House Office Building, Room 429
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Full Name:
Edith J. Patterson
Gender:
Female
Family:
Widowed: Ralph; 2 Children: Ralph, Robert
Birth Date:
11/18/1945
Birth Place:
Doswell, VA
Home City:
Pomfret, MD
EdD, Higher Education Administration, George Washington University, 1983-1991
MEd, Guidance & Counseling, Bowie State College, 1973
BS, Biology/Chemistry, Virginia Union University, 1968
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 28, 2015-present
Candidate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 28, 2022
Member, Ending Homelessness Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Education
Member, Subcommittee on Racing and Gaming
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Member, Task Force to Combat Habitual Student Truancy, 2016-present
Member, Task Force to Investigate the Challenges of and Opportunities for Minorities in Business, 2016-present
Southern Maryland Representative, Rural Maryland Council, 2015-present
Chair, Charles County State Legislative Delegation, present
President, Elect House of D. Women's Legislative Caucus, present
Chair, Southern Maryland Legislative Delegation, present
Chair, Subcommittee on Racing and Gaming, Maryland State House of Delegates, present
Member, Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, present
Member, Charles County Commission for Women
Member, Charles County Housing Commission
Chair, Charles County United Negro College Fund Drive
Member, Children's Aid Society
Former Chair, Protocol Committee, Maryland House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Election Law, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Revenues, Maryland House of Delegates
Member, University of Maryland College Park Talent Search Advisory Board
2nd Vice-Chair, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2016-2018
Member, Finance Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017
Member, Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2012-2016
Member, Blue Ribbon Commission on Maryland Transportation Funding, 2010
President, Globetown Associates
Director, Educational Talent Search, College of Southern Maryland, 1991-2011
Member, Charles County Board of Commissioners, 2005-2010
Counselor, Charles County Community College, 1974-1991
Member, Juvenile Services Education Programs Work Group, 2018-present
Member, Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity , Morgan State University, 2018-present
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Vice Chair, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2015-present
Member, Board of Hospice, present
Member, Metropolitan United Methodist Church, Bryans Road, present
Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc
Member, American Association for Counseling & Development
Member, American Association of University Women
Chair, Charles County Board of Education
Member, Charles County Children's Aid Society
Member, Charles County Commission for Women
Member, Charles County NAACP Branch #7016
Member, Congressional Black Caucus Education Braintrust - (Congressman Major R. Owens)
Chair, County Democratic Central Committee
Member, Links Inc. - Southern Maryland Chain Chapter
Member, Maryland Association of Boards of Education
Member, National Association of School Board Members
Member, Waldorf Kiwanis Club
President, Links Inc. - Southern Maryland Chain Chapter, 2004-2008