Mary Louise Preis , MSA SC 3520-13362

Archives of Maryland
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Mary Louise Preis
MSA SC 3520-12296

Biography:

Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, October 10, 1941. Attended Fontbonne College, A.B., cum laude, 1963; Woodrow Wilson Fellow, 1963; School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, M.S., with distinction, 1967; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1983. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1983. Married; three children.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Legislative District 34 (D), Harford County, 1991-99. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1991-97. Chair, Gaming (Gambling) Law and Regulation Subcommittee. Member, House Facilities Committee, 1993-99. House vice-chair, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 1995-99. Member, Appropriations Committee, 1997-99; Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee; Oversight Committee on Personnel; Oversight Committee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation. Chair, Harford County delegation.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Attorney. Member, Harford Chapter, American Association of University Women, 1970-; president, 1975-77. Board of trustees, Harford Community College, 1978-88. Assistant attorney general, 1985-90. President, Society for the Preservation of Fells Point and Federal Hill, 1987-90. Board member, Harford Community College Foundation, 1990-. Ex-officio member, Economic Development Advisory Board, Harford County, 1992-99. Member, Commission on the Future of Maryland Courts, 1995-97; Law and Justice Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1996-99; Maryland Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission, 1998-; Commissioner of Financial Regulation, Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, 1998-. Outstanding Young Marylander nominee, Jaycees, 1975. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (member, Editorial Advisory Board); Harford County Bar Association. Outstanding Service Award, Maryland Bar Association, 1995. Named in Maryland's Top 100 Women, The Daily Record, 1998.

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