James E. Proctor, Jr. (1936-2015)
MSA SC 3520-12297
Biography:
Born in Washington, D.C., June 14, 1936. Attended Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C..; Bowie State College, B.S., elementary education, 1969, M.Ed., 1972. Married; two children. Died September 10, 2015, in Washington, D.C.
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, May 1990 to September 10, 2015 (representing
District 27, Prince George's County, 1990-94; District 27A, Prince
George's County, 1994-2002; District 27A, Calvert & Prince George's
Counties, 2002-14; District 27A, Charles & Prince George's
Counties, January 14 to to September 10, 2015). Vice-Chair,
Appropriations Committee, 2007-15 (member, 1992-2015; oversight
committee on program open space & agricultural preservation,
1993-99; education & economic development subcommittee, 1995-2006,
2011-15, chair, 2002-06, vice-chair, 1995-2002; oversight committee on
pensions, 1995-2006, 2011-15, chair, 1995-2002; capital budget
subcommittee, 1995-2011, 2013-15; juvenile services work group,
2005-06; public safety & administration subcommittee, 2007-15;
oversight committee on personnel, 2007-15; health & human resources
subcommittee, 2011-15; transportation & the environment
subcommittee, 2011-15); Rules and Executive Nominations Committee,
2007-15. House Chair, Spending Affordability Committee, 2015 (member,
2013-15). Member, Environmental Matters Committee, 1990-92; Joint
Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 1993-2003. House
Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions, 1995-2002. Member, Special
Committee on Higher Education Affordability and Accessibility, 2003-04;
Spending Affordability Committee, 2007-10. Past vice-chair, Prince
George's County Delegation (member & past chair, county affairs
committee). Member, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
(formerly Legislative Black Caucus), 1990-2015 (chair, historically
black colleges & universities committee, 2001-15; member, budget
committee, 2000, nominating committee, 2000, judicial nominating
committee, 2000-15, protocol committee, 2000-15); Maryland Legislative
Sportsmen's Caucus, 2001-15; Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-15; Maryland
Veterans Caucus, 2006-15.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Served in U.S. Air Force, 1961-62, 1968. Former educator.
Virology research technician, National Institutes of Health (10 years).
Principal, Prince George's County School System (17 years). President,
Cedarville Citizens Association (12 years). Member, governing body,
Southern Maryland Health Systems Agency, Prince George's County,
1980-82. Member, National Education Association; Maryland State
Teachers Association; Prince George's Educators Association;
Association of School-Based Administrators and Supervisors. Charles
McC. Mathias, Jr., Award, House of Delegates, 2010. Member, St. Mary's
of Piscataway Catholic Church, Clinton, Maryland.
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