Virginia P. Clagett
MSA SC 3520-12200
Biography:
Born in Washington, D.C., July 18, 1943. Attended The Madeira
School, Greenway, Virginia; Smith College, B.A., history, 1965. Married;
two
children.
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Legislative District 30 (D), Anne Arundel County,
1995-2011.Member, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1995-2003
(procurement subcommittee, 1995-98; chair, transportation subcommittee,
1999-2003); Environmental Matters Committee, 2003-11 (agriculture, agriculture
preservation & open space subcommittee, 2003-11; natural resources
subcommittee, 2003-05; natural resources & ethics subcommittee, 2005-06;
land use & ethics subcommittee, 2006; chair, housing & real property
subcommittee, 2003-11; co-chair, abatement of drug-related nuisances work
group, 2004; co-chair, affordable housing work group, 2004); Joint Subcommittee
on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2003-11; Joint
Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, 2004-11.
Member, Agricultural Stewardship Commission, 2005-06. Vice-Chair, Anne
Arundel County Delegation, 1999-2002, 2007-11 (state & county issues
subcommittee, 2005; chair, environment subcommittee, 2005). Member, Maryland
Green Caucus, 1996-11; Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-11;
Women Legislators of Maryland, 1995-11 (treasurer, 1999-2000, 2004-06;
legislative committee, 2001-11). Member, National Conference of State Legislatures
(environment & natural resources committee, 2005-07; agriculture, environment
& energy committee, 2007-08; agriculture & energy committee, 2008-11;
environment committee, 2008-11).
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Member, County Council, Anne Arundel County, 1974-94 (chair, 1984-91);
Severn River Advisory Board, 1974; Agricultural Preservation Advisory Committee,
Anne Arundel County. Member, U.S. 301 South Corridor Transportation Study
Task Force, 1993-96; Commission to Save the Lighthouses, 1995-96; Maryland
Greenways Commission, 1996-2000; State Commission on the Capital City,
1999-2011; Severn River Commission, 1999-; Task Force on the Environmental
Effects of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE), 2000-01; Maryland Diamondback
Terrapin Task Force, 2001; Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns
in Maryland, 2002-04. Board of Trustees, Chesapeake Bay Trust, 2003-11.
Member, Maryland Wine and Grape Advisory Committee, 2004-05; Governor's
Advisory Commission on Maryland Wine and Grape Growing, 2005-11; Task Force
on the Future for Growth and Development in Maryland, 2006-10; Climate
Change Commission, 2007-11; Hall of Records Commission, 2007-11; Chesapeake
Bay Commission, 2008-11; Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2010-11.
Past member, Coastal Zone Management Commission; Baltimore Regional Planning
Council (vice-chair).
Member, Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2011-.
Assistant reporter, Triangle Publications-Radio Stations, 1966-68. Board of Directors, Annapolis Life Care (Ginger Cove). Board of Trustees, Historic Annapolis, Inc., 1991- (treasurer, 1992). Member, Chesapeake Environmental Association; South County Democratic Club; Davidsonville Area Civic Association; Mayo Civic Association; Historic Owensville Civic Association; Silver Triangle Ruritan Club; American Business Women's Association (South River Chapter). Past member, Maryland Association of Counties (legislative committee); governing board, Central Maryland Health Systems Agency; board of governors, Anne Arundel General Hospital; board of trustees, Hammond-Harwood House. Fannie Lou Hamer Award, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Awards Committee, 2005. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2006. Dr. Torrey Brown Award, Chesapeake Bay Trust, 2011.
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