Edith Jerry Patterson is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 28. She was first elected to the chamber in 2014. Patterson is running for re-election in the primary on June 26, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.
Member, Task Force to Combat Habitual Student Truancy, 2016-present
Member, Task Force to Investigate the Challenges of and Opportunities for Minorities in Business, 2016-present
Southern Maryland Representative, Rural Maryland Council, 2015-present
Member, Charles County Commission for Women
Member, Charles County Housing Commission
Chair, Charles County United Negro College Fund Drive
Member, Children's Aid Society
Former Member, Subcommittee on Election Law, Maryland State House of Delegates
Member, University of Maryland College Park Talent Search Advisory Board
Member, Finance Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017
Member, Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2012-2016
Member, Blue Ribbon Commission on Maryland Transportation Funding, 2010
Member, Ending Homelessness
Co-Chair, Protocol
Member, Subcommittee on Education
Member, Subcommittee on Local Revenues
Member, Subcommittee on Revenues
Member, Ways and Means