Women Legislators of Maryland
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MARGARET H. MURPHY
House, Dist. 41, 1978-

Member of House of Delegates since 1978. Deputy Majority Whip, 1995. Member, Environmental Matters Committee, 1983- (health & public utilities subcomm.); Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Sapce and Agricultural Land Preservation, 1995-. Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 1988-90; Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 1991-94. Chair, Baltimore City Delegation, 1989-92. Past secretary, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus; secretary, Women Legislators of Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore public schools; Coppin State College, B.S., 1952, M.A. equivalent, 1977; Morgan State University. Retired educational associate, Office of English and Library Services, Baltimore City Public Schools. Member, Medical Transplant Study Commission, 1984-85; Governor's Advisory Council on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), 1987-91; Governor's Council on Substance Abuse, Tuberculosis, and AIDS, 1994-. Member, Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee, 1978-. Board Chair, Vanguard Political Organization, Inc. Member, Ethland Avenue Neighborhood Assoc.; Forest Part Golf Course Neighborhood Assoc.; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Lambda Kappa Mu; Ten Plus Social Club; Joyettes Social Club; Public School Teachers Assoc.; National Education Assoc.; Red Cross; NAACP. Widow; three children. District office; 4811 Liberty Heights Ave., Baltimore 21207; tel. (410) 367-5881. Annapolis office: 314 Lowe House Office Bldg., 21401-1991; tel. (410) 841-3283.


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