Elizabeth Bobo
MSA SC 3520-12188
Biography:
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 21, 1943. Attended Seton High School, Baltimore; University of Maryland, B.A., literature, 1969; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1981. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1982. Married; two children.
General Assembly:
Member of House of Delegates, District 12B, Howard County, January 11, 1995- January 14, 2015. Democrat. Member, Environmental
Matters Committee, 2003-15 (environment subcommittee, 2003, 2007-10;
ethics subcommittee, 2003-04; housing & real property subcommittee,
2004-06; natural resources & ethics subcommittee, 2005-06; natural
resources subcommittee, 2006-10; agriculture, agriculture preservation,
& open space subcommittee, 2011-15; local government &
bi-county agencies subcommittee, 2011-15, chair, 2003-06; co-chair,
electronics recycling work group, 2004; chair, land use & ethics
subcommittee, 2006-15); Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and
Agricultural Land Preservation, 2003-15. Member, Joint Committee to
Study Mandates on Local Government, 1995-97; Commerce and Government
Matters Committee, 1995-2003 (financial institutions subcommittee,
1995-2003); Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, 2003-06; Joint Committee
on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2007. Co-Chair, Work Group to
Review Disclosure Requirements of the Public Ethics Law, 2012-13.
Chair, Howard County Delegation, 1997, 2000-01, 2007-08, 2010-11.
Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1995-2015 (legislative
committee, 2001-15); Maryland Green Caucus, 1996-2015; Maryland Bicycle
and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-15; Maryland Consumer Caucus, 2005-15.
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (agriculture,
environment & energy committee, 2007-08; agriculture & energy
committee, 2008-15; environment committee, 2008-15).
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Member, Board of Appeals, Howard County, 1976-77. Member, County
Council, Howard County, 1977-86. County Executive, Howard County,
1986-90 (first female). Member, Governor's Commission on Growth in the
Chesapeake Region, 1989-91. Deputy Secretary for Programs, Department
of Human Resources, 1990-94. Member, State Advisory Council on
Nutrition, 1991-94; Task Force on Dual Office-Holding by Public
Employees, 1995; Governor's Commission to Study Poverty in Maryland,
2001-03; Wetlands Restoration Steering Committee, 2001-02; Commission
on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2003-. Co-Chair,
Maryland Clean Car and Energy Policy Task Force, 2007-10. Presidential
Elector, Maryland, 2008.
Attorney, Bounds, Short & Eagan, 1982-86. Member, Howard
County Bar Association. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention,
1988. Member, League of Women Voters; Sierra Club; Howard County
Citizens' Association. Board member, Howard County Museum of
African-American Culture, 1991-94; Howard County Poetry and Literature
Society, 1991-94; Linwood Children's Center, 2001. Chesapeake Bay
Conservation Award, Izaak Walton League of America, 1989. Award for
establishing shelter for homeless, Governor's Advisory Board of
Homelessness, 1990. Tribute of Appreciation, Howard County General
Hospital, 1990. Howard County Historic Preservation Award, 1990. Gates
of Freedom Award, Maryland Committee, State of Israel Bonds, 1990.
Howard County Women's Hall of Fame, 1997. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2002. Sunshine Award, Common Cause Maryland, 2005.
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