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Quick Facts
Personal Details

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.

Education

  • EdD, Higher Education Administration, George Washington University, 1991
  • MEd, Guidance & Counseling, Bowie State College, 1973
  • BS, Biology/Chemistry, Virginia Union University, 1968

Professional Experience

  • EdD, Higher Education Administration, George Washington University, 1991
  • MEd, Guidance & Counseling, Bowie State College, 1973
  • BS, Biology/Chemistry, Virginia Union University, 1968
  • Director, Educational Talent Search, College of Southern Maryland, 1991-2012
  • Member, Charles County Board of Commissioners, 2005-2010
  • Counselor, Charles County Community College, 1974-1991

Political Experience

  • EdD, Higher Education Administration, George Washington University, 1991
  • MEd, Guidance & Counseling, Bowie State College, 1973
  • BS, Biology/Chemistry, Virginia Union University, 1968
  • Director, Educational Talent Search, College of Southern Maryland, 1991-2012
  • Member, Charles County Board of Commissioners, 2005-2010
  • Counselor, Charles County Community College, 1974-1991
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 28, 2015-present

Former Committees/Caucuses

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

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Ending Homelessness

Co-Chair, Protocol

Member, Subcommittee on Education

Member, Subcommittee on Local Revenues

Member, Subcommittee on Revenues

Member, Ways and Means

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • EdD, Higher Education Administration, George Washington University, 1991
  • MEd, Guidance & Counseling, Bowie State College, 1973
  • BS, Biology/Chemistry, Virginia Union University, 1968
  • Director, Educational Talent Search, College of Southern Maryland, 1991-2012
  • Member, Charles County Board of Commissioners, 2005-2010
  • Counselor, Charles County Community College, 1974-1991
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 28, 2015-present
  • Member, Juvenile Services Education Programs Work Group, 2018-present
  • 1st Vice Chair, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2018-present
  • Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc
  • Member, American Association for Counseling & Development
  • Member, American Association of University Women
  • Member, Charles County Children's Aid Society
  • Member, Charles County NAACP Branch #7016
  • Member, Links Inc. - Southern Maryland Chain Chapter
  • Member, Maryland Association of Boards of Education
  • Member, National Association of School Board Members
  • Member, Waldorf Kiwanis Club