's Task Force to Ensure Retirement Security for All Marylanders
2014 - 2015
Member
Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning
2012 - 2015
Member
Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund
2011 - 2012
Member
Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
2011 - Current
Chair
Task Force on Solar Hot Water Systems in Prince George's County
2010 - 2011
Member
Task Force on the Preservation of Heritage Language Skills in Maryland
2008 - 2009
Member
Task Force to Improve Child Support Compliance in Prince George's County
2007 - 2008
Member
Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
2007 - Current
Member
Board of Regents, University System of Maryland
2001 - 2006
Chair
Prince George's County Substance Abuse Advisory Council
1991 - 1994
Member
Prince George's Economic Development Advisory Committee
1985 - 1993
Deputy Chair
Maryland Democratic Party
1989 - 1992
Member
Board of Directors, National Small Business United
1986 - 1992
Member
Maryland Democratic Party
1989 - 1992
Member
Maryland State Democratic Central Committee
1985 - 1992
Member
Advisory Board, Center for National Policy
1986 - 1991
Treasurer
Maryland Democratic Party
1985 - 1989
Chair
College Park Economic Development Committee
1983 - 1986
Member
Advisory Council, Maryland Committee on Federal Income Tax Conformity
1982
Member
Order of Sons of Italy
Member
Friends of Agricultural Research
Member
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs Board of Trustees
Former Chair
Joint Technology Oversight Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Co-Chair
Environment Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Co-Chair
Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems, Maryland General Assembly
Former Member
Commission on Maryland Retirement Security and Savings, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Subcommittee on Public Safety, Transportation, and Environment, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Ethics and Election Law Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Comptroller Issues Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Federal Relations, Maryland General Assembly
Former Member
Joint Audit Committee, Maryland State Senate
Former Senate Chair
Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, Maryland General Assembly
Former Senate Chair
Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee, Maryland General Assembly
Former Vice Chair
Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
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