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TALMADGE BRANCH
Democrat, District 45, Baltimore City
Lowe House Office Building, Room 131
84 College Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1991
(410) 841-3257, (301) 858-3257
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3257 (toll free)
e-mail: talmadge_branch@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3550, (301) 858-3550
3224 Belair Road
Baltimore, MD 21213 - 1228
(410) 563-4709
fax: (410) 563-4708
Member of House of Delegates since January 11, 1995. Vice-Chair, Appropriations Committee, 2003- (member, 1995-; oversight committee on personnel, 1995-99, 2004-; health & human resources subcommittee, 1995-2003, vice-chair, 2003; capital budget subcommittee, 1998-; oversight committee on pensions, 1999-, vice-chair, 1999-2003; transportation & the environment subcommittee, 2004-). Member, Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2000-; Task Force to Study the State's Retiree Health Insurance Liabilities, 2002-; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2003-; Joint Audit Committee, 2003-; Spending Affordability Committee, 2003-. House Chair, Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, 2003- (member, 1996-). Member, Special Committee on School Enrollment Management, 1996-97. Deputy Majority Whip, 1999-2002. Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 1999-2003. Chair, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, 2000-02 (member, economic development committee, 2000, ethics committee, 2000).
Special assistant to U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell, 7th Congressional District, 1984-87. Baltimore City Mayor's representative to Cecil Kirk Community, 1992-93. Member, Partnership Policy Council on Block Grants, 1996-98; Judith P. Hoyer Blue Ribbon Commission on Early Child Care and Education, 2000-01; State Interagency Coordinating Committee (for Infants & Toddlers Program), 2000-; Advisory Board, Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, Salisbury University, 2002-. Born in North Hampton County, North Carolina, January 30, 1956. Attended Northern High School, Baltimore; Essex Community College, A.A., 1978; Salisbury State College, B.A. (liberal studies), 1980. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2000. Member, America's Fund; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Awards received from: Baltimore City Council, 1981; President, Baltimore City Council, 1985; State Senate, 1985; Maryland State Conference, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Mayor's Citation, Baltimore City. Named Young Democrat of the Year, Young Democrats of Maryland, 1985. Three children.
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