Rudolph C. Cane
(1934-2024)
MSA SC 3520-2769
Biography:
Born in Marion, Maryland, May 23, 1934. Attended Carter G. Woodson High School; Maryland State College; Coppin State College. Married; two children. Died January 20, 2024, in Mesa, Arizona.
General Assembly:
Member of House of Delegates, District 37A, Dorchester &
Wicomico Counties, January 13, 1999-January 14, 2015. Democrat.
Assistant Speaker Pro Tem, 2013-15. Member, Environmental Matters
Committee, 1999-15 (environmental & natural resources subcommittee,
1999; agriculture, environment & natural resources subcommittee,
1999-2003; public utilities subcommittee, 1999-2003; ethics
subcommittee, 2003-04; public & private fundraising for the
chesapeake bay work group, 2004; environment subcommittee, 2005-06;
housing & real property subcommittee, 2006-07; natural resources
subcommittee, 2006-15; land use & ethics subcommittee, 2007-10;
local government & bi-county agencies subcommittee, 2011-15; chair,
agriculture, agriculture preservation & open space subcommittee,
2003-15). House Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and
Agricultural Land Preservation, 2003-15. Member, Joint Committee on
Legislative Ethics, 2007-15; House Emergency Medical Services Work
Group, 2009-15. Deputy Majority Whip, 2001-02. Member, Agricultural
Stewardship Commission, 2005-06; Joint Committee on the Selection of
the State Treasurer, 2007. Vice-Chair, Rules and Executive Nominations
Committee, 2007-12. Member, Work Group to Review Disclosure
Requirements of the Public Ethics Law, 2012-13. House Chair, Wicomico
County Delegation, 2003-15. Member, Legislative Black Caucus of
Maryland (formerly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus), 1999-15 (chair,
membership committee, 2000-15; co-chair, redistricting committee, 2000;
member, health care committee, 2000-15, historically black colleges
& universities committee, 2001-15; chaplain, 2002-06; chair,
2004-06; parliamentarian, 2008-11; secretary, 2011-15). Member,
Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2001-15; Maryland Rural
Caucus, 2002-15; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2006-15. Member, National
Conference of State Legislatures (agriculture & rural development
committee, 2005-07; agriculture, environment & energy committee,
2007-08; agriculture & energy committee, 2008-15; environment
committee, 2008-15).
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Member, Board of Zoning Appeals, Wicomico County, 1980-1990.
Member, County Council, Wicomico County, District 1, 1990-94. Member,
Maryland State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights, 1970-2002; Citizen's Advisory Board for Holly Center, 1976-98;
Chancellor's Advisory Committee, University of Maryland Eastern Shore,
1977-80; Delmarva Advisory Council, 1980-98; Maryland Rural Development
Corporation, 1987-98. Chair, Shore Erosion Task Force, 1999-2000.
Member, Governor's Task Force on Eastern Shore Economic Development,
1999-2001; Governor's Fatherhood Advisory Council, 2000-01. Chair, Task
Force to Study Health Care Needs of Inmates in Transition from
Correctional Institutions, 2000-02. Member, Commission on Responsible
Fatherhood, 2001-02; Mid-Shore Regional Council, 2001-; Tri-County
Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, 2001-; Task Force to
Study the Economic Development of the Maryland Seafood and Aquaculture
Industries, 2002-04 (seafood industry work group); Chesapeake Forest
Citizens Advisory Committee, 2002-05; Poultry Issues Action Team, 2003;
Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation
Foundation, 2003-05; Aquaculture Advisory Committee, 2003-05. Member,
Agricultural and Rural Policy Task Force, Council of State Governments,
2005-; Task Force on Minority Participation in the Environmental
Community, 2006-07. Co-Chair, Incentives for Agriculture Task Force,
2006-07. Member, Eastern Shore Task Force on Foster Care, 2007-08; Task
Force on the Future for Growth and Development in Maryland, 2008-10;
Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2010-.
Radar Sergeant, U.S. Army, 1952-55. Vice-President, Cane's Rentals, 1955-. Evaluation Engineer, Bureau of Materials and Research, 1957-68, and Director of Administration, Eastern Regional Laboratory, 1968-84, State Highway Administration. Administrator, Community and Housing Development, Shore Up, Inc., 1984-. Member, Maryland Association of Engineers, 1963-84. Coordinator of Special Projects, 1968, and Vice-President, 1969, Maryland State Conference of Branches, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Member, Lower Eastern Camp Committee/Cooperative Area Manpower Planning System, 1975-77. Chair, New Directions for Political and Social Change, 1977; Board of Directors, Shore Up, Inc., 1978-83. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2000. Member, Queen City Lodge 1051, Elks; Lamech Lodge 30, Prince Hall Affiliated Free and Ancient Masons; American Legion Post 145; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10159. Award for Outstanding Work in Wicomico County, NAACP, 1974. Governor's Citation for Service, 1977. Outstanding Citizen Award for community service in field of human rights, Kappa Alpha Psi, Salisbury State University, 1977. Outstanding Rural Legislator Award, Rural Maryland Council, 2004. Legislative Leadership Award, Community Action Partnership, 2005. Casper R. Taylor, Jr. Founder's Award, House of Delegates, 2011. Member, Ebenezer United Methodist Church.
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