Mary-Dulany James is an American politician who represents district 34A in the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

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Background

Delegate James was born in Baltimore, Maryland. James grew up and still lives on her family's farm in Harford County. She attended Havre de Grace High School

Havre De Grace High School

Havre de Grace Senior High School is a four-year public high school in Havre de Grace in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school is located near the southeast corner of Harford County where the Susquehanna River meets the Chesapeake Bay...

 and then traveled south to the University of Maryland

University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

 where she earned a B.S. in psychology (with honors) in 1981. Returning to Baltimore, she attended the University of Maryland School of Law

University of Maryland School of Law

The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law is the second-oldest law school in the United States by date of establishment and third-oldest by date of first classes. The school is located on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore in Downtown Baltimore's West Side...

, earning a J.D., (with honors) in 1986. While studying for the bar exam she clerked for Judge Edward S. Northrop in the U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. She passed her bar exam and was admitted to Maryland Bar in 1986. She worked for several large law firms in Baltimore, but has returned to Harford County and set up her own practice.http://www.marydulanyjames.com/bio.htm

In the legislature

Member of House of Delegates since January 13, 1999. Member, Appropriations Committee, 1999- (oversight committee on personnel, 1999–2003; oversight committee on program open space & agricultural land preservation, 1999–2002; vice-chair, transportation & the environment subcommittee, 2003–06, member, 1999–2006; chair, oversight committee on pensions, 2003–06, member, 2003-; chair, health & human resources subcommittee, 2007-); Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Preservation, 2003-; Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2003- (house chair, 2003–06); Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, 2007-. Member, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, 2003-07. Chair, Harford County Delegation, 2001-02 (vice-chair, 1999–2000). Member, Maryland Green Caucus, 1999-; Women Legislators of Maryland, 1999- (co-chair, legislative committee, 2005-); Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-; Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-. Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (economic development, trade & cultural affairs committee, 2005–07; labor & economic development committee, 2007-).
Member, Commission for Women, Harford County, 1989-92. Board of Trustees, Chesapeake Bay Trust, 1996-2000 (treasurer). Member, Statewide 800 MHz Communications System Oversight Committee, 1999; Bainbridge Development Advisory Board, 1999-; Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure, 2002–03; Maryland Environmental Trust, 2002-; Maryland Military Installation Strategic Planning Council, 2003–06. Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Retiree Health-Care Funding Options, 2005. Member, Cecil/Harford Bridges Work Group, 2006-; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2006-; Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Retiree Health-Care Funding Options, 2007-.

Legislative notes

• voted for the Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007 (HB359)http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0359.htm

• voted for the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007 (HB713), subjecting gang members to up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $100,000 http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/hb0713.htm

• voted for Jessica’s Law (HB 930), eliminating parole for the most violent child sexual predators and creating a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in state prison, 2007 http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/billfile/hb0930.htm

• voted for Public Safety – Statewide DNA Database System – Crimes of Violence and Burglary – Post conviction (HB 370), helping to give police officers and prosecutors greater resources to solve crimes and eliminating a backlog of 24,000 unanalyzed DNA samples, leading to 192 arrests, 2008 http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/billfile/hb0370.htm

• voted for Vehicle Laws – Repeated Drunk and Drugged Driving Offenses – Suspension of License (HB 293), strengthening Maryland’s drunk driving laws by imposing a mandatory one year license suspension for a person convicted of drunk driving more than once in five years, 2009 http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb0293.htm

• voted for HB 102, creating the House Emergency Medical Services System Workgroup, leading to Maryland’s budgeting of $52 million to fund three new Medevac helicopters to replace the State’s aging fleet, 2009 http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/hb0102.htm

For the past four years, Delegate James has annually voted to support classroom teachers, public schools, police and hospitals in Cecil and Harford Counties. Since 2002, funding to schools across the State has increased 82%, resulting in Maryland being ranked top in the nation for K-12 education.

Election results

• 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 34A - Cecil & Harford County

Voters to choose two:

Name	Votes	Percent	Outcome
Mary Dulany James, Dem.	12,697	31.7%	Won
B. Daniel Riley B. Daniel Riley B. Daniel Riley is an American politician who represents district 34A in the Maryland House of Delegates.-Background:Born in London, England, he was a Harford County social studies teacher from 1978 until 2006.-Education:... , Dem.	10,969	27.3%	Won
Glen Glass, Rep.	8,554	21.0%	Lost
Sheryl Davis Kohl Sheryl Davis Kohl Sheryl Davis Kohl is an American politician who represented district 34A in the Maryland House of Delegates.-Background:Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Delegate Kohl was appointed by Republican Governor Robert Ehrlich to the Maryland House of Delegates in July 2005 to replace Charles R... , Rep.	8,085	19.9%	Lost
Write-Ins	22	0.1%	Lost