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Joanne Benson

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Won the General, 2022 Maryland State Senate District 24

Maryland State Senate, District 24 (2011 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Joanne C. Benson
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Birth Date:
    03/11/1941
  • Birth Place:
    Roanoake, VA
  • Home City:
    Landover, MD
  • Religion:
    Methodist
Personal Details

Joanne C. Benson (b. March 11, 1941) is a Democratic member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 24. She was first elected to the chamber in 2010. Benson is running for re-election in the primary on June 26, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.

Benson served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1991 to 2011. She served as deputy House majority leader.

Benson earned her B.S. in education from Bowie State College in 1961 and her M.A. in curriculum instruction from the Catholic University of America in 1972.

Education

  • Attended, George Washington University
  • MA, Curriculum Instruction, Catholic University of America, 1974
  • BS, Education, Bowie State College, 1962

Professional Experience

  • Attended, George Washington University
  • MA, Curriculum Instruction, Catholic University of America, 1974
  • BS, Education, Bowie State College, 1962
  • Principal/Educator, Prince George's Public School System
  • School Administrator, Prince George's Public School System
  • Staff Administrator, Prince George's Public School System

Political Experience

  • Attended, George Washington University
  • MA, Curriculum Instruction, Catholic University of America, 1974
  • BS, Education, Bowie State College, 1962
  • Principal/Educator, Prince George's Public School System
  • School Administrator, Prince George's Public School System
  • Staff Administrator, Prince George's Public School System
  • Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 24, 2011-present
  • Member, Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee, 2017-2019
  • Assistant Deputy Majority Leader, Maryland State Senate, 2016-2018
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 24, 1990-2010
  • Deputy Majority Leader, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2001

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Vice Chair, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Environmental Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Government Operations Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Health Occupations Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Insurance Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Protocol, Maryland State Senate

Appointed Boards Committee, Former Chair, Law Enforcement and State-Appointed Boards Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Long-Term Care Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Procurement Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Protocol Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Public Health Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

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

Former Member, Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, Maryland State Senate

Former Chair, State Government and Civil Rights Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Chair, State Government and Procurement Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Maryland State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Children, Youth, and Families

Member, Ending Homelessness

Member, Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight

Member, Finance

Member, Management of Public Funds

Chair, Rules

Member, Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care

Member, Unemployment Insurance Oversight

Member, Workgroup on the Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, George Washington University
  • MA, Curriculum Instruction, Catholic University of America, 1974
  • BS, Education, Bowie State College, 1962
  • Principal/Educator, Prince George's Public School System
  • School Administrator, Prince George's Public School System
  • Staff Administrator, Prince George's Public School System
  • Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 24, 2011-present
  • Member, Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee, 2017-2019
  • Assistant Deputy Majority Leader, Maryland State Senate, 2016-2018
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 24, 1990-2010
  • Deputy Majority Leader, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1999-2001
  • Member, Maryland State council on Cancer Control, 2019-present
  • Member, Prince George's Country - Affordable housing Commission, 2018-present
  • Member, Task Force to Study Locating Businesses in Libraries in Prince George's County, 2013-present
  • Member, Legislative Committee, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2011-present
  • Member, Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, 2011-present
  • Member, Task Force to Study the Impact of Adjunct Faculty on Graduation Rates at Historically Black Institutions, 2011-present
  • Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1991-present
  • Honorary Life Member, Girl Scouts of America, 1980-present
  • Member, Black Democratic Council
  • Member, Coalition of 100 Black Women
  • Member, Coalition of Economic Development
  • Member, Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Chair, Faculty Advisory Council
  • Member, First Baptist Church of Glenarden
  • Member, Maryland State Teachers Association
  • Member, National Education Association
  • Member, Negotiations Team, Prince George's County Educators Association
  • Member, Prince George's Bargaining Council
  • Former Member, Prince George’s County Delegation, Maryland State House of Delegates
  • Member, Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund, 2011-2013
  • Member, Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Deaf Culture Digital Library, 2012-2013
  • House Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2005-2011
  • Member, Maryland Commission on Disabilities, 2004-2011
  • Member, Maryland Commission on Disabilities, 2004-2011
  • Member, Maryland School-Based Health Care Policy Advisory Council, 2007-2011
  • Treasurer, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2004-2010
  • Member, Task Force to Study Repealing the Disenfranchisement of Convicted Felons in Maryland, 2001
  • Member, Task Force to Study the History and Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, 1999
  • Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1996

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Citizen of Year, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity

Outstanding Minority Leader Award

Outstanding Educator, Prince George's County Public Schools

Outstanding Minority Educator, MSTA Minority Caucu

Outstanding Minority Leadership Award

Community Service Award, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, 1989

For Love of Children Award, Kiwanis Club of Capitol Centre, 1985

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