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[photo, Jane E. Lawton, State Delegate] JANE E. LAWTON
Democrat, District 18, Montgomery County


Member of House of Delegates since November 1, 2005. Member, Environmental Matters Committee, 2005- (agriculture, agriculture preservation & open space subcommittee, 2006; environment subcommittee, 2006-; natural resources & ethics subcommittee, 2006; motor vehicle & transportation subcommittee, 2007-); Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, 2007-. Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2007. Member, Bi-County Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2007- (member, transportation committee, 2006-07). Member, Veterans Caucus, 2006-; Women Legislators of Maryland, 2006-.

Special Assistant to Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, 1968-74. Mayor, Town of Chevy Chase, 1988-91 (treasurer & council member, 1980-88). Special assistant to Montgomery County Executive, 1992-94. Cable Communications Chief, Division of Cable and Communications Services, Montgomery County, 1994-. Chair, Telecommunications Transmission Facilities Commission. Member, Task Force on Green Building, 2006-.

Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, May 24, 1944. University of Oklahoma, B.A., summa cum laude (government, history, & economics); Phi Beta Kappa. Systems engineer, IBM Corporation, 1966-67. President, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors, 1998-99 (former member, board of directors). Member, State Legislative Committee, Maryland Municipal League. Member, Federal Communications Bar Association; Women in Wireless Leadership Forum. President, Women's Suburban Democratic Club. Chair, District 18 Democratic Caucus. Member, Women's National Democratic Club. Board of Directors, Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts; Washington Chapter, Oklahoma State Society. Elizabeth Scull Outstanding Community Service Award, 1994. Two daughters.

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