Martha S. Klima , MSA SC 3520-12256

Archives of Maryland
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Martha S. Klima
MSA SC 3520-12256

Biography:

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 3, 1938. Attended Villa Julie College, A.A. Married; three children

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Legislative District 9A (R), Baltimore County, 1983-2003. Member, Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee, 1983-86; Appropriations Committee, 1987-2003; Health and the Environment Subcommittee, 1992-94; Oversight Committee on Pensions, 1993-2003; Oversight Committee on Personnel, 1993-2003; Capital Budget Subcommittee, 1995-2003; Health and Human Resources Subcommittee, 1995-2003. Vice-president, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1988. Member, Joint Budget and Audit Committee, 1991-94; Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 1993-2003; Special Joint Committee on Group Homes, 1995-97. Deputy minority whip, 1995-2002. Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 1995-2003; Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, 1996-2003; Spending Affordability Committee, 1998-2003. Member, National Conference of State Legislators. Chair, Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council. Vice-President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1988.

Public Career and Other Public Service:
Homemaker. Secretary, Central Maryland Health Systems Agency. Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 1984. Member, Task Force for Voter Registration, 1984-85; State Planning Commission, 1984-92. Vice-chair; Jenkins Memorial, 1984-89. Board member, Center for Prevention of Child Abuse of Maryland; Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 1986-91. Member, Council on Management and Productivity, 1995-99; Commission to Study Ways to Improve the Financial Viability of the Racing Industry, 1997-99; Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce; chair, Membership Relations Committee. Member and governing trustee, Council on Economic Education in Maryland. President, School Board Nominating Convention, Baltimore County, two terms. Honorary life member, Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. Woman of the Year Award, Towsontowne Business and Professional Women's Club, 1988. Outstanding Legislative Member, American Legislative Exchange Council, 1994. Legislative Award, Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities, 1994. Public Service Award, Baltimore Association for Retarded Citizens, 1994. Legislator of the Year, American Legislative Exchange
Council, 2001.

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