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Adrienne Jones

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Won the General, 2022 Maryland House of Delegates District 10

Maryland State House, District 10 (1997 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Adrienne 'AJ' A. Jones
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Birth Date:
    11/20/1954
  • Birth Place:
    Cowdensville, MD
  • Home City:
    Woodstock, MD
  • Family:
    2 Children
Personal Details

Adrienne A. Jones (b. November 20, 1954) is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 10 and serving as speaker pro tempore. She was appointed to the chamber on October 21, 1997. Jones is running for re-election in the primary on June 26, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.

Jones' professional experience includes working as Executive Director of the Office of Fair Practices and Community Affairs in Baltimore County, Director of the Office of Minority Affairs in Baltimore County, and a part-time columnist for The Baltimore Times. She served as Deputy Director of the Baltimore County Office of Human Resources until her retirement from service in Baltimore County Government on June 30, 2014.

Jones attended Baltimore County Public Schools and earned her B.A. in psychology from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County in 1976. She attended The National Security Seminar, U.S. Army War College in 2007 and received an Honorary Doctor of Law Degree from Groucher College in Towson, Maryland.

In 2007, Jones was named for the third time one of the "Top 100 Women in Maryland" by the Daily Record, and inducted into the Circle of Excellence for Sustained Achievement. She received both the Harriett Ross Tubman Lifetime Achievement Award and the Living Women History Maker's Community Award in March 2010.

Education

  • HC, Law, Goucher College, 2008
  • Participant, National Security Seminar, United States Army War College, 2007
  • BA, Psychology, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 1972-1976

Professional Experience

  • HC, Law, Goucher College, 2008
  • Participant, National Security Seminar, United States Army War College, 2007
  • BA, Psychology, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 1972-1976
  • Deputy Director, Office of Human Resources, Baltimore County, 2011-present
  • Part-Time Columnist, The Baltimore Times
  • Executive Director, Office of Fair Practices and Community Affairs, Baltimore County, 1994-2010
  • Director, Office of Minority Affairs, Baltimore County, 1986-1990
  • Assistant to Baltimore County Executive, Baltimore County Government, 1979-1986
  • Assistant to the Assistant Director, Central Services, Baltimore County Government, 1976-1979

Political Experience

  • HC, Law, Goucher College, 2008
  • Participant, National Security Seminar, United States Army War College, 2007
  • BA, Psychology, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 1972-1976
  • Deputy Director, Office of Human Resources, Baltimore County, 2011-present
  • Part-Time Columnist, The Baltimore Times
  • Executive Director, Office of Fair Practices and Community Affairs, Baltimore County, 1994-2010
  • Director, Office of Minority Affairs, Baltimore County, 1986-1990
  • Assistant to Baltimore County Executive, Baltimore County Government, 1979-1986
  • Assistant to the Assistant Director, Central Services, Baltimore County Government, 1976-1979
  • Speaker, Maryland State House of Representatives, 2019-present
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 10, 1997-present
  • Speaker Pro Tempore, Maryland State House of Representatives, 2003-2019

Former Committees/Caucuses

Chair, Endorsement Committee, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2001-present

Chair, Redistricting Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000-present

Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (formerly Maryland Legislative Black Caucus), 1997-present

Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1997-present

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Oversight Committee on Personnel, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Capital Budget, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Education and Economic Development, Maryland State House of Delegates

Member, Health and Human Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2011-2013

Member, Education and Economic Development Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2004-2010

House Chair, Joint Legislative Workgroup to Study State, County, and Municipal Fiscal Relationships, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2009-2010

Member, Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment, 2008

House Chair, Special Committee on State Employee Rights and Protections, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2005-2006

Member, Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1997-2003

Member, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2003

Member, Finance Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003

Vice Chair, Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2003

Member, Oversight Committee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2003

Member, Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1997-2003

Member, Tax and Revenue Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003

Member, Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003

Secretary, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000-2002

Member, Budget Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000

Member, Ethics Committee, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education

Co-Chair, Legislative Policy

Member, Spending Affordability

Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Management

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • HC, Law, Goucher College, 2008
  • Participant, National Security Seminar, United States Army War College, 2007
  • BA, Psychology, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 1972-1976
  • Deputy Director, Office of Human Resources, Baltimore County, 2011-present
  • Part-Time Columnist, The Baltimore Times
  • Executive Director, Office of Fair Practices and Community Affairs, Baltimore County, 1994-2010
  • Director, Office of Minority Affairs, Baltimore County, 1986-1990
  • Assistant to Baltimore County Executive, Baltimore County Government, 1979-1986
  • Assistant to the Assistant Director, Central Services, Baltimore County Government, 1976-1979
  • Speaker, Maryland State House of Representatives, 2019-present
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 10, 1997-present
  • Speaker Pro Tempore, Maryland State House of Representatives, 2003-2019
  • Member, State House Trust, 2019-present
  • Member, School of Public Policy External Advisory Board, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2016-present
  • Member, Budgets and Revenue Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2005-present
  • Member, Woman Power Incorporated, 1987-present
  • Board Member, American Cancer Society
  • Former Panelist, Baltimore County Bar Association
  • Former Panelist, Baltimore County Board of Education
  • At-Large Member, Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee
  • Member, Baltimore County Leadership Alumni Board
  • Member, Baltimore Neighborhoods, Incorporated
  • Member, Coalition of 100 Black Women
  • Member, Coalition Opposed to Violence and Extremism (COVE)
  • Member, National Forum for Black Public Administrators
  • Former Mentor, Partnership for Success Program, Deer Park Elementary School
  • Member, Tenth District Democratic Club
  • Member, Governor's P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2015-2019
  • Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2008
  • Member, Board of Stewards, Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2003
  • Member, We Are Family Community Development Center, 2003
  • President-Elect, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2002-2003
  • Board Member, Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland, 2002
  • First Vice President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2001-2002
  • Second Vice President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2000-2001
  • Member, Liberty/Randallstown Coalition, 1995-1997
  • Board Member, The Friends of Benjamin Banneker Historical Park, 1987-1997
  • Member, Trial Court Judicial Nominating Commission, Third Commission District, 1991-1995

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Community Services Award, Baltimore Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 1991

Award of Appreciation for Outstanding Services to the Asian/Indian Community, 1993

Valued Hours Award, The Fullwood Foundation, 1995

Meritorious Service Award, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., 1996

Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2002, 2004, 2007

Award of Appreciation, Baltimore County Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1996

Service Above Self Award for Outstanding Public Service, Woodlawn/Westview Rotary, 1999

John R. Hargreaves Distinguished Legislative Fellow, Salisury University, 2012

Citizens Award, Baltimore County Police Department, 1993

Delegate of the Year, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 1998

Parren J. Mitchell Award, Maryland Association of Equal Opportunity Professionals, 1999

Living Legacy Award, Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum, 2001

Award of Excellence, Women in Government Services, 2003

Governor's Certificate of Merit for outstanding contributions in field of victims' rights and services, 1997

Outstanding Alumna of the Year, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2003

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