Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Talmadge Branch
MSA SC 3520-12192

Biography:

Born in North Hampton County, North Carolina, January 30, 1956.  Attended Northern High School, Baltimore; Essex Community College, A.A., 1978; Salisbury State College, B.A., liberal studies, 1980.  Three children.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Legislative District 45 (D), Baltimore City, 1995-.  Member, Appropriations Committee, 1995-; Oversight Committee on Personnel, 1995-99; Health & Human Resources Subcommittee, 1995-; Capital Budget Subcommittee, 1998-.  Vice-chair, Oversight Committee on Pensions, 1999-.  Member, Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, 1996-; Special Committee on School Enrollment Management, 1996-97; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 1999-; Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2000-.  Chair, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, 2000-.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Special assistant to U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell, 7th Congressional District, 1984-87.  Baltimore City Mayor's representative to Cecil Kirk Community,
1992-93.  Member, Partnership Policy Council on Block Grants, 1996-98; Judith P. Hoyer Blue Ribbon Commission on Early Child Care and Education, 2000-.
Member, America's Fund; NAACP. Awards received from: Baltimore City Council, 1981; president, Baltimore City Council, 1985; State Senate, 1985; Maryland State Conference, NAACP.  Mayor's Citation, Baltimore City.  Young Democrat of the Year, Young Democrats of Maryland, 1985.

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