Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Martin G. Madden
MSA SC 3520-12171

Biography:

Born in Washington, D.C., May 24, 1949.  Attended Iona College, B A. (economics), 1971.  Married; four children.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Legislative District 13B (Howard and Prince George's counties), 1991-94. Republican. Member, Economic Matters Committee, 1991-94; Worker's Compensation Subcommittee.

Maryland Senate, Legislative District 13 (Howard and Prince George's counties), 1995-2002. Republican.  Member, Rules Committee, 1995-2001; Special Joint Committee on Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program, 1995-98; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 1995-98; Finance Committee, 1995-99; Home Builders Registration Work Group, 1999.  Chair, Welfare Reform Subcommittee, 1995-99.  Senate chair, Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, 1996-2001.  Minority leader, 1998-2001.  Member, Spending Affordability Committee, 1998; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 1999-2001; Legislative Policy Committee, 1999-2001; Management Subcommittee, 1999-2001; Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 1999-2001; Budget and Taxation Committee, 2000-2002; Health and Human Services Subcommittee, 2000-2002.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Insurance agent. Chairman, Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2003-. Member, Task Force on Traffic Capacity across the Chesapeake Bay, 2005-. Elected member, Prince George's County Republican Central Committee, 1982-83.  Board of Directors, Literacy Council of Prince George's County, 1989-90.  St. Vincent Pallotti High School, Laurel, 1989-; Martin C. Punke Foundation, 1991-.  Member, Governor's Commission on Baltimore City Automobile- Insurance Rate Reduction, 1995-96; Task Force to Examine the State's Cemetery and Funeral Industry, 1996; Task Force to Study Patient and Provider Appeal and Grievance Mechanisms, 1996; Task Force on the Loss of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Legal Immigrants in Maryland, 1996-97; Task Force to Examine the Mortgage Lending Business, 1997; Commission on Inadvertent Displacement, 1997-98; Governor's Work Force Investment Board, 1998-2002; Study Panel to Review Economic Development Financing Programs, 1999; Commission on Transportation Investment, 1999; Maryland State Arts Council, 1999-2002; Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students, 2000-2001; Transit Policy Panel, 2000.  Member, Citizens Against Spousal Abuse (CASA); Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD); Sierra Club; Kiwanis Club of Laurel; Knights of Columbus; Elk Ridge Heritage Society; Clarksville Ridge Citizens Association.  Outstanding Service Award, Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce, 1983.  National Republican Legislator of the Year, 1998.  Environmental Leadership Award.  First Citizen Award, 2006. Member, St. Louis Catholic Church. Member, Society of Senates Past.

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