Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

David D. Rudolph
MSA SC 3520-12302

Biography:

Born in Summit, New Jersey, June 12, 1949.  Attended North East High School; Wilmington College, B.A., history and political science, 1971; University of Delaware, M.Ed., 1977; Wilmington College, Ed.D., 1998.  Married; three children.

General Assembly:
Member of House of Delegates, District 34B, Cecil County, January 11, 1995-January 14, 2015. Democrat. Vice-Chair, Economic Matters Committee, 2007-15 (chair, property & casualty insurance subcommittee, 2007-15; member, banking, economic development, science & technology subcommittee, 2007-15; unemployment insurance subcommittee, 2007-15; workers' compensation subcommittee, 2007-15; business regulation subcommittee, 2011-15; consumer protection & commercial law subcommittee, 2011-15). Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2007-15. Member, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1995-98 (ethics & elections subcommittee); Ways and Means Committee, 1999-2003 (finance resources subcommittee, 1999-2000; children & youth subcommittee, 2001-03); Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003-06 (health insurance subcommittee, 2003-04; public health subcommittee, 2004-05; public health & long-term care subcommittee, 2005-06; chair, health occupations subcommittee, 2003-04; chair, pharmaceuticals subcommittee, 2004-06); Joint Audit Committee, 1999-2002; Special Committee on Higher Education Affordability and Accessibility, 2003-04; Joint Committee on the State's Emergency Medical Response System, 2003-05. House Chair, Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, 2007-11. Chair, Cecil County Delegation, 1995-2002. Member, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-15; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2005-15; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-15. Member, Task Force on School Leaders, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2002; National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices, 2005-15. 

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Member, Governor's Executive Advisory Council, 1991; Commission to Save the Lighthouses, 1995-96; Bainbridge Re-Use Advisory Committee, 1996-97; Task Force to Study the Preservation and Enhancement of Maryland's Heritage Resources, 1998-2001 (protection & preservation committee); Governor's Task Force on Eastern Shore Economic Development, 1999-2001; Maryland Task Force on the Principalship, State Department of Education, 1999-2001; Bainbridge Development Advisory Board, 1999-; Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students, 2000-01; Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, 2001-; Maryland K-16 Partnership for Teaching and Learning Work Group, 2003-07; Upper Shore Regional Council, 2003-; Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository Program, 2005-06; Social Studies Task Force, 2005-06; Task Force to Convene a Summit on Civic Literacy in Maryland, 2006; Cecil/Harford Bridges Work Group, 2006. Co-Chair, Task Force on the Availability and Affordability of Property Insurance in Coastal Areas, 2007-08. Member, Climate Change Commission, 2007-14. Co-Chair, Commission to Study the Title Insurance Industry in Maryland, 2008-10. Member, Education and Curriculum Advisory Committee of Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, 2009-; Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2010-. Co-Chair, Local Development Council, Cecil County, 2011-; Task Force to Study Maryland Insurance of Last-Resort Programs, 2012-14. Member, Maryland Military Installation Council, 2012-. House Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Methods to Reduce the Rate of Uninsured Drivers, 2014-. 

Director of Teacher Education, Cecil Community College, 2002-. Coordinator, Cecil County Public School System and Cecil Community College Partnership, 2000-02. Teacher, assistant principal and principal, Cecil County Public School System, 1973-2000. Chair, Cecil County Kids' Coats Annual Campaign, 1987-. Chair, Cecil County Democratic Central Committee, 1974-78. Member, Ethics Committee, Maryland Democratic Party, 1975-78. Participant, Congressional Congress on Civic Education, 2003-05. Member, Rising Sun Lions Club. Governor's Outstanding Citizenship Citation, 1975; Outstanding Young Men of America, 1980. Principal of National School of Excellence, U.S. Dept. of Education, 1991. Municipal Super Star, Maryland Municipal League, 2010, 2011 (certificate of appreciation, 2007, 2008, 2009). House of Delegates Legislative Leadership Award, Maryland Clean Energy Center, 2014

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