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[photo, Bonnie L. Cullison, Maryland State Delegate] BONNIE L. CULLISON
Democrat, District 19, Montgomery County


Member of House of Delegates since January 12, 2011. Vice-Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee, 2023- (member, 2011-; health facilities & occupations subcommittee, 2011-17; public health & long-term care subcommittee, 2011-14; public health & minority health disparities subcommittee, 2015-16, 2017; health occupations & long-term care subcommmittee, 2017-; chair, estates & trusts subcommittee, 2016-17; chair, insurance subcommittee, 2017-18; chair, insurance & pharmaceuticals subcommittee, 2019-); Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 2015-; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2023-. Deputy Majority Whip, 2013-18. Member, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Work Group, 2018. Deputy Speaker Pro Tem, 2020-23. Member, Spending Affordability Committee, 2023. Chair, Education Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2015- (member, county affairs committee, 2011-14; vice-chair, economic development committee, 2015). Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2011- (co-chair, legislative committee, 2015-); Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2019-; Maryland Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus, 2022-.

Member, Maryland Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Commission, 2012; Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Deaf Culture Digital Library, 2012-13; Health and Human Services Referral Board, 2013-20; Task Force to Study Access to Pharmacy Services in Maryland, 2014-15; Council on Open Data, 2014-; Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers, 2015-; Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission, 2019-23; Maryland Commission on Suicide Prevention, 2021-; Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access, 2023-.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 24, 1954. University of Maryland College Park, B.S. (speech & hearing sciences), 1976; M.A. (speech pathology), 1978. Field Liaison, National Education Association Foundation, 2010-. Speech-language pathologist, St. Mary's County public schools, 1978-81. Special education teacher, Montgomery County public schools, 1981-2000. Coordinator, Teacher Professional Growth System, 2000-03. President, Montgomery County Education Association, 2003-09. Chair, Committee for Montgomery, 2006-07. Founding member, Equity in Education Coalition, 2005-. Member, National Education Association, 1978-; Maryland Now, 2010-. Member, District 19 Democratic Club; Montgomery County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Recognition Award (public information act reforms), Maryland Association of Counties, 2015. Courageous Leadership Award, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Awards Committee, 2024.

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