Lisa A. Gladden

Lisa A. Gladden
Member of the Maryland Senate
from the 41st district
Assumed office
2003
Preceded by Barbara Hoffman
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 41st district
In office
1997–2003
Preceded by Wendell Phillips
Succeeded by Jill P. Carter
Personal details
Born (1964-10-06) October 6, 1964
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Residence Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation Attorney

Lisa A. Gladden (born October 6, 1964) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving in her 2nd term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 41 in Baltimore City.

Background

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gladden attended Duke University and the University of Maryland School of Law before entering practice as an attorney in the Office of the Public Defender. She was active with the American Bar Association, the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys, and with the Democratic Party.[1]

In the legislature

Gladden was first elected to and served as a member of House of Delegates from January 13, 1999 to January 8, 2003. During that time she was a member of the Judiciary Committee and chaired its criminal justice subcommittee from 1999 to 2003. She was also a member of the Liaison Work Group in the Baltimore City Delegation from 1999 to 2003. Gladden was elected to the Maryland State Senate in 2002, and was re-elected in 2006. She has been heavily mentored and risen quickly through the ranks, currently holding the position of Majority Whip. Gladden is also vice-chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy and a member of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland.

Task Force, Boards and Commissions

2012- Gladden was appointed by Maryland legislative leaders to a task force to study the impact of a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling regarding the liability of owners of pit bulls and landlords that rent to them.[9]

Democratic party activist

Gladden campaigning in Columbia, S.C. a day before the democratic primary there.

In December 2007, Gladden was chosen by the Obama for President campaign to appear on the ballot, in the Maryland democratic presidential primary, as a female delegate for Obama from Maryland's 7th congressional district.[10] Gladden campaigned in Ohio, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Maryland for Obama during the primary campaign. She finished first among the female delegates in the Maryland Democratic election and went to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, in Denver Colorado, as a delegate committed to Barack Obama. Along with Maryland Delegate Curt Anderson, Gladden served as co-chair of the Baltimore for Obama campaign in both the 2008 primary and general elections.

References

  1. ↑ "Maryland Manual Online". Maryland State Archives. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
  2. ↑ Vote Record 0870
  3. ↑ Vote Record 0280
  4. ↑ Vote Record 0942
  5. ↑ Vote Record 0250
  6. ↑ http://www.mdchamber.org/docs/ss_hb2.pdf
  7. ↑ Vote Record 0124
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ "Pitbull Panel Looks to One Standard for All Breeds". Baltimore Sun. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  10. ↑ "2008 Presidential primary candidates" (PDF). Maryland State Board Of Elections. Retrieved 2008-01-07.

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