Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Emmett C. Burns, Jr. (1940-2022)
MSA SC 3520-12194

Biography:

Born in Jackson, Mississippi, August 26, 1940.  Attended Jackson State University, B.S., 1962; Virginia Union University, M. Div., 1968; Presbyterian School of Christian Education, M.R.E., 1969; University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D., 1974.  Married; three sons. Died March 17, 2022.

General Assembly:
Member of House of Delegates, District 10, Baltimore County, January 11, 1995-January 14, 2015. Democrat. Member, Economic Matters Committee, 2003-15 (corporations work group, 2003-06; property & casualty insurance subcommittee, 2003-10; chair, unemployment insurance subcommittee, 2011-15, member, 2003-15; business regulation subcommittee, 2007-15); Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1995-2015; Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 1999-2015. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1995-2003 (civil law & procedure subcommittee, 1995-2003). Deputy Majority Whip, 2003-07. Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, 2011-13. Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (formerly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus), 1995-2015 (chaplain, 1995-2002, 2008-10; chair, ethics committee, 2000; vice-chair, civil rights committee, 2000-15; member, redistricting committee, 2000-15); Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2012-15. Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators (financial services standing committee; vice-chair, committee on international affairs); National Conference of State Legislatures (communications, financial services & interstate commerce committee, 2007-15). 

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Member, Governor's Commission on Adoption, 1995; Governor's Task Force on African-American Entrepreneurship in Baltimore City, 1996-99; Task Force to Study the Effects of Cult Activities on Public Senior Higher Education Institutions, 1999; Task Force to Study the History and Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, 1999; Commission to Coordinate the Study, Commemoration, and Impact of Slavery's History and Legacy in Maryland, 2000-; Task Force on the Membership and Operation of the Baltimore County Board of Education, 2011.

Served in U.S. Air Force, 1975-78 (captain). Minister. Pastor and founder, Rising Sun First Baptist Church, Woodlawn. Chair, Baltimore Safe Schools Committee, 1991-. Chair, Social Action Committee, United Baptist Convention of Maryland. Member, National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

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