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PAULINE H. MENES
Member of House of Delegates, January 18, 1967 to January 10, 2007. House Parliamentarian, 1995-2007. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1979-2007 (family & juvenile law subcommittee, 1995-2003; criminal justice subcommittee, 2003-07); Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 1979-93, 1995-2007. Chair, Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1987-2006. Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1993-98; Legislative Policy Committee, 1995-2005; Speaker's Advisory Committee on Legislative Redistricting, 2001-02; Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2003; Abatement of Drug-Related Nuisances Work Group, 2004. Chair, Prince George's County Delegation, 1993-94. Member, Bi-County Committee, Prince George's County Delegation (chair, 1995-96); Transportation Committee, Montgomery County Delegation; Federal Issues Subcommittee, Anne Arundel County Delegation, 2005. President, Maryland Order of Women Legislators, 1975-79 (member, 1972-79). Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1979-2007. President, National Order of Women Legislators, 1979-80. Founder, Women's Network, National Conference of State Legislatures (president, 1977-79). Member, Maryland Green Caucus, 1996-2007; Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-07. Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (law & criminal justice committee); Prince George's County Chapter, National Women's Political Caucus.
Member, Maryland State Arts Council, 1968-95; Commission on Aging, 1975-95. Member, Domestic Violence Task Force, Prince George's County, 1983. Member, State Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 1990-92; Correctional Options Advisory Board, 1993-96; Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs, 1998-2001 (effectiveness committee); Maryland State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, 2003-07; Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, 2004-07.
Born in New York. Attended Grover Cleveland High School; Hunter College, B.A. (economics), 1945. Economist. Member, League of Women Voters; B'nai B'rith Women of Prince George's County; College Park Business and Professional Women; Women's Club of College Park; West College Park Civic Association; Prisoners Aid Association of Maryland. Ann London Scott Award for Legislative Excellence, Maryland Chapter, National Organization for Women (NOW), 1976. Woman of the Year, College Park Business and Professional Women, 1978. Hall of Fame, Hunter College, 1986. Women's Hall of Fame, Prince George's County, 1989. Appreciation Award, Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, 1990, 1994. Favorite Legislator, Maryland Classified Employees Association, 1993. Appreciation Award, Maryland Underage Drinking Prevention Coalition, 1994. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2001, 2003. Casper R. Taylor, Jr., Founder's Award, House of Delegates, 2004. Humane State Legislator Award, Humane Society of the United States, 2006. Presidents Award, Maryland Society of Accountants, 2006. Widow; three daughters.
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