JEROME F. CONNELL, SR.
Democrat, District 31.
Born in Baltimore, October 17, 1927. Attended Baltimore parochial and public schools; University of Baltimore School of Law, LL.B., 1958. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1958.
General Assembly:
Member, House of Delegates, 1967-71. Member of Senate, 1975-86.
Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee; Executive Nominations Committee;
Rules Committee; Legislative Policy Committee. Chair, Economic Matters;
Condominium Commission.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Served in U.S. Army, 1946-53. Trial Magistrate, Anne Arundel
County, 1959-60, 1962-64. Assistant County Solicitor, Anne Arundel
County, 1961-62. Chair, Governor's Commission on Condominiums, Cooperatives
and Homeowners Associations. Member, Commission on Health Care Providers
Professional Liability Insurance; Governor's Commission to Study the Liability
of Public Employees. Member, Lake Shore, Roland Terrace, and Stoney
Creek Democratic Clubs; Trial Judges Association of Maryland; Heuisler
Honor Society; Elks; Board of Directors, Big Brothers, Named Big Brother
of the Year, 1966.
Personal Comments and Observations:
"[The most controversial issue with which I dealt
in the Senate was] the mass transit system--heavy rail; there were too
many [memorable moments for me to recount]; and [my most significant contributions
were to the] rock fish moratorium, critical areas law, and banking deregulation."
Compiled March 16, 2000 from the biographical files of the Maryland Manual, ©Maryland State Archives and from materials and photograph submitted by Senator Connell dated December 1, 1999.
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