Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

James M. Harkins
MSA SC 3520-12236

Biography:

Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, December 29, 1953.  Attended Bel Air Senior High School; Harford Community College, A.A., Criminal Justice, 1987.  Married; two children.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Harford County, 1991-98.  Member, Judiciary Committee, 1991-97; Ranking Minority Member, 1995-97; Criminal Justice Subcommittee.  Member, American Legislative Exchange Council; Criminal Justice Task Force, 1992; National Task Force on Agriculture, 1993.  Joint Committee on Investigation, 1993-98.  Vice-chair, Harford County Delegation, 1993-98.  Member, Appropriations Committee, 1998; Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee; Oversight Committee on Pensions; Oversight Committee on Personnel.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Director, Maryland Environmental Service, since July 1, 2005. Member, Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority, 2005-; Maryland Green Jobs and Industry Task Force, 2010. Board of Directors, Upper Chesapeake Health System, University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, 2015-. Member, Phosphorus Management Tool Transition Advisory Committee, 2015-; Task Force on the Maryland Clean Energy Center, 2016-.

County Executive, Harford County, December 7, 1998 to June 30, 2005. Resigned June 30, 2005. Board of Directors, Baltimore Metropolitan Council, 1998-2005 (chair, 2001; member, legislative committee). Board of Visitors, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical System, 1998-. Member, Commission on Transportation Investment, 1999; Task Force to Ensure Utility Services, 1999-2000; Governor-elect's Transition Team, 2002-03; Governor's Commission on the Structure and Efficiency of State Government, 2003 (chair, law enforcement agencies subcommittee); Transportation Task Force, 2003; Governor's Commission on Quality Education in Maryland, 2004-05 (subcommittee on school & community linkages). Board of Trustees, State Retirement and Pension System, 2004- (chair, administrative committee, 2005-; member, audit committee, 2011-13; corporate governance committee, 2013-; investment committee, 2015-).

Former sergeant, Sheriff's Department, Harford County. Chair, Republican Central Committee, Harford County, 1987-90. Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 1996, 2000, 2004. President, Maryland Association of Counties, 2004 (treasurer, 2000-01; secretary, 2001). Past president, North Harford Republican Club; Harford Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police. Member, Highland Community Association; Mt. Ararat Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (AF&AM). Police Officer of the Year - Harford County, Baltimore Sun, 1981. Deputy of the Year, Harford County Sheriff's Department, 1981. Law Enforcement Award, Susquehanna Optimist Club. Law Enforcement Commendation Medal, Sons of the American Revolution. Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 1993. Legislative Appreciation Award, Maryland Fraternal Order of Police, 1993. Member, Emory United Methodist Church.

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